Deep olive-brown velvet swatch with a softly shifting, low-sheen nap

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Mark Alexander

Urbane Desert Palm

Name: Urbane Desert Palm
Brand: Mark Alexander

Urbane Desert Palm is a deep olive-brown velvet with a quiet, almost mossy depth. The plain surface shows subtle tonal movement as the nap catches the light.

deep olive brown plain none luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

Catalogued as Velvet in Mark Alexander’s Timeless Velvets collection, this colourway has a dense-looking, softly brushed surface rather than a visible motif. Its brown-green tone sits between dark olive and weathered bronze, giving the swatch an earthy warmth without becoming bright or saturated. Fine directional variation across the nap creates gentle shifts between shadowed brown and muted olive. No performance features are noted in the supplied specification.

How to use it

Use this deep olive-brown on a statement armchair, sofa or headboard where its low-key nap can add depth to a room. Pair it with aged timber, warm stone and muted bronze accents to draw out its earthy undertones.

A deep olive-brown velvet with softly changing nap for rich, enveloping upholstery.

Mark Alexander Timeless Velvets Velvet

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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.

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