Warm tobacco velvet with white cranes, dark willow branches and pale landscape accents

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House of Hackney

ZEUS Velvet - Tobacco

Name: ZEUS Velvet - Tobacco
Brand: House of Hackney
SKU: 1-FA-ZEU-VE-TOB-XXX-XXX

fabric Velvet1-FA-ZEU-VE-TOB-XXX-XXX

ZEUS Velvet in Tobacco presents a richly warm brown ground scattered with pale cranes, cascading willow branches and small landscape-like accents. The deep tobacco tone gives the illustrated scene a particularly autumnal, dramatic presence.

warm tobacco brown botanical large luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

The large-scale design combines white and cream cranes with charcoal, black, muted grey and russet foliage, creating strong contrast against the tobacco-brown background. Willow branches sweep across the surface in dense, layered clusters, while small pale landscape details and blossom-like marks add visual rhythm between the larger motifs. As a velvet, the fabric has a plush, light-catching character suited to upholstery; no composition, width or rub-test specification is supplied, and no performance features are noted. The warm ground and dark botanical detailing make this colourway feel deeper and more enveloping than a lighter interpretation of the same design.

How to use it

Use it on a statement armchair, headboard or occasional sofa where the warm tobacco tone can anchor a room. Pair with cream, charcoal, aged wood and restrained rust accents to echo the cranes and foliage without competing with the large pattern.

Use this warm tobacco ground to bring depth to statement upholstery, balancing the pale cranes and dark, cascading foliage with quieter surrounding tones.

House of Hackney fabric Velvet

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Paint that goes with it

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To stand against it

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