Simon Houlding Upholstery
Cream-ground floral fabric with forest foliage and cornflower-blue lily heads

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Lent Lily Embroidery Forest/Cornflower Blue

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Lent Lily Embroidery in Forest/Cornflower Blue combines cool cornflower-blue lily heads with curling forest-green foliage over a pale cream ground. The densely drawn botanical pattern has a softly layered, textile-like surface.

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About this fabric

The design is filled with tall blue flower heads, curling stems, pointed leaves and smaller cream-ground foliage, with forest green and dark outlines giving the arrangement depth. Its cornflower blue reads cool and gently muted against the cream, while the deeper green anchors the colourway without making it feel overly dark. At 470 gsm and 28 threads per cm, the fabric has a substantial construction suited to upholstery. The 136 cm usable width and 47.5 cm vertical by 45 cm horizontal repeat should be allowed for when aligning the recurring stems and flower heads across a chair, headboard or sofa.

How to use it

Use this cool Forest/Cornflower Blue colourway on a statement armchair, window seat or upholstered headboard, then pick up the cream ground with surrounding neutrals. Dark green painted wood or charcoal accents will emphasise the drawn outlines and botanical depth.

Pair the cool cornflower-blue blooms and forest foliage with warm neutral upholstery or painted joinery.

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To stand against it

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