Simon Houlding Upholstery
Cool blue-grey plain weave with a softly mottled, subtly textured surface

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Mercury Fr Crib 5 Magnesium

Mercury Fabric

Mercury Fr Crib 5 Magnesium is a cool blue-grey plain weave with a softly mottled surface visible across the swatch. Its restrained colour shifts gently between steel grey and muted blue as the light moves across it.

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About this fabric

The close, even weave gives this Magnesium colourway a neat, quietly textured appearance rather than a pronounced pattern. Its cool blue-grey tone feels calm and architectural, with enough depth to avoid looking flat or stark. The catalogue identifies it as a fabric, with no further specification data or performance features supplied. The plain surface keeps the colour firmly in focus, making the swatch read as smart and understated.

How to use it

Use Magnesium on a tailored sofa, headboard or occasional chair where its cool blue-grey tone can sit alongside chalky whites, pale timber and deeper charcoal accents. It also suits rooms needing a calm, contemporary counterpoint to warmer oak or tan leather.

A composed blue-grey plain weave that brings cool, understated depth to upholstered seating.

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