{ "id": "striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair", "sku": "striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair", "title": "Striped Faux Linen Cushion Covers 55 cm (Pair)", "slug": "striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair", "price": 66.99, "currency": "SGD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "linen-cushions", "category_label": "Linen Cushions", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://quietluxury.asia/dropship-images/linen-cushions/striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair/main-striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair.jpg", "https://quietluxury.asia/dropship-images/linen-cushions/striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair/striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair-2.jpg", "https://quietluxury.asia/dropship-images/linen-cushions/striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair/striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair-3.jpg", "https://quietluxury.asia/dropship-images/linen-cushions/striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair/striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair-4.jpg" ], "description_short": "A pair of 55 x 55 cm faux linen pillow covers in navy and white stripe, with a colour-matched hidden zip and tight over-locked seams. The fabric is a polyester blend, not linen, and inserts are not included.", "description": "The problem with most cushions\n\nCushions look like a small decision, which is exactly why they so often go wrong. People buy a whole cushion, insert included, in whatever fabric caught their eye. Six months later the pad has gone flat, the cover cannot be removed, and the only fix is to throw the lot out and start again.\n\nBuying covers separately solves that. The cover is the part that gets dirty, fades and dates. The insert is the part that decides how a cushion feels. Keeping them separate means you can replace one without the other, wash the cover as often as you like, and swap the whole look of a room for the price of some fabric.\n\nThat is the thinking behind a pair of striped linen look cushion covers. They are 55 x 55 cm, they close with a hidden zip, and they are sold without inserts so you choose the firmness yourself.\n\nWhat \"faux linen\" actually means\n\nThis needs saying plainly, because the name does a lot of work. Faux linen is a polyester blend woven to look like linen. That is how the maker describes it, and that is what you are buying. It is not flax linen.\n\nThe look comes from the yarn. Slubby, slightly irregular threads woven in a plain weave give you the textured, matte surface that people associate with linen cushions. Up close you can see the stripe sitting on that texture rather than printed flat.\n\nWhat you gain from polyester is practical. It holds dye well, so a navy stripe stays navy. It creases far less than real linen, so a cushion that gets leaned on all evening does not look crumpled by morning.\n\nWhat you give up is the particular hand of flax, that cool, dry, slightly papery feel that softens over years of washing. If that is what you are after, buy real linen and accept the creasing. If you want the look with less fuss, faux linen earns its place.\n\nWhy navy and white stripe works almost anywhere\n\nNavy behaves like a neutral. It sits next to grey, beige, oatmeal, cream, natural timber, rattan and black without arguing with any of them. Paired with white in a stripe, it reads as fresh rather than heavy, which matters in a warm climate where dark, solid blocks of colour can make a room feel closed in.\n\nStripes also give a room structure. A plain sofa with plain cushions can look flat. Add a stripe and suddenly there is a line for your eye to follow. Because the covers are square, you can turn them ninety degrees, running one vertical and one horizontal along a sofa, which looks deliberate rather than accidental.\n\nIf you already have patterned curtains or a rug with a strong design, a stripe is still usually safe. It is the simplest pattern there is, so it tends to sit under busier ones rather than competing.\n\nGetting the insert right\n\nThis is where most people go wrong, and it is easy to fix.\n\nThe covers are 55 x 55 cm. A 55 cm insert gives you a neat, tailored cushion that sits fairly flat. A 60 cm insert gives you a fuller, plumper cushion with corners that stay sharp. Both fit, because fabric has give, but the larger pad takes more effort to zip in.\n\nInsert fill matters too. Feather and down blends compress nicely, hold their shape and can be plumped back up with a shake. They cost more and need occasional attention. Polyester pads are cheaper and need no maintenance, but the budget ones flatten quickly and go lumpy. A mid-weight polyester or a microfibre fill is a reasonable middle ground.\n\nFor a sofa that gets real use, go slightly firmer and slightly larger. For a bed or an office chair where the cushion is mostly decorative, a softer pad looks better.\n\nWho these suit\n\nAnyone furnishing a flat or condominium who wants a lift without a full redecoration. Two covers is enough to change the feel of a sofa. It is one of the cheapest ways to make a room look considered.\n\nThey also suit people who rent and cannot change the big things. You cannot repaint the walls or replace the sofa, but you can put a stripe on it.\n\nHome offices are another good fit. A cushion behind your back on a dining chair or a desk chair makes long stretches at a laptop more bearable, and a tidy navy stripe looks right on camera.\n\nThey are less suited to anyone who specifically wants natural fibres, or anyone who needs a cushion for heavy outdoor exposure. This is an indoor fabric with no weather or fade treatment claimed.\n\nCare that actually keeps them looking good\n\nThree habits make the difference.\n\nClose the zip before washing. An open slider can catch the fabric and chew a hole in it, and it can snag whatever else is in the drum.\n\nWash cold on a gentle cycle, on their own or with other light items. Hot water and heavy loads are what wear fabric out. No bleach, which will strip the navy and leave patchy marks.\n\nDry low or in the shade. High dryer heat is hard on synthetic fibres, and long hours in direct sun will dull any colour eventually. If you hang them, turn them inside out.\n\nBeyond that, a warm iron on the reverse handles creases, and rotating the pair every few weeks spreads the wear evenly. Because you have two covers, you can wash one while the other stays on the sofa, which is useful in a humid flat where covers get washed often.\n\nBuilding a group that looks right\n\nIf you are starting from scratch, a pair of striped covers plus a pair of plain ones is the easiest combination to get right. Pick the plain colour from somewhere already in the room, the rug, a lamp, the wood of a side table.\n\nVary the size if you can. Two 55 cm squares with a smaller square or a rectangular lumbar cushion reads as a thought-out group rather than a matched set. Even number symmetry is fine on a small sofa, but on a longer one an odd arrangement often looks more relaxed.\n\nKeep textures varied. If everything is the same smooth weave, the group looks flat. A linen look texture next to a knit or a smooth cotton gives the eye something to do.\n\nThe short version\n\nYou are buying two square covers, 55 x 55 cm, in a navy and white stripe, with a hidden zip and over-locked seams. The fabric is faux linen, a polyester blend made to look like linen, not flax linen.\n\nNo inserts are included, which is deliberate. Buy 55 cm pads for a neat finish or 60 cm pads for a plumper one, and pick a fill that matches how hard the cushions will work.\n\nWash cold, dry low, skip the bleach, and rotate the pair. Do that and a pair of covers that cost a fraction of new furniture will keep a sofa looking fresh.", "llm_summary": "A pair of square cushion covers measuring 55 x 55 cm in a navy and white stripe. The fabric is described by the maker as faux linen, a polyester blend with a linen look, so it is not flax linen. Each cover has a colour-coordinated hidden zip and tight zigzag over-lock stitching on the seams. The set contains two covers only, with no pillow inserts included. The weave is a plain weave, the shape is square and the maker lists the style as modern, suited to living room and office use. Care is machine wash cold, gentle cycle, washed separately, no bleach.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; your protection under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003 for faulty goods is unaffected. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Quiet Luxury Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://quietluxury.asia/striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair/", "canonical_url": "https://quietluxury.asia/striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair/", "json_url": "https://quietluxury.asia/api/products/striped-linen-look-cushion-covers-pair.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-21" }