Simon Houlding Upholstery
Madder-red wallpaper with mirrored birds, cream foliage and ochre floral details

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Bird Madder/Weld

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Bird Madder/Weld presents a warm madder-red ground crowded with mirrored birds, curling foliage and stylised flowers. Cream, pale pink, ochre and rust details give the dense design a softly aged, layered appearance.

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About this fabric

The symmetrical composition centres on two facing birds, surrounded by sweeping leaves, rosettes and curling botanical forms in cream, dusty pink, ochre and deeper red. Its madder ground feels warm and muted rather than bright, allowing the lighter foliage and bird markings to stand clearly across the surface. The wallpaper has a 61 cm vertical pattern repeat and a 52 cm useable width, with a standard length of 10.05 m. Supplied at 188 gsm, it is a substantial printed wallcovering with an intricate, formally decorative character.

How to use it

Use this warm red colourway in a library, dining room or bedroom where its cream and ochre detailing can sit alongside dark wood, antique brass and warm neutral furnishings. Keep surrounding textiles relatively quiet so the mirrored birds and scrolling foliage remain the room's focal point.

Use this richly patterned red wallpaper to bring traditional warmth and decorative depth to a room.

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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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Farrow & Ball · #bf7a6a

To stand against it

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Zoffany · #d7cec7

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