Close-up of plain pale greige taupe suede-textured fabric with a soft matte nap

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Kirkby Design

Dakota Suede Birch

Dakota Suede Birch appears as a near-uniform pale greige-taupe plain with a low, suede-like nap. Its matte surface shows restrained tonal movement as the light crosses the swatch.

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About this fabric

This colourway is a pale birch-like greige, sitting between warm beige and soft grey rather than reading as a crisp cream. The close-up shows no printed motif, just a fine, even nap with faint directional variation across the surface. That low-contrast texture keeps the shade quiet while giving it gentle depth instead of a flat, stark appearance. The supplied record lists no performance features, so suitability should be checked against the requirements of the intended upholstery project.

How to use it

Pair this soft greige-taupe with chalky whites, natural oak and muted charcoal for a calm, layered upholstery scheme. Its understated matte surface also works well against subtly patterned cushions where the colour needs to remain quietly supportive.

Use this pale greige-taupe upholstery to soften darker timber, charcoal or warm neutral furnishings.

Kirkby Design Dakota Suede Fabric

Specification

Composition: 93% Polyester 7% Polyurethane
Width: 142 cms (55.9 ")
Rub test (Martindale): 30,000 Severe Domestic
Suitable for: Where Legislation Allows
Style: Plain / Solid
Aftercare: Do Not Bleach, Consult Specialist Dry Cleaner, Do Not Tumble Dry, Warm Iron, Mch7 40degC Spin/No Wring
Environmental: REACH Compliant, PFAS Free
Performance: Washable
Product type: Faux Suede
Sample size: 17cm x 13cm
Wyzenbeek: 50,000

Specification as published by Kirkby Design. 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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Pairs well with

Dakota Suede Birch 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

Green Almond

Zoffany · #bfb8a5

To stand against it

Light Gold

Little Greene · #d8bb5d