They weren't too hard to install even though I've never installed shades before. Just a couple screws in the brackets and then the shades snap into the brackets. These look good, and let some light in. I really like how they can go up or down so I can choose how much privacy I want, since my bedroom overlooks the road. My 1.5 year old daughter broke the shades that came with the house so I got these to replace them and she has been shaking and messing with these and they haven't had any damage so far - but I am trying to keep her from doing that. Anyway, they still look like new despite her trying to pull and crumple them so I am happy.The only thing I would complain about is a lack of color options. I really wanted some blue shades but the price was about 6 times more to get anything with color in it.(I attached a third picture to show you how badly she was able to destroy my old shades and how durable these ones are in comparison.)