Soft Chenille Plain Polyester Pencil Pleat Curtains - Chocolate

These are soft chenille pencil pleat curtains in a deep chocolate brown, sold as a pair and woven entirely from polyester. The close-up shows the fabric plainly: a densely woven, matt chenille with a gentle depth to it and no sheen, so the colour reads warm and even rather than glossy. Both the face and the lining are polyester, and the fabric is a blackout weave, which is the detail worth leaning on here. Chenille takes on a soft, slightly tactile surface that holds its colour well and drapes with real weight, which is exactly what you want a curtain to do.

They suit a bedroom where you want the room properly dark, or a living room where you want to shut out street light in the evening and keep the warmth in. The chocolate tone is a good anchor against pale walls, as the photographs show, and it sits comfortably alongside warm woods, terracotta and deep reds. Because the weave is plain rather than patterned, these work as a quiet backdrop that lets other pieces in the room do the talking, and they read as cosy rather than formal.

The pencil pleat header gathers the fabric into neat vertical folds and hooks straight onto a standard track or a curtain pole with rings, so hanging is straightforward. They come lined, and the blackout construction means the fabric itself blocks light rather than relying on a separate lining you have to buy. Sizes run from 117 x 137cm up to 229 x 229cm per pair, so measure your window width and drop before choosing, remembering that curtain width should comfortably exceed the track for a full gather. Polyester is easy to live with, holds its shape and resists creasing, which keeps these looking tidy between washes.

Are these curtains fully lined?

Yes, they come lined and the fabric is a blackout weave, so the curtain itself blocks light without you needing to add a separate lining.

What does the pencil pleat header need to hang?

The pencil pleat gathers onto standard curtain hooks, so they fit a normal track or a pole with rings, giving you neat vertical folds across the top.

How much width should I allow for the curtains?

Curtain width should comfortably exceed your track or pole width so the fabric gathers into a full drape rather than pulling flat across the window.

What is chenille like as a curtain fabric?

Chenille has a soft, matt surface with a little depth to it, which gives these curtains a warm, cosy look and a weighted drape rather than a shiny finish.

Which sizes are available?

They come in eight sizes per pair, from 117 by 137cm up to 229 by 229cm, so measure both your window width and the drop you want before choosing.

Will polyester curtains crease easily?

Polyester holds its shape well and resists creasing, so these tend to stay looking tidy once hung, which is one of the practical upsides of the fibre.