Lustre Velvet Plain Fully Lined Eyelet Curtains - Malachite Green

These Lustre eyelet curtains are made from a plain velvet in a deep malachite green, with the crushed, close-cropped pile you can see in the fabric swatch giving the cloth its shifting light and shade. The velvet is polyester, which is what gives it that dense, weighty drape and holds a rich, saturated colour without fading in a bright room. They are sold as a pair, fully lined, with a punched eyelet header along the top. We stock them across a wide spread of sizes, from a 117cm width for a small window up to a generous 229cm width, and in drops from 137cm down to a full-length 229cm, so you can match the pair to the window you have.

Velvet reads best on a window that gets some natural light across the day, because the pile catches it and the colour deepens and lifts as you move past. A malachite green like this sits comfortably against warm neutral walls and natural wood, and works in a living room or a bedroom where you want a bit of softness and weight at the window rather than a light, airy sheer. The eyelet header slides straight onto a pole, so if you already have a curtain pole up they need nothing more than threading on.

The lining is worked into the curtain rather than sold separately, so each panel hangs with body and blocks a good deal of daylight, which helps in a bedroom. Take the width across the whole window and allow for the gather when you choose your pair, and check your drop from the top of the eyelet to where you want the hem to fall. Polyester velvet is easy to live with day to day; a shake and an occasional gentle vacuum with a soft brush head keeps the pile sitting well. The supplier does not give laundering guidance, so we would treat these as a professional clean.

Is this a pair of curtains or a single panel?

Each order is a pair, so you receive two matching panels to dress both sides of the window from one purchase.

What does the eyelet header need to hang?

The punched eyelets thread straight onto a curtain pole, so you need a pole rather than a track and nothing else to fit them.

Are these curtains lined?

Yes, they are fully lined, which gives each panel more body, helps it hang neatly and blocks a good deal of daylight.

How do I choose the right size?

Measure the full width of your window and allow for gather, then measure your drop from the top of the eyelet to your intended hem.

How do I keep the velvet looking its best?

Shake the panels out and vacuum gently with a soft brush head now and then to lift the pile and keep the surface even.

What is the fabric made from?

The curtains are a polyester velvet, which gives a dense, weighty drape and holds a deep, saturated colour well over time.

Will the colour look the same all day?

Velvet has a pile that catches the light, so the malachite green looks to shift between lighter and darker as you move past it.