Heath Washed Velvet Polyester Pencil Pleat Curtains - Olive

Our Heath curtains are made from an enzyme-washed velvet in a deep olive green, sold as a pair and fully lined. The face cloth is 100% polyester woven as a jacquard, which gives the surface its fine vertical grain and a soft, faintly rumpled hand rather than the flat sheen of a formal velvet. The washing is what does the work here: it relaxes the pile so the fabric drapes in long, fluid folds and reads as calm rather than glossy. The pair is offered across a range of drops and widths, from 117 x 137cm up to 229 x 229cm, so you can match the panels to both a modest window and a wide patio door.

These suit a living room or bedroom where you want weight and warmth at the window without a busy pattern competing with the rest of the room. The olive sits easily against warm neutrals, pale plaster walls, timber furniture and natural-fibre rugs, and it holds its own beside brass or aged-bronze fittings. Because the panels come as a lined pair, they give a room a finished, layered look and help soften sound and light. They work well in quiet, considered spaces and pair happily with linen upholstery and simple wooden frames.

The header is a pencil pleat, which gathers the fabric into a neat run of vertical folds and hangs from either a track or a pole on curtain hooks and rings. That header suits most standard fittings and lets you draw the curtains fully back off the glass. The lining adds body to the drape and a little privacy after dark. To choose your size, measure the width of your track or pole and the drop you want from the fittings to where the hem should fall, then pick the pair closest above your measurement so the panels gather properly. Hang them with a plain wooden pole for an unfussy, contemporary finish.

Are these curtains sold as a pair?

Yes, this listing is for a pair of curtains, both fully lined, so you have a panel for each side of the window.

What does enzyme-washed velvet feel like?

The washing softens the pile and gives a relaxed, textured hand with a subtle vertical grain, rather than the flat, formal sheen of a traditional velvet.

Will a pencil pleat header fit my pole or track?

A pencil pleat gathers onto hooks and suits most standard poles and tracks. Measure your fitting first and hang the curtains from rings or a track glider.

How do I choose the right size?

Measure your track or pole width and the drop from the fittings to where you want the hem, then pick the pair size closest above your measurements so the fabric gathers well.

What colour is the fabric?

It is a deep, muted olive green, which sits comfortably with warm neutral walls, timber furniture and brass or bronze fittings.

Are the curtains lined?

Yes, both panels are fully lined, which adds weight to the drape and gives a little extra privacy and softness at the window after dark.