The Ultimate Velvet Plain Polyester Pencil Pleat Curtains - Olive

The Ultimate Velvet curtains come as a pair, made from a plain matt velvet in a deep olive green with a blackout lining sewn behind the face fabric. The velvet is a short, dense pile that catches the light softly rather than shining, so the colour shifts gently across the folds as the drape falls. They are made in polyester, which is why the pile stays even and the colour holds without the dye sitting unevenly across a large width. Nine size options run from a 117 x 137cm pair up to a 229 x 229cm pair, so you can match both the track width and the drop before you buy.

These suit a living room or a bedroom where you want the window to feel properly dressed and the light properly controlled. The blackout lining blocks the light coming through the fabric, which makes them a sensible choice for a bedroom you want dark in the mornings or a room with a television you want free of glare. Olive is a warm, grounded green that sits well against neutral walls and picks up rust, mustard and terracotta tones in cushions and upholstery, as the photographs show.

The header is a pencil pleat, which gathers the top into narrow upright folds and hooks onto a standard track or a curtain pole with rings, so hanging is straightforward and the gathered top reads tidily whether the curtains are open or drawn. Because the size is chosen at the point of purchase, measure your pole or track width and your desired drop and pick the pair that covers both. Polyester velvet responds well to gentle handling, so check the sewn-in care label before laundering. A pair of these gives a plain, quiet window that lets the rest of the room speak.

Do these curtains come as a pair?

Yes, each order is a pair of curtains, so a single purchase dresses one window with a panel for each side.

How much light do they block?

They carry a blackout lining, which blocks the light passing through the fabric itself, making them well suited to bedrooms and rooms where you want to cut glare.

What is a pencil pleat header?

It gathers the top of the curtain into narrow upright folds, and hooks onto a standard curtain track or a pole with rings for easy hanging.

Which size should I choose?

Sizes run from 117 x 137cm up to 229 x 229cm per pair, so measure your track or pole width and your drop and choose the pair that covers both.

What is the velvet made from?

The face fabric is polyester velvet with a short dense pile, which keeps the colour even and the pile hardwearing across a large curtain width.

Please follow the care label sewn into the curtains before laundering, as velvet with a blackout backing benefits from gentle handling.