Simon Houlding Upholstery
Warm brown-taupe carpet with dense fine flecks and softly mottled texture

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Bulrush

Linwood Carpet

Bulrush is shown here as a dense, finely textured carpet in a warm brown-taupe colourway. Its closely mottled surface gives the shade subtle depth, with lighter flecks breaking up the darker ground.

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About this fabric

The close-up reveals a compact, short-textured surface made up of tightly packed brown and taupe flecks rather than a flat, uniform colour. The overall tone is earthy and warm, while the small-scale variation keeps the finish visually soft. Bulrush is catalogued as a Carpet and carries an Easy Clean category, making that textured appearance especially practical for everyday settings. As the light shifts across the pile, the scattered lighter fibres add gentle movement without creating a pronounced pattern.

How to use it

Use this warm brown-taupe colourway to ground a relaxed scheme with oak, walnut, cream or woven natural accents. Its softly mottled finish can also sit comfortably alongside plain upholstery and tonal brown accessories.

The warm brown-taupe ground and dense flecked texture bring a softly mottled, practical feel to relaxed interiors.

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