Close-up of warm taupe-brown Dakota Suede with a softly brushed, plain surface.

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Kirkby Design

Dakota Suede Monel

Name: Dakota Suede Monel
Brand: Kirkby Design

Dakota Suede Monel is a quietly tactile upholstery fabric in a warm taupe-brown shade. Its plain, suede-like surface appears softly brushed, with gentle tonal depth across the swatch.

warm taupe brown plain none relaxed upholstery

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About this fabric

The image shows a uniform taupe-brown colour with a warm, earthy cast rather than a cool grey undertone. Its soft suede-like nap catches the light subtly, creating restrained variation across the otherwise plain surface. No performance features or further specification data are noted in the supplied information, so this description is based on the visible swatch.

How to use it

Use this warm taupe-brown colour on a generously shaped sofa, armchair or headboard where its softly brushed surface can add comfort without introducing a visible pattern. Pair it with cream, walnut and muted olive for a grounded, relaxed scheme.

The warm taupe-brown tone and softly brushed surface bring understated comfort to upholstered seating.

Kirkby Design Dakota Suede Fabric

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Pairs well with

Dakota Suede Monel 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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