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J Brown

Paolo Woodland

Name: Paolo Woodland
Brand: J Brown
SKU: 184

Paolo Fabric184

Paolo Woodland is a close-textured plain with a soft olive-brown cast and a quietly speckled surface. The colour sits low and earthy, with enough depth to feel grounded rather than flat.

earthy olive brown plain none relaxed upholstery

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About this fabric

This Woodland colourway reads as an olive-tinged brown with a muted, mossy warmth and a tactile nubby weave that softens the surface. The fabric is composed of 52% polyester and 48% cotton, and its 40,000 Martindale rating and Heavy Domestic usage make it suitable for hardworking seating. It is supplied back coated to Cigarette & Match to BS5852, and after care is professional dry clean in situ. The plain design and compact texture give it a calm, upholstery-led finish that feels practical without looking harsh.

How to use it

Use Woodland on sofas, banquettes or dining chairs where a warm, understated tone is needed. It pairs naturally with oak, leather, clay and soft off-whites, and its earthy depth works especially well in relaxed, layered interiors.

A grounded olive-brown that works well on tailored seating and warm, natural schemes.

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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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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