Simon Houlding Upholstery
Pale greige fabric with a fine, softly grainy woven texture

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Profile Fossil

Profile Fabric

Profile Fossil is a pale greige textile with a close, fine woven surface. In the swatch, minute tonal variation keeps the near-neutral shade from looking flat.

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About this fabric

Catalogued as a fabric, this colourway presents a pale greige ground with a close, fine weave. The surface is subtly grainy rather than smooth, with tiny tonal flecks giving the light neutral a little depth. Profile Fossil reads warmer than a clean white and softer than a crisp grey, keeping the overall effect calm and understated. No performance features are noted in the supplied information, so this page focuses on its appearance and texture.

How to use it

Use the soft greige tone to bring quiet warmth to an upholstered chair, headboard or relaxed curtain scheme. It works especially well alongside chalky whites, pale timber and deeper taupe accents.

Use this pale greige woven texture to soften darker furnishings or create a quiet neutral backdrop.

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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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