Pale blue-grey textile with narrow dark blue irregular vertical stripes

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Lelievre

Houlgate - Opale

Name: Houlgate - Opale
Brand: Lelievre
SKU: 4264-04

Houlgate – Opale presents a quiet pale blue-grey ground crossed by closely spaced, irregular vertical stripes. The fine dark lines create a gently tailored rhythm without overpowering the light background.

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About this fabric

This colourway is catalogued as a Fabric, with no further composition, width or performance specifications supplied. Visually, the pale blue-grey ground has a cool, airy quality, while the narrow blue-grey stripes vary subtly in spacing and line weight. The vertical pattern gives the cloth a neat architectural feel, with enough irregularity to keep it from reading as rigid or overly formal. Its fine appearance makes it particularly well suited to drapery applications.

How to use it

Use Houlgate – Opale for full-length curtains in a pale, cool-toned room, where the vertical striping can add height without introducing a strong contrast. Pair it with chalky whites, soft grey upholstery and restrained blue accents to echo the colourway’s calm depth.

Use its cool blue-grey ground and narrow vertical striping to bring understated rhythm to curtains or blinds.

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