Close-up of warm taupe plain fabric with a mottled, softly weathered texture

Tap the swatch to see it full screen. Colours on a screen are a guide, not a match, so come and feel the real cloth.

J Brown

Modena Storm

Modena Fabric13097

Modena Storm reads as a softly weathered taupe, with a warm, clouded surface that gives the plain cloth real depth. The close weave and gently mottled finish make the shade feel layered rather than flat.

warm storm taupe plain none smart upholstery

Ask Simon about this fabric

You have used your previews for today. Send one to Simon and you can carry on.

See this fabric on J Brown's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

This colourway in the Modena collection has a calm, stormy taupe character, shifting between warm beige and dusky brown as the light moves across the surface. It is a 100% Polyester fabric with a hard-working 80,000 Martindale rating and contract usage, so it is well suited to demanding interiors. The finish looks subtly brushed or worn-in, which softens the plain design and keeps the overall effect smart rather than stark. Supplied back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, it also offers practical reassurance for commercial schemes, and it may be professionally dry cleaned in situ or washed at 40°C according to the pattern book instructions.

How to use it

Use Modena Storm on banquettes, armchairs or sofas where you want a grounded neutral with more warmth than grey. It pairs neatly with charcoal, oak and muted olive, and its clouded tone adds interest without competing with bolder accessories.

A versatile taupe with a soft mottled finish that works beautifully on tailored seating.

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.

More from Modena

The same book, other colourways.

Close-up of smoky slate grey plain fabric with pale mottled flecks and textured weave

Modena Slate

Modena

Smoky taupe-grey plain fabric swatch with softly mottled, pebbled texture

Modena Smoke

Modena

Pale pearl-white plain fabric swatch with a soft silky sheen and subtle texture

Modena Snow

Modena

Mottled rust and copper plain weave fabric with warm brown shading

Modena Spice

Modena

Mottled smoky steel grey plain fabric with subtle lighter flecks and soft sheen

Modena Steel

Modena

Warm stone beige plain fabric with subtle vertical sheen and fine texture

Modena Stone

Modena

Close-up of burnished tangerine plain fabric with a plush, mottled texture

Modena Tangerine

Modena

Soft warm taupe plain fabric with subtle sheen and mottled woven texture

Modena Taupe

Modena

Close-up of a muted teal plain fabric with mottled texture and soft sheen

Modena Teal

Modena

Close-up of a warm terracotta plain fabric with mottled coppery highlights and soft textured weave.

Modena Terracotta

Modena

Close-up of a deep truffle-brown plain fabric with golden mottled flecks and subtle texture.

Modena Truffle

Modena

Close-up of bright turquoise blue plain upholstery fabric with a softly mottled texture

Modena Turquoise

Modena

See the whole collection

Pairs well with

Modena Storm 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.

Champagne taupe geometric fabric with hexagonal chevron weave pattern

Scorpio Champagne

Comet Collection

Warm taupe leaf damask fabric swatch with pale beige pattern

Caribou Mole

Eden Collection

Muted taupe and ivory woven triangles in a tactile geometric repeat

Adisa Taupe

Amara

Pale greige woven fabric with a small raised diamond lattice pattern

Makenzi Natural

Amara

Dusty pink bellflowers and sage stems on a muted taupe wallpaper ground

Bellflower Wallpaper Pink/Green

Ashdown Wallpaper

Stone greige wallpaper with cream flower sprays, taupe leaves and butterflies

Messina Wallpaper Stone

Ashdown Wallpaper

Odhni Damson

Amlapura Fabrics

Fidelio Cocoa

Arabella Wallpaper

Taupe botanical trail fabric with fine leaf motifs and woven texture

Fabio Taupe

Acacia

Taupe fabric with pale feather motifs and a soft textured ground

Feather Coffee

Acacia

Muted blush-taupe woven ground with repeating storm-blue zigzag bands

Akari Storm/Positano

Akari Weaves

$Pale mink-grey wallpaper with softly fractured, overlapping organic cell motifs$

Kinetic Mink

Anthology 03

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

Dalston Chat

Coat Paints · #a7937a

To stand against it

Velvet Blue

Zoffany · #526176