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Mellar Old Blue
Romilly FabricF4925-03
Mellar Old Blue shows a finely speckled, all-over texture in softened blue-grey tones. The small-scale pattern gives the fabric a quietly weathered look with a pale, light-catching ground.
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About this fabric
Mellar Old Blue from the Romilly collection by Colefax and Fowler is woven in a 79% Cotton, 12% Polyester, 9% Viscose blend with an approximate width of 138cm and a vertical repeat of 32cm / horizontal repeat of 34cm. The surface reads as a dense, peppered texture rather than a bold motif, with the old blue marking sitting just above a warm neutral base. In the photo, the colour feels muted and slightly dusty, so the overall effect is soft and settled rather than bright or coastal. It is a versatile fabric type with no performance features noted, and the blend gives it enough body for relaxed upholstery as well as decorative curtains. The small repeat and low-contrast pattern make it easy to use across larger pieces without the design becoming overpowering.
How to use it
Use this colourway on an armchair, ottoman or lined curtains where the soft blue-grey will calm timber and stone surfaces. It pairs well with chalky whites, putty neutrals and deeper navy accents for a layered, tailored room.
A quietly worn blue ground that works beautifully with pale oak, limestone and brushed metal finishes.
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Mellar Bone
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Mellar Red
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Mellar Sienna
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Romilly Chocolate
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Romilly Moss Green
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Pairs well with
Mellar Old Blue is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.
Monkey Puzzle Old Blue
Wild Life
Caspian Old Blue
Ashdown
Brunello Old Blue
Belvedere
Berkeley Mineral
Caversham Collection
Berkeley Wedgewood
Caversham Collection
Grenadine Lagon
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Wild Palms Cobalt
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Klaudia Outdoor Denim
Alfresco Indoor Outdoor Fabric
Sicily Outdoor Navy
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Aurelia Duck Egg
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Ganton Cobalt
Berwick Fabrics
Extinct Navy
Animalia 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
Pigeon
Farrow & Ball · #999f93
To stand against it
Carmen Light
Sanderson · #a7565d
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