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Downham Heather
Ribble Valley FabricCCF0039-02
Downham Heather combines a softly textured cream ground with finely drawn floral motifs in a faded heather-mauve shade. The cool, quiet colour contrast gives the traditional pattern a gentle, time-softened character.
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About this fabric
The woven surface has a fine horizontal texture that subtly breaks up the pale cream background, while the flower heads, curling stems and leaves are picked out in muted mauve. At 226 gsm, this is a versatile mid-weight fabric suited to both upholstery and drapery. The design has a 30.5 cm vertical repeat and a 25.2 cm horizontal repeat, allowing the floral arrangement to read clearly across the 137 cm usable width. Its low-contrast palette keeps the larger blooms decorative without making the colourway feel busy.
How to use it
Use Downham Heather on a relaxed armchair, Roman blind or full-length curtains where its dusty mauve flowers can sit comfortably with cream upholstery, pale taupe walls and softly weathered timber.
Pair the soft cream ground and muted heather-mauve floral with warm neutrals, painted wood and understated antique finishes.
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Pairs well with
A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside Downham Heather without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.
Murano Heather
Murano
Deepdale - Heather
Misc
Alaska Aubergine
Alaska Collection
Alaska Mauve
Alaska Collection
Flynn Aubergine
Flynn Linen
Genoa Aubergine
Genoa
Breccia Damson
Casablanca Fabrics
Belloni Plum
Contract Essentials II Fabrics
Alchemy Aubergine
Alchemy
Alchemy Heather
Alchemy
Allegra Lilac
Allegra
Ario Wide Width Lilac
Ario
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
Scallop
Farrow & Ball · #dac8ba
To stand against it
Rowan Berry
Sanderson · #ba7053
Other purple fabrics
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