Heavy Chenille Velvet Fully Lined Eyelet Curtains - Mauve

These are heavy chenille curtains, sold as a pair, with an eyelet header and a full lining behind the face fabric. The face is a chenille weave in a soft, greyed mauve, the kind of muted, dusty tone the swatch shows clearly: warm rather than cold, closer to a heather than a true purple. Chenille is a pile yarn, which is why the cloth reads as soft and slightly matt in the photographs and hangs with real weight rather than fluttering. Eyelet curtains thread straight onto a pole through the metal rings along the top, so there are no hooks or tape to fit; you slide them on and they are up.

They suit a living room or bedroom where you want the window dressed with body and a clean fall of fabric. Because the header is eyelet, they gather into even, rounded folds along the pole, which is the look you can see in the images. The lining sits behind the face and, as the supplier states, is room-darkening, so these are worth considering where a bedroom faces a street lamp or an early sun, or where you want to knock back light on a television wall. The plain colour works with wood tones, natural textures and neutral walls, and it does not compete with patterned cushions or a rug.

The whole curtain, face and lining, is polyester. That matters for how you live with them: polyester is dimensionally stable, resists creasing and does not shrink the way some natural fibres do, so the drape you hang is the drape you keep. It also holds colour well against daylight. This product comes in a wide span of drops and widths, so measure your pole width and the distance from pole to sill or floor before you choose. Buy the width to suit the gather you want, not the window alone, since eyelet curtains look best with a little fullness.

Do these curtains block out light?

The supplier describes the lining as room-darkening, which reduces incoming light and improves privacy. It is not sold as full blackout, so expect softened light rather than total darkness.

How do eyelet curtains hang on the pole?

The metal rings along the top thread directly onto your curtain pole, with no hooks or heading tape needed. They gather into even rounded folds and slide open and closed easily.

What size should I buy for my window?

Sizes run from 117 by 137cm up to 229 by 229cm as a pair. Measure your pole width and the drop from pole to sill or floor, and allow extra width for a full gather.

What does the polyester face mean day to day?

Polyester is stable and resists creasing and shrinking, so the curtains keep the shape you hang them in and hold their colour well against daylight over time.

Is the mauve warm or cool in tone?

The photographed colour is a soft, greyed mauve, warm and dusty rather than a bright purple. It reads as a gentle heather that sits easily with wood and neutral walls.