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Malabar Red
Malabar Fabric03051-02
Malabar Red shows a finely speckled pattern in a warm, muted brick red over a soft neutral ground. The overall effect is textured and quietly patterned rather than bold.
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About this fabric
This Colefax and Fowler fabric is composed of 90% cotton and 10% polyester, with a width of approximately 132cm and a repeat of about 15cm vertically by 11cm horizontally. The small-scale pattern reads as a dense scatter of red marks, creating a lively surface with an earthy, slightly weathered character. In this colourway the red sits closer to brick and claret than bright crimson, so it feels warm and settled rather than sharp. Its cotton-rich composition and mid-scale repeat make it a versatile textile for schemes that want pattern without heaviness.
How to use it
Use Malabar Red to add depth to tailored upholstery, cushions or a smart headboard, especially where the warm red can contrast with limestone, oak or painted off-white. It also works well in layered country-house schemes that need a grounded accent with a little movement.
A warm red small-scale pattern that brings richness without overwhelming a room.
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The same book, other colourways.
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Pairs well with
A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside Malabar Red without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.
Romney British Wool Brick
Romney
END3148
Enduro
38 Pepper
Maverick
Thorned Rose
Red
Strawberry Thief
Red
Islay Red
Bohemian Romance
Croft Red
Mulberry Croft Weaves
Quadretto Red
Pelham
Alaska Cinnamon
Alaska Collection
Dakota Claret
Dakota Collection
Roseau Garance
Atelier Camargue Fabrics
Castiglione Garance
Atelier Fabrics
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
La Torre
Coat Paints · #986c63
To stand against it
Vermeer Yellow
Zoffany · #ddc379
Other red fabrics
Across the houses we hold. See all 2,196.
Lucerne Cardinal
Lucerne Silks
Lucerne Dark Red
Lucerne Silks
Lucerne Emperor Red
Lucerne Silks
Bantry Red
Magnus Checks
Bowen Check Red
Magnus Checks
Carrick Plaid Red/Green
Magnus Checks
Donovan Plaid Red
Magnus Checks
Donovan Plaid Red/Forest
Magnus Checks
Dunmore Check Red/Green
Magnus Checks
Magnus Plaid Red/Green
Magnus Checks
Cantinella Red
Marius
Dianthus Red
Marius