Simon Houlding Upholstery
Dark bark-brown velvet with large cream flowers and blue-grey botanical foliage

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House of Hackney

COMPTON MAGNA Velvet - Bark

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COMPTON MAGNA Velvet - Bark brings an ornate botanical repeat into focus against a deep bark-brown ground. Large cream flowers, blue-grey blooms and olive-brown foliage give the swatch a richly layered, vintage-toned appearance.

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About this fabric

The dark brown base reads warm and earthy, giving the design a grounded, enveloping depth. A large cream flower dominates the left side of the swatch, contrasted by blue-grey blossoms and softly muted olive, tan and rust foliage. Curving stems and oversized leaves create a dense, flowing botanical composition with a distinctly decorative character. As a catalogued velvet, this colourway is particularly well suited to statement upholstery where its dark ground and large-scale pattern can be fully appreciated.

How to use it

Use Bark on a statement armchair, headboard or occasional sofa, pairing its warm brown ground with aged brass, dark timber and blue-grey or cream accents. Keep surrounding textiles quieter so the oversized floral forms remain the room’s focal point.

A richly patterned velvet for statement upholstery, with a dark brown ground and muted botanical tones.

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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

Reduced Green

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To stand against it

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