Simon Houlding Upholstery
Chalk-grey wallpaper with charcoal botanicals, birds, flowers and small animals

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Middlemore Chalk Charcoal

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Middlemore Chalk Charcoal places intricate charcoal-grey botanical and animal illustrations over a pale, chalky ground. The cool, low-contrast colourway gives the densely drawn design a softly etched and quietly atmospheric character.

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About this fabric

Fine stems, leaves, flowers, birds and small animals fill the pale ground in delicate charcoal-grey linework, with the restrained contrast allowing the many illustrated details to remain legible without feeling harsh. As a wallpaper, it is supplied in a 68.6 cm usable width and a standard 10.05 m length. The pattern has a 64 cm vertical repeat and a 0 cm horizontal repeat, supporting the continuous, panel-like flow of the branching composition. At 171 gsm, the paper has a light, practical presence suited to showcasing this finely drawn surface.

How to use it

Use Middlemore Chalk Charcoal in a study, bedroom or softly lit sitting room where its cool grey-charcoal drawing can sit against warm ivory, pale timber and understated textured furnishings. Its muted depth also makes a composed backdrop for darker antique wood or black accents.

Use this cool chalk-and-charcoal design to bring detailed Morris-inspired illustration to a quiet, considered room.

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