Simon Houlding Upholstery
Pale orchid-greige deep pile with softly flecked, plush texture

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Soft Orchid

Sensation Carpet

Soft Orchid is a pale orchid-greige shade with a quiet, chalky appearance. Its close, softly flecked surface gives the swatch a gentle depth rather than a flat block of colour.

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About this fabric

The colour sits between warm beige and cool grey, with a subtle lilac cast that becomes more noticeable across the pale surface. Tiny tonal flecks and the dense pile create a softly mottled texture, while the low-contrast finish keeps the overall look calm. Cormar catalogues this fabric as Carpet in the Soft Deep Pile category. The substantial, tactile surface makes it read as a plush upholstery-weight textile within this library.

How to use it

Use Soft Orchid to soften a neutral room where its pale greige base can sit alongside warm stone, ivory and light timber. The restrained orchid undertone adds quiet colour without overpowering a softly layered scheme.

A softly flecked deep pile in pale orchid greige for calm, tactile schemes.

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