GP & J Baker | Tillington

Tillington is a botanical print from the Portobello collection, a small-to-moderate motif set at a 12 by 17.5 centimetre repeat on a pure linen ground. It has the relaxed, quietly elegant character the collection is built around, easy to place across a run of curtains without the pattern feeling heavy or overly formal in a smaller, more intimate room such as a study.

The cloth is 100 per cent linen, printed rather than woven, which gives the design a crisp, absorbed line typical of the collection's prints. It is 140 centimetres wide, with a 12 centimetre vertical and 17.5 centimetre horizontal repeat, and no rub count is stated, so treat it as suited to curtains and occasional rather than daily-use upholstery. There is one colourway, Red/Blue, a confident, warm pairing of two grounded, versatile tones that work well together.

We use it for a pair of curtains in a bedroom or sitting room, and it covers a small chair or a window seat cushion well at a smaller, more intimate scale, close enough to appreciate the print properly. Pair it with a plain linen in red or blue, and keep the rest of the room's pattern to a minimum so the print carries the scheme. Sold by the half metre; order a sample to see it in your own light.

Allow a full 12 centimetre repeat per drop and match the print across widths so the motif continues cleanly at every seam. Line curtains as standard, and interline for a bright room to protect the printed colour from fading. As no rub count is given, keep upholstery to lightly used pieces rather than daily seating in a busy, active household.

• Composition: 100% linen
• Width: 140 cm (55 in)
• Pattern repeat: 12 cm vertical, 17.5 cm horizontal
• Suitable for: Upholstery, Curtains
• Care: Dry clean professionally; do not wash, bleach or iron
• Collection: Portobello, GP & J Baker
• Colourways: 1 (Red/Blue)