Mottled chestnut-brown plain fabric with warm golden highlights and subtle sheen

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J Brown

Modena Chestnut

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Modena Chestnut shows a deep, warm brown ground lifted by softer golden-brown movement across the surface. The finish has a subtle sheen and a gently mottled texture that gives the plain cloth extra depth.

warm chestnut brown plain none smart upholstery

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About this fabric

This colourway reads as a chestnut brown with olive-gold warmth, the light catching on the raised texture to create a quietly variegated, almost brushed effect. It is a plain from the Modena collection by J Brown, with 92 colourways in the range, and this version feels especially grounded and refined. Made from 100% polyester and specified for contract use, it has a 80,000 Martindale rating, making it a strong choice where durability matters. The fabric is supplied back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, with other treatments available on request, and it can be professionally dry cleaned in situ or washed at 40°C according to the pattern book.

How to use it

Use Modena Chestnut on an armchair, banquette or smart upholstered headboard to bring warmth without going too red or orange. Its muted golden undertone sits well with tobacco leather, walnut timber and chalky neutrals.

A warm brown base with soft golden highlights for a rich, tailored look.

J Brown Modena Fabric

Specification

Composition: 100% Polyester
Designs in the collection: 92
Rub test (Martindale): 80,000 rubs
Suitable for: Contract
Style: Plains
Fire rating: Supplied Back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, other treatments are available upon request.
Aftercare: Professional Dry Clean In situ or Washable @ 40°C, please refer to the pattern book for further care instructions

Specification as published by J Brown. 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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Pairs well with

Modena Chestnut is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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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

Pan

Coat Paints · #857d5b

To stand against it

Latte

Zoffany · #dcccbf