The Ultimate Velvet Plain Lined Eyelet Curtains - Olive

The Ultimate Velvet curtains are made from a plain matt velvet with a fluid, weighty drape, and they are sold as a pair. The face is 100% polyester velvet backed with a polyurethane blackout coating, so the fabric does two jobs at once: the velvet gives you the soft, light-catching pile you can see shifting across the folds, and the coating behind it blocks the daylight coming through. The heading is an eyelet, which means the rings slide straight onto a pole and the fabric falls into even, rounded pleats on its own. Here the colourway is Olive, a warm yellow-toned green that reads deeper in the folds and lighter where the pile catches the light.

These suit a living room or a bedroom where you want to control the light rather than simply soften it. In a bedroom the blackout backing earns its place in summer and on light early mornings; in a sitting room it cuts glare on a screen and keeps the room private after dark. The olive tone sits happily against warm neutrals, terracotta and rust, and picks up the mustard and amber notes you might already have in an armchair or a cushion. Because the pile has a nap, the colour changes gently with the angle you view it from, which is part of why velvet feels warmer than a flat weave.

Eyelet curtains hang best on a pole a little wider than the window so the fabric can stack back off the glass, and this pair comes in nine sizes so you can match drop and width to your window. Velvet holds a crease if it is packed tightly, so hang it and let the folds settle. The pile is directional, so brush it one way when you dress the folds and the sheen stays even across both panels.

Do these curtains actually block out the light?

Yes. The face is velvet and the reverse carries a polyurethane blackout backing, described as 100% blackout, so they block daylight rather than just dimming it.

Is this price for one curtain or a pair?

This is a pair, so you receive two panels. Order the size that matches your window width once, not twice, as the drop and width given cover both curtains together.

What does the matt velvet feel and look like?

It is a soft velvet pile with a matt rather than shiny finish, so the colour shifts gently with the light and the angle you look from without a high sheen.

How do eyelet curtains hang?

The rings thread straight onto a curtain pole and the fabric drops into even rounded folds, which is why they are quick to put up and give a neat finish.

Which pole width should I choose?

Hang the pole a little wider than the window on each side so the curtains can stack back clear of the glass and let in the most daylight when open.

Will velvet crease in the packaging?

Velvet can hold marks when packed tightly, so hang the curtains and let the folds relax and settle over a day or two before judging the drape.