Cream linen swatch with faded blue-grey floral bouquets and trailing vines

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Colefax and Fowler

Monmouth Old Blue

Name: Monmouth Old Blue
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: F4659-03

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Monmouth Old Blue shows a softened floral trail in washed blue-grey, cream and pale taupe across a warm ivory ground. The overall effect is delicate and aged rather than crisp, with the pattern reading gently through the linen.

soft dusty blue floral large formal drapery

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

About this fabric

This Monmouth Old Blue colourway is made in 100% linen, with a width of approximately 132cm and a large repeat of V 106cm half drop / H 88cm approx. In the image, the floral clusters sit on a creamy ground and are picked out in powdery blue, faded sage and muted beige, giving the design a calm, antique character. The linen surface softens the outlines of the roses and trailing stems, so the pattern feels light and slightly weathered rather than sharp. It is a refined decorative cloth that would suit drapery beautifully, where the airy colouring and generous repeat can be shown at full length.

How to use it

Use it for curtains, blinds or a statement upholstered chair in a pale interior scheme. Its muted old blue tones sit especially well with chalky whites, weathered oak and soft grey-green accents.

Pair with pale woods and linen plains to let the faded blue bouquet stay elegantly airy.

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Specification

Care code: Q 8 + T 3
Composition: 100% Linen
Fire code: √BM
Pattern repeat: V 106cm (Half drop) / H 88cm approx
Width: 132cm 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

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To stand against it

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