Pale balsam blue-green fabric with mottled cloudy texture and vertical tonal marks

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Kirkby Design

Spray Balsam

Name: Spray Balsam
Brand: Kirkby Design

Spray Balsam is a softly mottled blue-green fabric with a cool, misted appearance. Its tonal surface shifts between pale aqua-teal and slightly deeper vertical marks, creating a quietly weathered effect.

pale balsam teal abstract medium relaxed upholstery

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About this fabric

The design has an abstract, clouded texture rather than a defined motif, with uneven vertical traces running through the pale balsam ground. Its lightly napped-looking surface catches the light softly, giving the blue-green shade gentle depth without becoming bright or saturated. The overall impression is cool, relaxed and tactile, with the irregular tonal variation helping to disguise small interruptions across an upholstered form. No performance features are noted for this fabric.

How to use it

Use this pale balsam teal on a generous armchair, headboard or sofa where its muted, weathered surface can read as a calm colour field. Pair it with chalky whites, pale timber and soft grey-blue accents to draw out its cool, misted character.

Its cool, misted teal ground and softly weathered texture bring quiet depth to upholstered seating.

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