Cool grey botanical ground with ivory banana leaves, palms and trailing flowers

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Mark Alexander

Kerala Grey

Name: Kerala Grey
Brand: Mark Alexander

Kerala Grey layers a cool dove-grey ground with an abundant ivory botanical drawing. Banana leaves, palms, flowers and berry-like details overlap across the surface in a softly weathered, low-contrast palette.

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About this fabric

The grey background reads muted and slightly blue in the light, while the ivory foliage gives the design a chalky, gently aged appearance. Large banana leaves and feathery palm fronds create the main rhythm, with smaller blossoms and clustered fruit filling the spaces between. A fine, subtly irregular surface grain is visible beneath the detailed motif, keeping the expansive pattern from appearing flat. No performance features are noted for this fabric.

How to use it

Use Kerala Grey where a room needs pattern without strong colour contrast: it would sit naturally beside chalky whites, pale stone and cool timber. The quiet grey-and-ivory palette is especially suited to a layered scheme of botanical cushions, relaxed curtains or a softly patterned occasional chair.

The cool grey ground and softly contrasting ivory foliage bring a calm, collected botanical character to seating, cushions or window treatments.

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