Pale blue floral fabric swatch with scrolling arch motif and trailing botanical embroidery

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Colefax and Fowler

Alvita Old Blue

Name: Alvita Old Blue
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: F4882-02

Chilgrove FabricF4882-02

Alvita in Old Blue shows the Chilgrove design in a soft, faded blue palette with fresh green and pale neutral embroidery-like detail. The large scrolling motif feels airy rather than heavy, thanks to the light ground and delicate shading.

soft muted blue floral large smart both

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See this fabric on Colefax and Fowler's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

This colourway reads as a quiet, chalky blue with hints of sage, duck egg and warm beige worked through the pattern, so the design feels gently aged rather than vivid. The large repeat measures approximately V 76cm / H 128cm and sits across a generous 128cm width, giving the sweeping arches and trailing floral forms room to breathe. Its 33% Cotton, 30% Linen, 29% Viscose and 8% Polyester composition suggests a softly structured cloth with a natural-looking surface and a little added stability. With no performance features noted and fire code √BM, it is best considered a decorative furnishing fabric with a refined, relaxed finish.

How to use it

Use Old Blue on curtains, a headboard or upholstered occasional seating where the pale ground can lift the room. It works especially well with bleached timber, putty neutrals and deeper navy accents for contrast.

A pale blue palette that keeps the ornate motif airy and easy to live with.

Colefax and Fowler Chilgrove Fabric

Specification

Care code: Q 8 + T 3
Composition: 33% Cotton, 30% Linen, 29% Viscose, 8% Polyester
Fire code: √BM
Pattern repeat: V 76cm / H 128cm approx
Width: 128cm approx

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

Grey Birch Light

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To stand against it

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