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Ruskin Blue
Ruskin II FabricF3923-08
Ruskin Blue is a softly muted blue floral with a fine, textural surface that lets the pattern sit quietly rather than shout. The design reads as an elegant all-over damask-style motif with a cool, chalky finish.
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About this fabric
Ruskin Blue from the Ruskin II collection by Colefax and Fowler is woven in a blend of 53% viscose, 25% linen and 22% cotton, giving the cloth a gently natural handle with a refined surface. The printless woven pattern shows up in a pale dusty blue-grey tone, with the raised floral scrolling visible across the ground rather than in high contrast. Its approximate 64cm vertical repeat and 142cm width make it suitable for larger-scale pattern placement, while the overall effect remains soft and restrained. The cool, silvery colouring gives the fabric a calm, understated quality that feels tailored rather than decorative. With no performance features noted and a CM fire code, it is a considered choice for interiors needing a smart decorative textile.
How to use it
Use Ruskin Blue on upholstery, cushions or full-length curtains where its cool blue-grey tone can bring a quiet freshness to the room. It sits especially well with pale woods, chalky whites and brushed metal finishes.
A cool, quietly tailored blue that works well on upholstered pieces or elegant drapes.
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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 Ruskin 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
Albeck
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
Plummett
Farrow & Ball · #8c8e8d
To stand against it
Koi Carp
Zoffany · #9e4f40
Other blue fabrics
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