Simon Houlding Upholstery
Warm taupe-grey Teddy fabric with a dense, fine irregular woven texture

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Kirkby Design

Teddy Rhino

Teddy Fabric

Teddy Rhino has a quiet, earthy presence, combining warm taupe with a restrained grey cast. The close-up reveals a dense, finely nubby surface with subtle tonal variation rather than a printed motif.

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About this fabric

This colourway reads as a balanced taupe-grey: warmer and softer than a straightforward mid-grey, but still muted enough to sit comfortably with natural neutrals. Its compact surface is visibly grainy and tactile, with tiny irregular flecks creating gentle depth as the light moves across it. The cloth has the substantial visual weight expected of an upholstery textile rather than a fine, fluid curtain fabric. No composition, width, rub-test figure or performance feature is supplied for this exact fabric, so those details should be confirmed before specification.

How to use it

Pair Teddy Rhino with chalky walls, warm timber and oat-coloured linens to bring out its earthy taupe side, or use it against charcoal accents for a more defined grey contrast.

Use this softly mottled taupe-grey upholstery on comfortable seating, where its tactile surface can add quiet depth.

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Pairs well with

Teddy Rhino 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.

To sit quietly behind it

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To stand against it

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