Close-up of a warm vanilla cream plain weave with fine nubby texture

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J Brown

Paolo Vanilla

Name: Paolo Vanilla
Brand: J Brown
SKU: 211

Paolo Fabric211

Paolo Vanilla is a softly textured plain in a warm vanilla cream, with a finely nubby surface that reads calm and understated in the light.

soft vanilla cream plain none relaxed upholstery

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

About this fabric

This colourway shows a gentle vanilla tone with a creamy, slightly warm cast, and the tight woven texture gives it a subtle grain across the surface. Made from 52% polyester and 48% cotton, it is specified for heavy domestic use and carries a Martindale rating of 40,000, making it a practical choice for seating. The back-coated construction is supplied to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, and after care is professional dry clean in situ. Its plain design keeps the look versatile, while the tiny woven texture stops the pale neutral from feeling flat.

How to use it

Use Paolo Vanilla on sofas, armchairs or banquettes where you want a light neutral with a little texture rather than a smooth, flat finish. It pairs well with oak, linen whites and soft taupe accents, keeping the room airy and relaxed.

A warm neutral that sits quietly on upholstery and layers easily with timber, linen and muted colour.

J Brown Paolo Fabric

Specification

Aftercare: Professional Dry Clean in situ, please refer to the pattern book for further care instructions
Composition: 52% Polyester 48% Cotton
Designs in the collection: 54
Fire rating: Supplied Back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852
Rub test (martindale): 40,000 rubs
Style: Plains
Suitable for: Heavy Domestic

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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Paolo Vanilla 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

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To stand against it

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