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Shade Driftwood
Nuance Fabric
Shade Driftwood is a subdued grey-taupe textile with a finely woven surface and a gentle, even tonal depth. Its quiet colour reads warm against the cool neutrality of the weave.
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About this fabric
The close-up shows a plain weave with very fine vertical and horizontal threads, creating restrained texture rather than a visible motif. Driftwood sits between soft grey and taupe, with a slightly warm cast that keeps the shade from feeling stark. The surface catches the light subtly, revealing delicate tonal variation across the otherwise even ground. No performance features are noted for this fabric, so its suitability should be assessed against the intended upholstery or drapery application.
How to use it
Pair this warm grey-taupe with chalky whites, weathered timber and muted olive for a calm, layered room. Its unobtrusive plain weave also works well alongside more expressive patterned cushions or curtains.
Use this quietly textured grey-taupe weave to soften tailored upholstery or understated window treatments.
Pairs well with
Shade Driftwood 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
Cobblestone
Zoffany · #8b877e
To stand against it
All White
Farrow & Ball · #f6f7f2
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