Hayle Reversible Cotton Cushion - Moss

The Hayle cushion is a 50 x 50cm square in pure cotton, with a reversible design that gives you two looks from one cover. One face carries a bold, wide stripe in moss green and white; flip it over and you get a much narrower pinstripe in the same soft green and white. It is a genuine change of character rather than a token difference, so a single cushion can read as relaxed and graphic one week and quiet and fine-lined the next. Cotton is a breathable natural fibre with a soft handle, and it takes a woven stripe cleanly, which is what gives these bands their crisp edges.

This is made for outdoor use, so it belongs on garden seating, a covered terrace, a bench or a rattan sofa where you want colour that sits happily alongside timber and stone. The green and white palette is easy to build a scheme around: it pairs with checks and finer stripes in the same tonal family, and it works just as well brought indoors onto a sofa or reading chair. The 50 x 50cm size is the standard large square, generous enough to anchor the back of a sofa or to layer in front of bigger cushions.

The cover is finished with a small oxford edge, a neat flat border around the seam that keeps the outline tidy and understated. The supplier notes a water-resistant treatment, which helps it cope with damp and unpredictable weather when it lives outside. Being 100% cotton, it has the easy, familiar feel of a natural fibre against the skin. Style it as a pair for symmetry on a two-seater, or mix the wide and narrow faces across a run of seating so the stripe scale shifts along the bench.

Is this cushion really reversible?

Yes. One side has a wide moss green and white stripe and the other a narrow pinstripe, so you can flip it to change the look whenever you like.

Can I leave it outside all year?

It carries a water-resistant treatment for outdoor use, which helps it cope with damp weather, though bringing it under cover in heavy rain will always prolong its life.

What size is the cushion?

It measures 50 x 50cm, the standard large square, which is generous enough to sit comfortably against the back of a sofa or garden seat.

What is it made from?

It is 100% cotton, a breathable natural fibre with a soft handle that holds a woven stripe with clean, crisp edges.

What does the oxford edge mean?

An oxford edge is a small flat border around the seam, which keeps the outline neat and understated rather than piped or frilled.

This cushion is shown here in the moss green and white striped design.