Pale chalk cream fabric with a softly mottled, plain-textured surface

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Kirkby Design

Nova Fr Chalk

Name: Nova Fr Chalk
Brand: Kirkby Design

Nova FR Chalk has a pale ivory appearance with the softly clouded, almost chalk-dusted quality visible across its plain surface. Its restrained tone keeps the swatch light without appearing stark white.

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About this fabric

The colour reads as a warm, muted cream, with faint tonal variation that gives the otherwise plain face gentle depth. A close view shows a subtle textile texture rather than a printed motif, and the surface remains visually quiet from edge to edge. This is a fabric SKU catalogued with no performance features or further specification data supplied. Its soft chalk character makes it a natural choice where a pale neutral is wanted without the harder contrast of bright white.

How to use it

Pair this chalky ivory with warm timber, natural linen and softly aged neutrals for an understated room, or use it to lighten deeper taupe and brown upholstery. The barely beige cast also sits comfortably alongside similarly warm off-whites.

Use this softly chalked cream as a light, quiet foundation for upholstery, curtains or layered neutral schemes.

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