Simon Houlding Upholstery
Muted olive and linen botanical fabric with feathery leaves, berries and flowers

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Marigold Olive/Linen

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Marigold Olive/Linen combines a soft linen ground with a low-contrast olive botanical drawing. The swatch shows repeated sprays of long, feathery leaves, small berries and open flowers in an earthy, gently aged palette.

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About this fabric

The olive pigment reads muted and slightly warm against the pale linen ground, giving the pattern a quieter depth than a high-contrast botanical. Fine drawn leaves and clustered flowers fill the surface, while the visible textile grain softens the outlines. At 260 gsm, this is a versatile mid-weight fabric suited to both upholstery and drapery. Its usable width is 137 cm, with a 22.5 cm vertical repeat and 23 cm horizontal repeat for planning the continuous design.

How to use it

Use this olive-and-linen colourway for relaxed curtains, a reading-chair seat or occasional cushions, pairing it with warm off-whites, natural timber and understated olive accents. Its compact 22.5 x 23 cm repeat also works well where a richly patterned but controlled scale is wanted.

The muted olive and linen palette suits curtains, occasional upholstery and layered botanical interiors.

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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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To stand against it

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