Warm nutmeg-brown plain fabric with a softly mottled, subtly lustrous surface

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Clarke & Clarke

Alvar Nutmeg

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Alvar Nutmeg is a richly warm, plain textile with the earthy depth of toasted terracotta and brown spice. Its subtly soft-looking surface catches the light gently, creating quiet tonal variation across the swatch.

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About this fabric

This 300gsm fabric has a smooth, finely textured appearance in a deep nutmeg brown, with softly lighter and darker areas visible across the surface rather than a printed motif. It is plain, with a 0cm vertical and 0cm horizontal pattern repeat, making the colour and understated surface the focus. The 144cm usable width gives useful coverage for both upholstery and drapery, while the 35m standard length supports larger-scale projects. Its warm, grounded tone brings more depth than a conventional tan without becoming a bright orange or red.

How to use it

Pair Alvar Nutmeg with oat, camel, aged timber and warm ivory for a layered, earthy room, or use it as a rich counterpoint to charcoal and deep olive. Its plain surface is well suited to sofas, occasional chairs, cushions and full-length curtains where the terracotta-brown shade can anchor the scheme.

Use this warm nutmeg tone to bring grounded depth to upholstery, curtains or layered neutral schemes.

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

Marmelo

Farrow & Ball · #a36e4c

To stand against it

Crag Grey

Sanderson · #8c8575

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