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Plain warm cream cotton fabric swatch with fine matte weave Porter & Stone

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Carrera Natural

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Carrera Natural is a quiet, softly woven plain in a warm natural cream tone. The surface reads matte and even, with a gentle textile texture that keeps the colour feeling calm rather than stark.

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About this fabric

Woven in 100% cotton and measuring 140cm wide, Carrera Natural is a practical plain cloth with no pattern repeat, making it straightforward to cut and match. The colour sits in a pale natural cream range, with a slightly warm undertone that softens the look of the fabric in daylight. Its close, understated weave gives the surface a clean, low-contrast appearance rather than a crisp white finish. With no performance features noted, it is best appreciated for its simplicity, handle and easygoing neutral character.

How to use it

Use this colourway where you want a soft backdrop that won’t compete with timber grain, rattan or patterned cushions. Its warm cream tone works especially well in calm, layered rooms with linen, plaster and oak.

A soft, versatile neutral that sits easily with timber, linen and painted finishes.

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Carrera Natural 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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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.

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