Description
This is the Opulence draught excluder, a long velvet bolster made to sit along the foot of a door and hold back the draught that slips underneath. It is worked in plain graphite velvet, a deep charcoal grey with the slight sheen and shift that velvet gives as the light moves across it. There is no pattern to compete with, just the pile itself, so the piece reads as a quiet block of colour rather than a feature. It is made from 100% polyester, which is what gives velvet of this kind its resilience underfoot and its ability to keep its colour through repeated use.
A draught excluder earns its place at a door that lets cold air in, most often a front or back door, a hallway door, or the gap under a room door in an older house where the frames have shifted. This one is long enough to span a standard doorway and lies flat against the floor. The graphite tone is easy to place against painted skirting, tiled or wooden floors, and it works alongside most other soft furnishings without asking to be matched. Because it is plain, it will not date the way a pattern can, and it sits as comfortably in a modern room as a period one.
The velvet is soft to the touch and backed with a plain reverse, so both faces sit well against the floor. Polyester velvet is a hard-wearing fabric and copes with the knocks and nudges a door draught excluder takes daily. It is made in the UK. If you like the plain velvet look, this draught excluder shares its Opulence name with matching velvet pieces, so it can be part of a wider velvet scheme rather than a one-off.
Specification
| Material |
100% polyester velvet |
| Design |
Plain, minimalist |
| Construction |
Velvet face with plain reverse |
| Country of origin |
United Kingdom |
Frequently Asked
What is this draught excluder made from?
It is made from 100% polyester velvet, a soft-piled fabric that is hard-wearing and holds its colour well through everyday use at a door.
What colour is it?
It is graphite, a deep charcoal grey. The velvet pile gives it a slight sheen that shifts a little as the light moves across the surface.
Where is it best used?
Lay it along the foot of any door that lets cold air through, such as a front door, a back door, or a hallway or room door in an older house.
Does it have a pattern?
No, it is a plain velvet design with no print, so it reads as a single block of colour and sits easily alongside patterned soft furnishings.
Is it made in the UK?
Yes, this draught excluder is made in the United Kingdom, as stated by the supplier.
Country of origin
Made in the United Kingdom.