Muted taupe and olive plaid with mauve lines and charcoal bands

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Art of the Loom

Oban Plaid Celtic Thistle

Name: Oban Plaid Celtic Thistle
Brand: Art of the Loom
SKU: OBANCLTCTHSL

Oban Plaid Celtic Thistle has a dense, even woven face with a softly weathered palette of taupe, olive, charcoal, mauve and fine coral-red lines. Its layered checks read as quietly rustic rather than bright or graphic.

mauve olive taupe plaid plain medium relaxed upholstery

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About this fabric

The plaid is built from broad charcoal bands, olive and taupe blocks, and narrow mauve, pink and muted red overchecks, creating noticeable depth across the surface. The close weave gives the swatch a substantial, upholstery-suitable appearance, while the softened colours keep the overall effect relaxed. Its darker horizontal bars anchor the pattern, with lighter taupe areas allowing the finer coloured lines to show through. No performance features are noted in the supplied specification for this catalogued fabric.

How to use it

Bring the cool charcoal and muted mauve into a reading chair or window seat, then balance the olive-taupe ground with aged wood, stone and warm oatmeal textiles. The restrained contrast also works well for a tailored ottoman where the plaid can be seen across the full form.

Use this muted taupe, olive and mauve plaid on a traditional armchair, footstool or tailored bench against warm neutrals and dark timber.

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Oban Plaid Celtic Thistle is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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