Close-up of a soft warm taupe plain weave fabric with fine textured surface

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Colefax and Fowler

Stratford Taupe

Name: Stratford Taupe
Brand: Colefax and Fowler
SKU: F3831-09

Roscoe FabricF3831-09

Stratford Taupe is a calm, textural plain in a softly warmed taupe with a dry, linen-like surface. The close weave gives it a neatly tailored look without any visible pattern.

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About this fabric

Stratford Taupe from the Roscoe collection by Colefax and Fowler is a 140cm wide fabric composed of 59% viscose, 16% polyester, 15% cotton and 10% linen. It has no repeat, which keeps the surface reading as an even, understated plain rather than a decorative weave. In the image, the colour sits between beige and grey with a gentle warm cast, creating a muted taupe that feels grounded and versatile. The finish appears subtly matte with fine cross-thread texture, giving it enough body for upholstery while still feeling composed for window treatments.

How to use it

Use this warm taupe to soften clean-lined upholstery, especially where you want the texture to bring interest instead of pattern. It pairs naturally with oak, stone, chalk white and deeper brown accents for a restrained, layered room.

A quietly tailored taupe that works well across upholstery and relaxed drapery schemes.

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Specification

Care code: Q 8 < T 3
Composition: 59% Viscose, 16% Polyester, 15% Cotton, 10% Linen
Fire code: √BH
Pattern repeat: V 0cm / H 0cm approx
Width: 140cm 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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Stratford Taupe 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.

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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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