Warm mushroom-taupe velvet swatch showing a softly shifting, plain nap

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Mark Alexander

Madison Roman

Name: Madison Roman
Brand: Mark Alexander

Madison Roman is a quiet, solid velvet in a deep mushroom-taupe shade. The close surface appears gently dimensional as the nap catches the light in softly changing bands.

warm mushroom taupe plain none luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

This colourway is catalogued as a velvet, with a dense-looking, plain surface and no visible motif or directional pattern. Its brown-grey taupe tone feels warm and grounded, while the subtle nap variation prevents the shade from appearing flat. The low-contrast surface gives Madison Roman a composed, luxe character well suited to upholstery. No performance features are noted in the supplied information for this fabric.

How to use it

Use Madison Roman on a sofa, armchair or ottoman where its warm mushroom depth can anchor softer creams, aged timber and muted stone shades. Its restrained surface also suits tailored upholstery in rooms that call for richness without strong pattern.

A deep mushroom-taupe velvet for upholstered seating, where its quiet nap variation adds understated richness.

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Pairs well with

Madison Roman 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

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