Simon Houlding Upholstery
Muted olive linen with repeating cream elongated geometric motifs and tiny horizontal marks

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Smocked Gherkin

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Smocked Gherkin brings a cool, muted olive green to a lively vertical pattern of cream elongated forms and tiny horizontal marks. The close-up shows a softly irregular linen surface beneath the graphic print.

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About this fabric

Made from 100% linen, Smocked Gherkin is approximately 137cm wide and is specified for curtains and fixed upholstery. Its General Domestic upholstery grade makes it suitable for everyday domestic seating applications. The olive ground reads earthy but relatively cool, while the slim cream motifs create clear contrast without becoming harsh. Allow 3% shrinkage when planning the finished piece.

How to use it

Use this olive-and-cream colourway for relaxed curtains in a neutral room, or on a statement armchair where its vertical rhythm can be appreciated. Pair it with warm timber, chalky walls and natural textures to balance the cool green tone.

The muted olive ground and cream vertical motifs bring an easy contemporary rhythm to curtains, chairs and fixed upholstery.

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Pairs well with

A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside Smocked Gherkin without fighting it. 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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