GP & J Baker | Portobello

Portobello is the collection's eponymous design, its name recalling the market street's eclectic, layered character, and the print carries a confident botanical motif set at a 24 by 66 centimetre repeat on a pure linen ground. It has enough scale and presence to anchor a room on its own, without needing a large-scale companion print to support it elsewhere in the scheme, though it still sits comfortably alongside smaller, quieter patterns nearby.

The cloth is 100 per cent linen, printed rather than woven, which gives the motif a crisp, absorbed line typical of the collection's designs. It is 132 centimetres wide, with a 24 centimetre vertical and 66 centimetre horizontal repeat, and no rub count is stated, so treat it as suited to curtains and occasional rather than daily-use upholstery. Two colourways, Blue and Red/Blue; Blue is the quieter, cooler of the two, Red/Blue the warmer and more decisive choice.

We use it for a pair of curtains in a sitting room or bedroom, where the repeat has room to read properly across a generous drop, and it covers a chair seat or a generous, well-padded ottoman well at a smaller scale. Pair Blue with stone and cool metals, and Red/Blue with cream and warm timber. Sold by the half metre; order a sample to see it in your own light.

Allow a full 24 centimetre repeat per drop and match the print across widths so the motif continues cleanly at every seam and join. Line curtains as standard, and interline for a bright room to protect the printed colour from fading in strong sun. As no rub count is given, keep upholstery to lightly used pieces rather than daily seating in a busy household.

• Composition: 100% linen
• Width: 132 cm (52 in)
• Pattern repeat: 24 cm vertical, 66 cm horizontal
• Suitable for: Upholstery, Curtains
• Care: Dry clean professionally; do not wash, bleach or iron
• Collection: Portobello, GP & J Baker
• Colourways: 2 (Blue, Red/Blue)