CHICOLOGY Panel Track Blinds, Gray Weave, 86"x96", Cordless, Sliding Door

I read through reviews and realized the largest complaint was that the product frays over time. My husband came up with the idea to use edge guard (usually used for automotive cosmetic edging purposes) to keep the edges of the product from getting torn. Food for thought. It's a great product and looks very fresh and clean for the price.

Easy to install and love the look! Read most of the reviews prior to purchasing so I took the reviewers advice (thank you)! Super easy to cut to length & adding the bottom bars. I purchased clear fabric glue and gently glued all the panel edges (the bottom cuts and from top to bottom sides) to refrain from fraying. Looks great and hope it holds up. The track is pretty basic but so far I don't mind it. Material is slightly textured and looks decent. Love that it slides either way smoothly and it covers the patio slider great! The color said "Gray" but this to me borders on Griege. Love the color it blends ok with the blacks, grays & whites in the Kitchen/Dining area. Not going to lie I had a great Handyman install the track. He measured perfectly and hung it with anchors to the ceiling. For the price, ease of installing & look I think it is a winner! (Way better than the old style verticals or curtains.) Update: 8/19/24- Happy to say over a year later they are holding up great! No fraying and the track still glides smoothly (open both sides/ways daily). Tons of compliments! Please consider selling just the panels in the near future?! Would be nice to change colors for the seasons.

overall product looks great. Install is easy. I’ve had it for two months and the sides are coming loose not sure if this is a one off. For the price and overall look it’s worth it as long as it can last a few years in my opinion.

UPDATE - 12.25 - AMAZING CUSTOMER SUPPORT While this is a temporary product for me, a few things to note. While assembling the frames and fabric together, the bottom frame screws did not secure the fabric on some of the panels. Fortunately, duct tape to the rescue. Additionally, when "moving the panels", take care to extend the wand out to the side. If you don't extend the wand out to the side, the side of fabric starts to fray slightly. Will work for me for the time being. The product does block out the cold air that comes through a large patio door.

First I'd like to say I am pretty handy. I have over 20+ years of experience building and assembling stuff for my wife. I ALWAYS read the instructions. Also never have found any product "so difficult" to put together. Until today. These curtains are very good-looking but also very hard to put together. Better dust off your engineering skills because you will need them. You need to perfectly align basically a poorly-woven vinyl material that will trick you every single time into thinking you've done well until it comes apart again. Your table will have so many threads that some may fall to the floor without you noticing. I don't know how many times I've taken them out of my dog's mouth. PLEASE be careful if you have little kids that can crawl and take them. Instructions: (One-person assembly assumed) (1) Start by assembling the metal parts that move the panels left and right. Then attach them to the top rail. Then take the WHOLE rail and position it to the wall where you will then mark the holes. I accomplished this effortlessly only because I had a curtain installed before so I used the holes as guides and put a screw in before hanging the rail. No way you can accomplish this with a single person. (2) Drill holes, attach the rail, be done. Easy. (3) Take out the panels and begin attaching them with the velcro lining to the rails. Easy. (4) CUT the panels to your liking. Full stop. These are woven panels. Don't just take some scissors and start ripping because you will tear them apart. Instead, mark with a ruler at both sides from the end up and using a level, make a straight line with a pencil or sharpie then using a sharp box cutter, cut them straight. I lack cutting skills so I had to do this. (5) This is the most frustrating step. Attach the metal weighs/white metal lining to the end of the panel you just cut. Again, this is a woven panel. It will crease and come apart frustrating you as you hopelessly try to insert it LIKE THE INSTRUCTIONS say to do. NOPE. Don't do this. Instead, FOLD the material inside the inner metal strip, secure it with some tape, THEN attempt to slowly insert it inside the rail. Be consistent, a little at a time while holding the other end. It will take you a lot of time, but I took the frustration for you so you don't have to cry while doing it like I did. (6) Annoying last step. Screw microscopic headless screws into the rail you just cried on using a hair-thin hex key. Hopefully I have thin fingers and wasn't much of a problem. But the real problem is, if one of these tiny screws fall, it's both a hazard and a pain in the rear since they can be easily swollen and hard to find again. Do this step on an ample table where you can see what you're doing. Done! (sigh) I love how they look, but I am afraid they won't last long, considering the amount of time I spent putting them on - it's not fair. If you have an enemy, consider giving them as a present to them. It's a guaranteed torture.

This is my second purchase because I liked the first sets so much. It's just beautiful and chic. BUT...1. they've changed the design of sliding rails, so instead of being able to screw the sliding rails directly onto the ceiling from below. You would now have to screw mounting brackets onto ceiling first, then clip the rails onto the brackets. I think that still wouldn't be too challenging if you were installing it onto walls instead of the ceiling. I was installing them as room partitioner that stretched for 11 ft in length. So aligning the brackets on the ceiling in near perfect straight line, as the mounting tolerance on the rail is REAL small, was a real task. Clipping the rails onto the brackets wasn't as difficult, but it's no picnic either. 2. The sets that I bought 8 years ago are still in good shape, but with the new set, the edges of the panels are real flimsy, and doesn't take much for the edge to separate from the panel body. In fact, one panel had a separated edge out the box, and a second panel's edge has become frayed from rubbing against the pull bar after just 2 days. 3. If you need 2 sets to connect together like I did, be aware the leading panel on the 2nd connecting set won't continue the first set's panel stagger pattern. Again, they just look so elegant, and I really enjoy the way they look, but the installation challenges as nothing was easy like with the first set, and poor construction of the new set has made me real hesitant about purchasing again if I ever needed a room partitioner in the future.

This product is much better than I expected. I needed something to cover my sliding door in the kitchen because of the sun in the morning. This looks great. It was easy to install and adjust. Blocks the light. Does not look cheap. Works great. I'm happy with my purchase.

I REALLY want to like these! We installed as a privacy divider for our travel trailer renovation. PROS: INSTALLATION: Easy QUALITY: Decent - the track system and all hardware components are fine for the price. LOOK: Very nice and minimal. Clean lines and does not look bulky, etc. CONS: We are already seeing fraying at the sides of the panels. I probably would not recommend due to low quality of panel material. I am considering replacing the panels with a different material that would hold up better. Having to do that will negate the reasonable price.

Es útil cumple con su cometido pero no es buena la calidad

Originally we were going to install more costly barn door to conceal our washer and dryer area however these sliding panels were so much less expensive and super easy to install. Very happy with the look and operation of them and a big upgrade from the curtains that were previously used. They give full coverage and we had a bit extra to make a covering for another storage area shown in the bottom corner. Very happy with this purchase. The grey also marries will with our wall colour which is the popular SW Agreeable Grey.

Some of the ends were shredding but otherwise a pretty good product. Worked well for hiding an ugly closet.

Loved these Panel Blinds and they are an excellent addition to the new décor.

I would say they are a good cheap alternative. In terms of durability, they probably won’t last long. The moving the panels are quite choppy, it doesn’t glide well.