Deep olive-gold plain velvet with a subtle directional nap and low sheen

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Frieda Olivette

Temperleylondonxromoplainvelvet Velvet

Frieda Olivette is a richly coloured plain velvet, shown here in a deep olive shade warmed by subdued golden-brown undertones. Its smooth surface shifts gently between darker olive and softly lit gold as the nap changes direction.

deep olive gold plain none luxe upholstery

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About this fabric

This is a plain velvet with no visible motif, allowing the depth of the olive-gold colour to define its character. The close-up shows a soft, even pile with a restrained sheen rather than a high-gloss finish. Darker passages at the upper edge and a lighter sweep near the bottom make the directional nap particularly clear. As a catalogued velvet, it has the substantial, tactile appearance associated with upholstery.

How to use it

Use Frieda Olivette on a classic armchair, sofa or headboard where its deep olive tone can act as a grounded focal colour. Pair it with aged brass, warm timber and chalky neutrals to draw out the shade’s muted golden depth.

Use this deep olive-gold velvet to bring enveloping colour and softly shifting sheen to upholstered seating.

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Pairs well with

Frieda Olivette is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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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.

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