CURTAIN ROD SUPPORTS DARKER COLOR THAN THE ROD ITSELF
I was happy to find these brass french return rods as they are just the color I was looking for. However, the center supports for my long rods are several shades darker than the rods themselves. It is also that color on the rod rondels that meet the wall (but not nearly as noticeable with the curtains stacked there) I spent $700 on these rods for my remodeled family room and kitchen windows thinking I was getting a quality product and am extremely disappointed. Your eye goes right to the supports and makes the rods look cheap. I never would have purchased them if I'd known this in advance. I'm going to experiment with gold paints in an attempt to get a better color match.