Cream botanical fabric with birds, leafy branches and small butterflies

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Colefax and Fowler

Ashdown Cream

Ashdown FabricF4837-04

Ashdown Cream sets a soft warm cream ground beneath a lively trailing tree-and-bird design. The palette feels fresh but restrained, with green foliage and small flashes of red, blue and yellow giving the fabric a quietly animated look.

warm cream ground floral large formal drapery

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About this fabric

This colourway is printed on a 138cm approx width fabric with a repeat of V 93cm / H 70cm approx, so the pattern reads as a substantial decorative scheme rather than a small sprig. The composition of 60% Linen, 30% Cotton, 10% Polyamide gives it a natural, lightly textured handle suited to an elegant interior. In Ashdown Cream, the off-white ground keeps the birds and foliage crisp, while the greens stay soft and leaflike rather than bright. The red plumage and scattered blue accents sit gently against the cream, creating a traditional but airy finish.

How to use it

This cream ground works especially well in rooms that need pattern without darkening the scheme, such as drawing rooms, guest bedrooms or relaxed dining spaces. Pair it with painted woodwork, pale timber and green accents to echo the foliage and keep the overall effect calm and polished.

Use for curtains, cushions or statement upholstery where the soft cream ground can let the bird-and-leaf detail read clearly.

Colefax and Fowler Ashdown Fabric

Specification

Composition: 60% Linen, 30% Cotton, 10% Polyamide
Width: 138cm approx
Pattern repeat: V 93cm / H 70cm approx
Fire code: √BM
Care code: Q 8 : T 3

Specification as published by Colefax and Fowler. 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

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