Close-textured taupe-grey Montrose Melton surface with a soft matte nap

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Isle Mill

Montrose Melton Portobello

Name: Montrose Melton Portobello
Brand: Isle Mill

Montrose Melton Portobello is shown here as a quiet taupe-grey plain with a close, softly napped surface. Its restrained depth comes from fine tonal variation across the matte face rather than a printed motif.

soft taupe grey plain none smart upholstery

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About this fabric

This Portobello colourway has a substantial-looking, close-textured surface in a balanced taupe grey, sitting between warm stone and softened charcoal. The matte face and fine nap absorb the light gently, giving the plain fabric a calm, grounded appearance rather than a glossy or sharply contrasting finish. As a textile SKU catalogued as Fabric, it is visually well suited to upholstery where a quiet, tailored surface is required. No composition, width, usage or rub-test specification has been supplied for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use Portobello on a neat sofa, headboard or occasional chair alongside chalky creams, weathered timber and darker grey accents. Its muted taupe-grey tone is particularly effective when a room needs depth without introducing a strong colour statement.

Use this softly textured taupe-grey plain on tailored upholstery where its quiet, matte character can anchor a room.

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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.

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