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Fontessa Old Blue
Rosella FabricF4532-01
Fontessa in Old Blue shows a classic damask pattern softened into a pale, chalky blue ground. The motif reads gently tonal rather than high-contrast, giving the cloth a light, lived-in elegance.
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About this fabric
Woven in a 49% viscose, 26% linen, 17% cotton and 8% polyester blend, this fabric has a dry, lightly slubbed texture that suits both fitted upholstery and elegant curtains. The repeat is a generous V 33cm / H 33cm approx, which lets the scrolling damask hold its shape clearly without feeling too small or busy. In this Old Blue colourway, the pattern sits in silvery blue with creamy highlights, so the design feels cool, soft and slightly weathered rather than bright. At 135cm approx wide and with Q 8 + T 3 care guidance and √BM fire code noted, it is a practical decorative textile with a refined finish.
How to use it
Use this pale blue damask on a compact sofa, bedroom headboard or full-length curtains where the soft contrast can be appreciated. It works especially well with white-painted joinery, brushed oak and linen in oyster or dove grey.
Pair with pale oak and chalky neutrals to keep the pattern feeling airy and refined.
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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 Fontessa Old Blue without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.
Bronte Danube
Darwin Collection
Pisa FR Wood
Modena FR
Chelsea Forget Me Not
Chelsea
Orissa Silk Bluebell
Orissa Silk
Raoul Blue
Hudson
Montrose Plaid Blue
Skye
Grey Stone
Blues
Leonse280
Leon Collection
Brandon Old Blue
Albeck
Lyncombe Old Blue
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Beaux-Arts Nuit
Atelier Fabrics
Albany Duckegg
Albany and Moray
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
Platinum Grey
Zoffany · #cbcbc1
To stand against it
Red Earth
Farrow & Ball · #bf7a6a
Other blue fabrics
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