Was very disappointed with these curtains as they do not have the vibrant blue and cream stripes as in the picture. Instead the cream is a dingy greyish colour and the blues are dull. It is as if they forgot to bleach the raw cotton before adding the dyes. Despite a 60 mile round trip to our nearest big town and a trawl of all likely shops we weren’t able to find these in stock anywhere and had to order them from a picture. Not a good idea. The curtains themselves seem well made and of reasonable quality. The material is a medium weight coarse linen and the are lined with a cream backing. They are not blackout curtains, but I don’t think they purport to be. I would add a picture so you could see the difference between the advert and the reality, but unfortunately not possible with this review site.

These curtains are so beautiful. I was worried about what we'd get guven the price but Matalan never disappont and this purchase waa no different. Thank you. Our lounge is even cosier with the addition of these curtains. Would definitely recommend for a room that's predominately solid the stripes and colors will bounce off and pull the room together.