Faux Silk Blackout Curtains

Faux silk blackout curtains in 150 gsm polyester dupioni face with a separate 3-pass blackout liner hung behind on the same hooks — half-inch air gap between the two, so the face keeps its slub sheen and the liner delivers under 0.5% light transmission. Our faux silk blackout curtains are lined not coated, so the shot dupioni sheen survives.

The property faux silk is bought for

Faux silk is bought for one property: the way light moves across it. Polyester dupioni is woven with slubs in the weft that catch and break the light as the curtain moves, giving the shot, shifting sheen that real silk has without real silk’s price or its fragility. Anything applied to the back of that cloth changes how it hangs, and a foam coating changes it a lot.

Why we line, not coat, faux silk blackout curtains

So these are lined rather than coated. The blackout is a separate 3-pass layer hung behind the face on the same hooks, with a half-inch air gap between the two. The face keeps its full drape and its sheen; the liner does the light work at under 0.5% transmission; and because the two are independent, the liner can be replaced in five years when the face is still perfect.

Why a lined faux silk casts no shadow

There is a second reason to line rather than coat this particular cloth. Faux silk shows every fault in the panel behind it — a coating applied unevenly reads as a shadow across the sheen, and once you see it you cannot unsee it. A separate liner hangs in its own plane and casts nothing.

Where faux silk blackout curtains belong

The face is 100% polyester dupioni at 150 gsm with a fine slub. It is properly formal cloth: it suits a dining room, a study, a bedroom with a four-poster, and it looks wrong in a kitchen. It also takes deep colour beautifully — the sheen means a dark panel reads as two or three tones rather than one flat block.

Sizes and heading

Lengths 84, 96, 108 and 120 in., 52 in. per panel, in pinch pleat only — a grommet set through a dupioni face pulls the slub weave out of line around the ring within a year. Interlining is available on the custom service if you want the extra body.

Colours and care

Colours: Ink, Bone, Fog Grey, Indigo, Ochre and Rust. Dry clean the face; the liner can be cold-washed separately, which is the practical advantage of a lined pair over a bonded one.

Faux silk blackout curtain size guide

How to care for your faux silk blackout curtains

• Dry clean the face — polyester dupioni distorts in a domestic machine
• Cold-wash the liner separately — the advantage of lined over bonded
• Iron on the reverse of the face only, cool
• Skip fabric softener — dulls the sheen

Frequently asked questions

Are faux silk blackout curtains real silk?

No — polyester dupioni with a slub weft that reads as silk. Real silk is fragile and expensive; faux silk gives the sheen without either.

Why lined rather than coated faux silk blackout?

A coating changes how the sheen falls and shows every uneven pass as a shadow. A separate liner hangs behind the face in its own plane — sheen intact, no shadow.

Can I get faux silk blackout curtains with grommets?

No — a grommet through dupioni pulls the slub weave out of line within a year. Pinch pleat only.

Where do faux silk blackout curtains work?

Formal rooms — dining room, study, four-poster bedroom. Not kitchens or family rooms.

Complete the formal room

Layer with pinch pleat sheer curtains, add velvet throw pillows, and coordinate with a Coastal or Boho bedspread.