Blue-grey woven ground with repeating blush-red diamond motifs and cream flecks

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Art of the Loom

Battersea Spot Colour 8

Battersea FabricBatterseaSpot-8

Battersea Spot Colour 8 pairs a slate blue-grey woven ground with a carefully spaced pattern of blush-red diamond motifs. Small cream details brighten the design without disturbing its cool, tailored character.

slate blue-grey geometric small smart upholstery

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About this fabric

The dense, textured-looking weave gives the blue-grey ground a subtly mottled depth, shifting between slate and charcoal in the close-up image. Repeating blush-red diamond medallions form a neat all-over grid, each framed by small cream flecks and curved accents. The compact motif and firm-looking woven surface make this colourway particularly well suited to upholstered furniture, where its pattern can add interest without overwhelming the form.

How to use it

Use it on a compact armchair, dining seat or neat occasional sofa against pale stone, charcoal or warm timber finishes. Blush-red cushions or aged brass accents can draw out the pattern’s warmer notes.

Use the slate blue-grey ground to anchor seating, with blush-red and cream details adding gentle warmth.

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Specification

Composition: 60% Linen 30% Cotton 10% Nylon
Vertical repeat: 18.4cm
Horizontal repeat: 27.6cm
Rub test (Martindale): 40,000 rubs
Suitable end use: Curtains, Blinds and General Domestic Upholstery
Width (cm): 137cm

Specification as published by Art of the Loom. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Made up by us

Every metre we order is cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage. Reupholstery, bespoke pieces, curtains, blinds and headboards.

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Paint that goes with it

Two ways to take the room. Both colours are from houses we hold, so a pot can come off the same order as the cloth. Screens shift colour, so treat these as a direction and bring the cloth to the shelf before you buy the paint.

To sit quietly behind it

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To stand against it

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