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Kirkby Design

Layer Soft Grey

Name: Layer Soft Grey
Brand: Kirkby Design

Layer Soft Grey has a soft, cool grey ground with fine broken striations running across the surface. The close, lightly mottled weave gives the colour a calm depth rather than a flat, uniform appearance.

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About this fabric

This Profile colourway is defined by its pale grey tone and irregular horizontal texture, with subtle darker threads creating gentle movement across the cloth. The weave appears fine and tactile, while the closely spaced lines keep the overall look understated. Small shifts between lighter and darker grey give the surface a softly weathered character without introducing a distinct motif. Its quiet contrast makes it an adaptable choice when a room needs texture without a strong pattern.

How to use it

Pair Layer Soft Grey with chalky whites, pale oak and brushed metal for a cool, understated scheme. Its softly broken grey texture would also sit comfortably on a tailored sofa, occasional chair or full-length curtain.

Use this softly textured grey as a calm, versatile ground for upholstery or drapery.

Kirkby Design Profile Fabric

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Pairs well with

Layer Soft Grey 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.

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