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Malabar Charcoal
Malabar Fabric03051-13
Malabar Charcoal shows a dense, peppered surface in charcoal brown with a soft, earthy warmth beneath the dark patterning.
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About this fabric
This Malabar colourway has a finely speckled, all-over motif that reads as charcoal dots over a warm brown ground, giving the cloth a quiet, weathered depth. The small repeat of approximately V 15cm / H 11cm helps the pattern stay textural rather than bold, so it feels restful from a distance and detailed up close. Woven in 90% Cotton and 10% Polyester, with an approximate width of 132cm, it is a practical textile for schemes that want pattern without brightness. The overall effect is smart and grounded, with the darker marks creating a more tailored look than a lighter neutral would.
How to use it
Pair this charcoal brown with tan leather, dark timber and muted linen for a layered, understated room. It works especially well where you want a patterned fabric that still sits close to a neutral palette.
Use for tailored upholstery or curtains where the dark speckled pattern adds depth without feeling loud.
More from Malabar
The same book, other colourways.
Malabar Aqua
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Malabar Beige
Malabar
Malabar Blue
Malabar
Malabar Coral
Malabar
Malabar Green
Malabar
Malabar Leaf
Malabar
Malabar Red
Malabar
Pairs well with
A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside Malabar Charcoal without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.
Alaska Bark
Alaska Collection
Alaska Espresso
Alaska Collection
Albany Espresso
Albany and Moray
Moray Ebony
Albany and Moray
Brera Lino FR Walnut
Brera Lino FR
Brienz Cocoa
Lugano Plain Fabrics
Alchemy Cocoa
Alchemy
Naples FR Linen
Alderney
Allegra Crumb
Allegra
Osamu Treacle
Colour 3 Fabrics
Amalfi Chocolate
Amalfi
Amalfi Cinnamon
Amalfi
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
Dibber
Farrow & Ball · #7e775b
To stand against it
Half Harbour Grey
Zoffany · #d1caba
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