Close-up of deep charcoal velvet with a cool blue-green cast and softly shifting nap

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Mark Alexander

Plush Charcoal

Name: Plush Charcoal
Brand: Mark Alexander

Plush Charcoal is a dense, plain velvet in a very deep charcoal tone. Its cool, subtly blue-green cast and quiet nap variation give the unpatterned surface a smoky, dimensional appearance.

deep blue charcoal plain none luxe upholstery

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See this fabric on Mark Alexander's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

Plush Charcoal is catalogued as Velvet, with no performance features noted in the supplied specification. In the photograph, the surface reads as near-black charcoal with a cool blue-green cast, while the velvet pile shifts gently between smoky and ink-dark areas as the nap changes direction. There is no visible motif, so the fabric’s depth comes from its softly mottled light response and tactile pile rather than pattern.

How to use it

Use this cool, blue-leaning charcoal on a sofa, armchair or headboard where its dark, smoky tone can anchor a scheme. Pair it with pale stone, warm timber or brushed metal to bring out the subtle tonal movement in the velvet.

Use this cool charcoal velvet to bring smoky depth and a refined, enveloping finish to upholstered seating.

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