Dark charcoal grey plain weave fabric with a fine textured surface

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Ashley Wilde

Bronte Charcoal

Bronte Charcoal is a smooth plain in a cool, deep charcoal tone with a subtle woven surface. The colour sits dark and even, with just enough texture to soften the finish.

deep charcoal grey plain none smart drapery

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About this fabric

This colourway from the Darwin Collection is made from 68% Recycled Polyester and 32% Polyester, with a drapery-only use and a 140cm width. At 320gsm, it has a substantial handle that suits structured curtains and blinds rather than upholstery. The weave reads as fine and tidy in the image, with a low-contrast crosshatch effect that lifts the charcoal grey just slightly in the light. The overall impression is muted and contemporary, with the darker tone giving more depth than a flat black while still feeling restrained.

How to use it

Use this charcoal shade for floor-length curtains, where its calm depth can frame lighter walls and soften large windows. It works especially well with pale oak, stone, and brushed metal details for a clean, urban look.

A cool charcoal plain that gives curtains a tailored, quietly modern finish.

Ashley Wilde Darwin Collection Fabric

Specification

Composition: 68% Recycled Polyester, 32% Polyester
Width: 140 cm
Suitable for: Drapes Only
Style: Plains
Weight: 320 gsm
Weight (per linear metre): 448 g/m
Country of origin: India

Specification as published by Ashley Wilde. 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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Bronte Charcoal 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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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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