Cool steel grey fabric with a finely textured plain woven surface

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Kirkby Design

Chelsea Steel

Chelsea Ii Fabric

Chelsea Steel presents a calm, cool grey surface with the understated character of a finely woven textile. Its softly mottled steel tone shifts gently across the swatch rather than appearing completely flat.

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About this fabric

The colour sits between grey and softened charcoal, with a cool steel cast that gives the fabric a composed, contemporary feel. A close view reveals fine vertical and horizontal threads forming a compact plain weave, with subtle tonal variation across the surface. There is no visible printed motif; the interest comes from the restrained weave and lightly uneven colour. This quiet texture keeps Chelsea Steel smart without making it glossy or overly formal.

How to use it

Use Chelsea Steel to bring a cool, balanced note to tailored seating, or pair it with pale stone, crisp white and darker graphite accents for a restrained modern room. Its low-contrast surface also suits simple curtains where the steel-grey tone can read as a soft architectural backdrop.

A cool, quietly textured grey with enough visual restraint for tailored upholstery or understated window treatments.

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.

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