Fruits Piped Polyester Cushion - Blush Pink/Lemon

This is an outdoor cushion in a heritage fruit design, printed across a blush pink ground and measuring 45 x 45cm. Lemons hang from thorned branches alongside pink pomegranate flowers and soft green leaves, with smaller amber and blue blooms filling the gaps. The reverse is a plain yellow, and a piped trim in the same yellow runs right around the edge, so the front and the back read as a matched pair rather than an afterthought. It is made from 100% polyester, which is the reason it can live outside: the fibre does not soak up water the way a natural cloth would, and it holds printed colour well in daylight.

Being treated for outdoor use, this cushion belongs on a garden bench, a rattan or woven chair, or a patio sofa, and it is equally at home brought indoors onto a sunroom seat or a kitchen bench. The blush ground is soft rather than loud, so it sits happily against natural timber, terracotta pots and pale brick, and the yellow piping picks up any warm accents already in the space. At 45cm square it is the standard scale for a scatter cushion, which means it layers comfortably with cushions you already own without dominating them.

The cover closes with a zip, so it is straightforward to take the pad in and out, and the piped edge gives the seams a firm, defined finish that keeps its shape through use. Polyester is a hard-wearing fibre and shrugs off the odd shower, which is what earns this cushion its place outside rather than under cover. Style it singly on a chair, or build a group by mixing the fruit print with plain cushions in the yellow of the reverse or the pink of the ground.

Can this cushion be left outside?

The fabric is treated for outdoor use and described as water resistant, so it copes with the odd shower, though bringing it under cover in prolonged wet weather will always help it last.

What is the cover made from?

It is 100% polyester, a hard-wearing synthetic fibre that does not absorb water readily and holds printed colour well, which is why it suits an outdoor setting.

How big is the cushion?

It measures 45 by 45cm, the standard square scatter size, so it layers easily with other cushions you already own on a bench, chair or sofa.

Does the cover come off?

Yes, there is a zip closure along one edge, so you can take the pad out when you need to and put the cover back on afterwards.

What does the back look like?

The reverse is a plain yellow, matched by the yellow piped trim that runs around the whole edge, so it looks finished whichever way it faces.