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Babylon FR Smoke
Shimmer FR Fabric
Babylon FR Smoke shows a dark, textural abstract pattern with a smoky taupe-brown ground and a soft metallic glint from the lurex. The repeating motif reads bold at a distance but finely detailed up close.
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About this fabric
Babylon FR Smoke from Porter & Stone’s Shimmer FR collection is a 140cm-wide fabric in 95% polyester and 5% lurex, giving the surface a faint sheen against its deeper matte background. The 24cm vertical repeat builds a layered, elongated abstract pattern that feels rhythmic rather than busy. In this colourway, the brown and taupe tones sit on the cooler, smoke-filled side of neutral, with the metallic yarn catching the light just enough to lift the surface. It is a smart, textural option with enough body and visual interest for either upholstery or drapery, subject to the NQT1< care instructions.
How to use it
Its smoky brown palette works well with walnut, bronze and warm stone, especially where you want pattern without a strong colour statement. Use it on a sofa, occasional chair or curtains to add depth and a subtle shimmer to a quietly layered room.
Use it for tailored upholstery or structured curtains when you want a dark, textural neutral with a subtle shimmer.
More from Shimmer FR
The same book, other colourways.
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Babylon FR Indigo
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Babylon FR Onyx
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Babylon FR Rosso
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Babylon FR Sand
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Babylon FR Sapphire
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Babylon FR Teal
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Lava FR Amethyst
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Lava FR Bronze
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Lava FR Charcoal
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Lava FR Duck Egg
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Lava FR Natural
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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 Babylon FR Smoke without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.
Mineral Bear
Mineral
Alaska Bark
Alaska Collection
Alaska Espresso
Alaska Collection
Albany Espresso
Albany and Moray
Moray Ebony
Albany and Moray
Mylo Biscuit
Cassian P/Bk
Cosima Clay
Cosima Velvet II
Alchemy Cocoa
Alchemy
Naples FR Linen
Alderney
Allegra Crumb
Allegra
Amalfi Chocolate
Amalfi
Amalfi Cinnamon
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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.
To sit quietly behind it
Attic II
Little Greene · #5a5247
To stand against it
Hessian Green
Zoffany · #b3a26e
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Provence
Pure Velvet Truffle
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Kenya Bronze
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Limpopo Bronze
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Serengeti Bronze
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Zambia Bronze
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Forza FR Gold
Upholstery
Forza FR Mahogany
Upholstery