Hayle Reversible Cotton Cushion - Lichen

The Hayle cushion is a reversible design in pure cotton, and its two faces are genuinely different rather than a mirror image. One side carries wide, bold stripes in a soft green over a white ground; turn it over and you get a narrow, closely spaced pinstripe in the same colouring. That gives you two distinct looks from a single cushion, at a square 50x50cm that sits well against most seat backs. The green here is what we call lichen, a muted, dusty green that reads as gentle rather than sharp.

This is described by the supplier as an outdoor cushion, and it is built for garden seating: benches, rattan sofas, a pair on a wide chair or a row along a swing seat. The wide-stripe face works as the confident foreground; the pinstripe face is the quieter option when you want the greenery around it to do the talking. Because the two faces coordinate rather than clash, you can flip cushions individually along a bench and still keep the arrangement pulling together. The cotton is soft to the touch, so it earns its place indoors on a sofa or window seat just as easily.

Cotton is a natural fibre that feels pleasant against the skin and takes colour cleanly, which is why these greens sit so evenly across the weave. The cushion is finished with a small oxford edge, a flat border of fabric that runs around the outside for a tidy, framed outline, and it fastens with a hidden zip on the reverse so nothing interrupts the pattern. The supplier states the cotton is water-resistant, which is what makes it suitable for year-round use outside. Two cushions side by side, one showing wide stripes and one showing pinstripe, is an easy way to work both faces at once.

Is this cushion really different on each side?

Yes. One face has wide bold stripes and the other has a narrow pinstripe, both in the same lichen green and white, so you get two looks.

Can I use it outdoors?

The supplier describes it as an outdoor cushion made from water-resistant cotton, which is what makes it suitable for garden seating and year-round use outside.

What is the oxford edge?

It is a flat border of fabric running around the outside of the cushion, which gives the panel a neat, framed outline rather than a plain sewn seam.

How does the cushion fasten?

There is a hidden zip on the reverse, so the closure stays out of sight and neither stripe face is interrupted by a visible fastening.

What size is it?

It measures 50x50cm, a standard square that sits comfortably against most sofa and garden seat backs and pairs neatly with a second cushion.