Overall, we love the design, colour and fitting of the blinds, with the blackout shade. However, the function and durability could be improved. The small plastic piece that the stringer ropes clip into on the blinds is quite flimsy and prone to breakage. The bit on our previous ones (which lasted about 3 years) kept popping out, eventually leading to it breaking and us having to replace both blinds. More robust, durable pieces would make for a higher quality, better functioning, longer-lasting product overall.