Laura Ashley Curtains Resale Value

Laura Ashley curtains: price by condition

Seller-declared grades, sterling with an approximate US dollar equivalent at £1 ≈ $1.33 (July 2026). What each grade means.

What holds its value across Laura Ashley

• Original-era prints and fabrics, which collectors buy by pattern name and which cannot be reproduced
• Vintage furniture from the label’s own production, which was properly made and is sought out by people restoring a period room
• Complete curtain pairs in a recognised pattern, which are what someone needs to finish a room
• Uncut lengths of original fabric, which are bought by restorers and are worth more than made-up items in the same print

What pulls Laura Ashley resale value down

• Sun-bleached and faded prints, which on a pattern-led brand removes the entire reason for buying
• Later licensed homeware, which has none of the vintage market behind it and prices as high street
• Cut and altered curtains, which no longer fit any standard window and lose the collector’s interest as well
• Damp and musty storage smell in stored fabric, which buyers cannot assess remotely and will assume the worst about

Identifying and dating yours

1. Name the pattern if you can, because collectors search by pattern name rather than by item
2. Photograph the selvedge or the label on any fabric, which is where the era and the print name are printed
3. Measure curtains flat and give the drop, width and heading type in centimetres

What lifts any curtains, whatever the label

Curtains sell on size above everything, because a pair that does not fit the window is useless whatever it looks like.

• Common drop and width combinations
• Lined and thermal-lined pairs
• Quality fabrics with no fading
• Matching tiebacks included

And what pulls one down

• Sun-faded leading edges
• Unlined thin fabrics
• Unusual sizes that fit few windows
• Shrinkage from washing

Working out what yours is worth

1. Measure the width and drop precisely and state both
2. Check the leading edges for sun fading
3. Note the heading type: pencil pleat, eyelet or tab top

What to state in the listing

• Width of each curtain and the drop, in centimetres
• Whether the width quoted is per curtain or for the pair
• Heading type, and whether hooks or rings are included
• Whether they are lined, blackout or thermal, and the lining condition

Dimensions first: “Pair of Blackout Curtains, 168x229cm, Pencil Pleat, Grey”. Width and drop in centimetres are the search. Say the heading type — pencil pleat, eyelet, tab top — because it decides whether they fit the buyer’s track or pole at all.

Preparing and photographing it

1. Measure the width of one curtain and the total width of the pair, then the drop from the top of the heading to the hem.
2. Check the lining separately from the face fabric, since linings rot and discolour in sunlight long before the fabric does.
3. Wash or clean according to the label and check for sun-bleached edges, which is the standard fault.

1. The pair hung, if you can, so the drape and fullness read
2. One curtain laid flat with a tape across the width
3. The heading tape and hooks close up
4. The lining, plus any sun bleaching, mark, or worn hem

When it sells best, and handing it over

Steady year round with a lift in autumn as people warm up rooms, and in spring when they redecorate. Blackout and thermal curtains sell fastest.

Heavy for their bulk, especially lined pairs, so weigh before quoting postage. Fold along existing creases and they arrive ready to hang.

What buyers ask

Is vintage Laura Ashley worth more than the newer homeware?

Considerably, in the right patterns. The original-era prints and furniture have collectors; later licensed products behave like ordinary high-street homeware.

Should I cut down a large pair of curtains to fit?

No — uncut is worth more. A restorer can always shorten fabric, but nobody can put it back, so sell them at full size and give the measurements.

How much are Laura Ashley curtains worth?

Roughly £10 to £50 depending on condition, against £10 to £50 for curtains generally. The identification points above are what move a listing to the top of that range.

What the fees would take elsewhere

At the mid-range £30 for Laura Ashley curtains, against what the commission marketplaces would deduct:

Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026, percentages only — the per-order and processing charges those platforms add are excluded, so the real gap is wider.

Listing is free and there is no commission — read how to sell curtains for the title, handover and timing, or the general curtains value guide if yours is not a Laura Ashley.

See also: all Laura Ashley value guides · value guides by brand · buying curtains · Home & Garden · condition grades.