Dark bark-brown velvet with tiny olive, rust and muted gold woven checks

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House of Hackney

MARTELLO CHECK Velvet - Bark

Name: MARTELLO CHECK Velvet - Bark
Brand: House of Hackney
SKU: 1-FA-MAC-VE-BAK-XXX-XXX

fabric Velvet1-FA-MAC-VE-BAK-XXX-XXX

MARTELLO CHECK Velvet in Bark is a densely patterned small check with a dark, earthy presence. Brown, olive, rust and muted gold squares shift across the surface, creating a richly layered impression rather than a flat brown plain.

deep bark brown check small smart upholstery

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About this fabric

The velvet is built from closely packed checks, with irregular-looking bands and subtle waviness visible across the swatch. Its bark-brown ground is enlivened by mossy olive, burnt rust and occasional muted golden squares, giving the colourway a warm, woodland depth. The dark palette absorbs much of the light, while the warmer threads catch attention in small, scattered flashes. As a velvet with a visibly substantial, densely woven appearance, it is particularly well suited to upholstery.

How to use it

Use Bark on a statement armchair, sofa or headboard where its deep brown base can anchor a room. Pair it with warm timber, aged brass and quiet olive or camel accents to draw out the rust and muted gold checks without competing with the pattern.

Use this richly coloured velvet to bring depth to an upholstered chair, sofa or headboard, balancing its earthy checks with quieter natural tones.

House of Hackney fabric Velvet

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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

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To stand against it

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