Bird and branch print on a soft parchment-yellow ground with blue accents

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Colefax and Fowler

Ashdown Yellow

Ashdown FabricF4837-03

Ashdown Yellow shows the Ashdown design on a soft parchment-yellow ground, with birds, butterflies and foliage drawn in gentle, airy colour. The overall effect is light and elegant rather than vivid, giving the print a quietly decorative feel.

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About this fabric

This colourway is printed on a 60% Linen, 30% Cotton, 10% Polyamide cloth with an approximate width of 138cm and a large repeat of V 93cm / H 70cm. The ground reads as a warm parchment yellow, slightly muted and dusty rather than bright, which softens the greens in the branches and gives the blue birds and butterflies a crisp but not harsh contrast. The visible surface has the natural character you would expect from a linen-rich fabric, with enough body to suit both upholstery and drapery applications. With care code Q 8 : T 3 and fire code √BM, it offers a practical specification for a decorative interior fabric.

How to use it

Use Ashdown Yellow where you want a traditional pattern to feel lighter and more relaxed, especially against painted woodwork, pale stone, or antique timber. Its softened yellow ground works beautifully in rooms that need warmth without the intensity of a stronger gold.

A calm parchment-yellow ground that lets the birds and foliage stand out without feeling loud.

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

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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