Warm gunmetal taupe fabric with a fine, subtly vertical woven texture

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Kirkby Design

Aloe Gunmetal

Name: Aloe Gunmetal
Brand: Kirkby Design

Aloe Fabric

Aloe Gunmetal is a muted taupe-grey fabric with a calm, understated presence. Its close, fine weave creates a softly textured surface, with subtle vertical definition visible across the swatch.

muted taupe gunmetal plain none smart drapery

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About this fabric

Aloe Gunmetal is a quiet plain-looking cloth in a warm gunmetal grey, with a barely perceptible vertical-and-horizontal weave visible across the swatch. The surface is flat and finely textured rather than velvety, while restrained tonal variation gives the colour a soft, powdered depth. Its fine, even visual weight reads as a light furnishing textile, making it more naturally suited to drapery than heavy upholstery. The supplied record identifies it as Fabric and notes no performance features; no composition, width or rub-test data has been supplied.

How to use it

Use this warm taupe-grey colourway for full-length curtains or relaxed blinds in rooms with chalky whites, pale oak and brushed metal. Its cool gunmetal undertone also works well with charcoal accents without becoming stark.

Pair its warm taupe-grey cast with chalky whites, oak and brushed metal for a quiet, tailored scheme.

Kirkby Design Aloe Fabric

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