The Ultimate Velvet Plain Lined Eyelet Curtains - Charcoal

The Ultimate Velvet curtains are a pair of eyelet-headed panels in a deep charcoal, made in a matt velvet with a soft, close pile and a fluid drape. The face and the lining are both polyester, and the lining is a room-darkening one, which is the feature to lead on here: it is what turns a plain curtain into something that genuinely holds back the light. The velvet reads as flat and modern rather than glossy, so the panels sit as solid blocks of colour at the window. They come in a wide spread of sizes, from 117 x 137cm through to 229 x 229cm, so a small bedroom window and a tall living-room bay are both covered.

These suit a bedroom where you want the room to stay dark for longer, or a living room or study where a screen sits near the window and you want to cut glare in the evening. The charcoal is a settled, mid-to-dark grey that works against warm neutral walls and pale timber floors, and it holds its own beside softer accent colours without fighting them. Because the header is eyelet, the panels thread straight onto a pole and fall into even, rounded pleats with no extra hooks or tape to set up.

The eyelet header slides on quickly and gives that neat, regular top edge you can see in the photographs. Polyester velvet is hard-wearing and holds its colour well, and it does not crease the way a natural fibre would, so the panels settle back into their folds after handling. A curtain SKU is a pair, so you are buying two panels. Check your measurement carefully: curtain sizes are given as width per pair by drop, so the larger figure in each pairing here is the width across both panels together.

Do these curtains block out the light?

They have a room-darkening lining that blocks light and adds privacy, so they hold back a good deal of daylight, though the header eyelets and any gaps around the pole will still let a little in.

What is the velvet actually like to look at?

It is a matt velvet, so it reads as a soft, flat charcoal rather than a shiny one, with a gentle pile that gives the panels warmth and texture at the window.

How do I hang them?

The eyelet header threads straight onto a curtain pole, so there are no hooks or heading tape to fit. The rings simply slide over the pole for an even, rounded top edge.

Do I get one curtain or two?

A curtain order here is a pair, so you receive two panels. The width figure is measured across both panels together, which is why you check it against the width of your window and pole.

Which size should I choose?

Sizes run from 117 x 137cm up to 229 x 229cm, given as total width per pair by drop, so measure your pole width and the drop from ring to sill or floor before deciding.