Simon Houlding Upholstery
Cream textile with repeating fennel-grey bellflowers and pale teal side borders

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Morris & Co.

Bellflowers Fennel/Grey

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Bellflowers Fennel/Grey presents closely repeated bellflower sprays in a restrained fennel-grey against a softly creamy ground. Narrow patterned side borders add definition to the pale, lightly textured textile.

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About this fabric

The design is made up of small horizontal rows of stylised bellflowers, with a 16 cm vertical repeat and a 140 cm horizontal repeat. Its muted fennel-grey detailing has a slightly green, weathered cast rather than a stark cool grey, allowing the cream ground to remain luminous. At 402 gsm and 56 threads per centimetre, this is a substantial textile suited to upholstery, with a 140 cm usable width. The fine surface texture and closely worked pattern give the colourway a quietly tailored appearance.

How to use it

Use this cool cream-and-fennel-grey colourway on a statement armchair, headboard or sofa where its small-scale pattern can read as texture from a distance. Pair it with chalky neutrals, pale timber and touches of the subtle blue-green seen in the narrow side borders.

A substantial 402 gsm textile with a softly aged cream ground and closely spaced fennel-grey floral rows.

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