Holmfirth Canvas Plain Cotton Cushion - Eucalyptus

The Holmfirth Canvas cushion is a plain, square cushion made from 100% cotton canvas in a soft muted green the supplier calls eucalyptus. Canvas is a firmly woven cotton, and that dense weave is the whole point here: it gives the cover a substantial hand and a matt, flat surface with no sheen and no pattern to distract. What you see is the fabric itself, doing the work. It measures 45 x 45cm, the standard scatter-cushion size that most cushion pads and sofa arrangements are built around, so it drops into an existing set without leaving one odd size out.

This one is treated for outdoor use, which is what sets it apart from an ordinary indoor scatter cushion. That makes it a genuinely dual-purpose piece: leave it on a garden bench or a patio sofa through the warmer months, then bring it indoors onto a living-room sofa or a reading chair when the weather turns. The eucalyptus green is a settled, leafy tone that sits well with natural wood, pale stone, gingham checks and warm neutrals, which is why it reads equally at home in a garden setting and in a relaxed living room.

Around the edge runs an oxford border, the flat flange of fabric that frames the face of the cover and gives it a tailored line rather than a soft rounded one. The reverse has a discreet zip, so the cover comes off the pad easily for cleaning or for swapping pads between seasons. The cotton canvas is water resistant and hardwearing, chosen to stand up to the knocks of everyday use inside or out. If you are dressing a bench or a bank of seating, a plain like this earns its place as the calm backdrop that lets a patterned cushion beside it stand out.

Can this cushion stay outside all year?

The canvas is water resistant and treated for outdoor use, but like any soft furnishing it will last longer if you bring it in during prolonged wet or freezing spells.

What size cushion pad does the cover take?

The cover measures 45 x 45cm, the common scatter size, so a standard 45cm square pad fills it out neatly with a plump finish.

Does the cover come off for cleaning?

Yes. There is a discreet zip on the reverse, so you can slide the pad out to clean the cover or to swap pads between seasons.

What is an oxford border?

It is the flat flange of fabric that frames the face of the cushion, giving the edge a tailored, framed line rather than a plain rounded seam.

What does cotton canvas feel like?

Canvas is a firmly and densely woven cotton, so it has a substantial, sturdy hand with a flat matt surface rather than any shine or softness of pile.