Simon Houlding Upholstery
Soft shell pink plain linen fabric with a fine close weave

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Colefax and Fowler

Foss Shell Pink

Foss Linen II FabricF4218-62

Foss Shell Pink is a quietly luminous linen with a very fine plain weave and a soft blush tone. The colour reads as a pale shell pink with a warm, powdery cast rather than a bright rose.

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About this fabric

Woven in 100% linen and measuring approximately 138cm wide, Foss Shell Pink has a neat, closely worked surface and no visible repeat, which keeps the colourway calm and continuous across a scheme. The pale pink sits on the warm side of neutral, with a slightly sandy softness that mutes the blush and gives it an easy, lived-in feel. Its lightweight, natural-looking texture is ideal where you want colour without visual noise, and the Q 8 + T 3 care code and √BM fire rating add practical reassurance for specification. Because the design is plain and the weave is fine, the interest comes from the texture and the way light lifts the surface rather than from motif or pattern.

How to use it

Use it to soften painted woodwork, linen-covered headboards or simple curtains in rooms that need a gentler warmth. It pairs especially well with chalk white, pale oak and muted stone tones.

A gentle blush linen that works beautifully for clean, understated schemes.

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