Charcoal-grey fabric with black botanical branches, olive leaves and white-outlined flowers

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Art of the Loom

St James Charcoal

St James Charcoal sets an intricate botanical design against a cool charcoal-grey ground. Black branching stems, olive foliage and sharply outlined flowers create a graphic, slightly woodland-like impression.

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About this fabric

The charcoal background has a fine, even surface texture that gives the colourway a quiet depth rather than a flat black appearance. Stylised black stems spread between clusters of muted olive-green leaves, while white edging crisply defines the dark floral forms. Small blue centres provide a restrained point of colour within each flower. No performance features are noted in the supplied specification for this fabric.

How to use it

Pair this cool charcoal colourway with warm timber, olive accents and soft grey upholstery, or use it as patterned drapery against a pale neutral wall. The small blue flower centres can be echoed sparingly in cushions or accessories.

Use the charcoal ground with olive, black and white accents to bring graphic botanical character to upholstery or drapery.

Art of the Loom The Arthur Portfolio Fabric

Specification

Composition: 95% Cotton 5% Linen
Vertical repeat: 17.3cm
Horizontal repeat: 15.3cm
Rub test (Martindale): 24,000 rubs
Suitable end use: Curtains, Blinds & Light Domestic Upholstery
Width (cm): 138cm

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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