Soft Chenille Plain Lined Eyelet Curtains - Navy

These are eyelet curtains in a soft matte chenille, sold as a pair and made in navy. Chenille is a woven pile fabric with a slightly velvety hand and no sheen, which is exactly what the supplier means by matte, and it is the reason these panels read as deep and matt rather than glossy in the photographs. The face and the lining are both polyester, and the fabric is a blackout construction, so the panels are built to block light rather than filter it. They come in a range of sizes, from 117 x 137cm up to 229 x 229cm, so you can match a small window or a wide living-room bay.

Curtains like these suit a bedroom where you want the room dark for sleep, or a living room where you watch television and want to cut glare and draughts. The navy is deep enough to anchor a scheme without going fully black, and it sits comfortably against warm neutrals, pale plaster tones and the wine-red and pink furniture shown here. The eyelet header threads straight onto a pole and pulls back into even folds, so the panels hang and gather without hooks or tape to fuss over. Measure your pole width against the pair width so the curtains still cover the window when drawn.

The header is an eyelet type, which means the ring holes sit over the pole and give that regular, rolling pleat down the drop. Because the whole panel is polyester on both the face and the lining, it is a hardwearing, easy-living fabric that holds its colour and its shape. The two figures in each size are the width and the drop, and the width is the total across the pair, so check both against your window before you order. Style them full and floor-length for the softest look, and let the chenille do the work.

Do these curtains block out the light?

Yes, the supplier states these are a blackout construction, so they are designed to block daylight and streetlight rather than simply filter it for a darker room.

Is a curtain listing one panel or a pair?

This listing is a pair of curtains, so you receive two panels, and the width figure is the total measurement across both panels together.

What does the eyelet header do?

The eyelet header has ring holes along the top that thread directly onto a curtain pole, giving even, rolling folds without the need for separate hooks or heading tape.

What is chenille like to the touch?

Chenille is a woven pile fabric with a soft, slightly velvety feel and a matte finish, so these panels give a warm, cosy texture with no shine.

How do I choose the right size?

The two figures give the width across the pair and the drop, so measure your pole width and the length from pole to floor, then pick the size that covers both.