Sheer damask curtain fabric in soft old blue and ivory with diamond motifs

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Colefax and Fowler

Staveley Old Blue

Name: Staveley Old Blue
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: F4805-01

Staveley Old Blue is a pale, airy sheer with a damask-style pattern worked in soft old blue and silvery grey. The open ground and flowing motif give it a light, tailored presence.

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

About this fabric

Woven in 64% linen, 26% viscose and 10% polyester, this fabric has the crisp, slightly fluid character you expect from a decorative sheer rather than a heavy cloth. The design shows elongated diamond repeats with small oval centres and scrolling links, all picked out in muted blue-grey against a clear ivory ground. At approximately 130cm wide with a vertical repeat of around 40cm and a horizontal repeat of around 14cm, it reads as a balanced, structured pattern that still feels delicate. The colourway is especially cool and restrained, with the old blue tones appearing softened and washed by the light. Care code Q 8 + T 3 and fire code Z are supplied for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use it for curtains, café sheers or layered window treatments where the old-blue pattern can filter daylight without looking stark. It works neatly with painted whites, pale oak and other quiet blue-grey accents.

A refined old-blue sheer that softens daylight and adds pattern without heaviness.

Colefax and Fowler Liliana Sheers Fabric

Specification

Care code: Q 8 + T 3
Composition: 64% Linen, 26% Viscose, 10% Polyester
Fire code: Z
Pattern repeat: V 40cm / H 14cm approx
Width: 130cm 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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