Simon Houlding Upholstery
Close-up of Calico wool-loop carpet in a softly flecked oatmeal-grey neutral Cormar

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Calico

Pimlico Carpet

Calico presents a pale oatmeal-grey surface with a subtly mottled appearance, created by its closely packed loops. The restrained colour and fine texture give the swatch a quiet, softly weathered character.

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About this carpet

Calico is a Wool Loop carpet, with a compact, closely repeated loop structure visible across the swatch. Its colour sits between warm stone, oatmeal and pale grey rather than reading as a clean cream, while tiny darker flecks add gentle depth. The short loops create a dry, tactile texture, and the even construction keeps the surface finely grained and understated. This colourway has a calm, low-contrast presence that suits interiors built around natural neutrals and layered texture.

How to use it

Use Calico as a softly warm neutral ground alongside pale timber, chalky paint and woven textures. Its oatmeal-grey tone can also temper cooler whites without introducing a strong colour contrast.

The softly flecked oatmeal-grey tone brings quiet warmth and tactile depth to understated interiors.

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Calico 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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