Bay-leaf olive textile swatch with fine horizontal striations and softly mottled texture

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Kirkby Design

Orion Iii Bay Leaf

Orion Iii Fabric

Orion III Bay Leaf is a quietly tonal textile in a deep bay-leaf olive. Across the swatch, fine horizontal lines and restrained mottling create movement without a distinct motif.

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About this fabric

Bay Leaf reads as a deep, muted olive with brown-khaki depth rather than a bright botanical green. The close surface is almost plain at a glance, but fine horizontal striations and softly irregular tonal shifts give it a dry, brushed-looking texture. The supplied record identifies it as a fabric and notes no performance features; no composition, width or rub-test figure has been provided. Its dense-looking face therefore presents as an upholstery-led textile, subject to confirming technical suitability for the intended piece.

How to use it

Use this subdued bay-leaf olive on an armchair, headboard or tailored sofa where its brown-green depth can sit comfortably with walnut, antique brass and warm stone shades. Keep surrounding patterns restrained so the horizontal surface texture remains visible.

Pair this deep olive textile with warm timber, aged leather and quiet neutral upholstery.

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

Reduced Green

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To stand against it

Rain Lake

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