Warm paprika-orange velvet with soft copper highlights folding across a dense plain pile

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Performance Velvets Paprika

Performance Velvets Paprika is a rich, plain velvet in a warm rust-orange tone. The close, soft pile catches the light across the folded swatch, shifting from deep paprika to glowing copper.

warm paprika orange plain none luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

The swatch shows a smooth, unpatterned velvet with a dense, finely textured surface and a softly luminous finish. Its paprika colouring sits between burnt orange and warm rust, with the raised folds revealing brighter copper highlights against deeper shaded areas. At 540 gsm, it has the substantial visual weight expected of an upholstery velvet. The usable width is 141 cm, with a 0 cm vertical and horizontal pattern repeat, making the plain surface straightforward to position across upholstered forms.

How to use it

Pair this warm paprika shade with walnut, aged brass and softly contrasting cream upholstery for a room with rich autumnal depth. Used on a sofa, headboard or occasional chair, its shifting copper highlights will make the silhouette feel especially tactile.

Use this warm paprika velvet to bring depth and a softly glowing, tactile finish to upholstered seating and statement pieces.

Harlequin Performance Velvet Velvet

Specification

Usable width: 141 cm
Standard length: 0 m
Vertical repeat: 0 cm
Horizontal repeat: 0 cm
Weight: 540 gsm

Specification as published by Harlequin. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Made up by us

Every metre we order is cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage. Reupholstery, bespoke pieces, curtains, blinds and headboards.

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