Close-up of deep petrol blue velvet with a smooth, even pile

Tap the swatch to see it full screen. Colours on a screen are a guide, not a match, so come and feel the real cloth.

Sanderson

Dorton Petrol

Dorton Petrol is a dense, low-sheen velvet in a dark petrol blue that reads cool and refined in the pile. The surface catches the light softly, giving the colour quiet depth rather than shine.

deep petrol blue plain none luxe upholstery

Ask Simon about this fabric

You have used your previews for today. Send one to Simon and you can carry on.

See this fabric on Sanderson's own site, then order it through us.

About this fabric

This Sanderson velvet has a substantial 405 gsm handle and a usable width of 148 cm, making it well suited to upholstered pieces that benefit from body and durability. The pile appears smooth and closely cropped, with the light picking out a muted blue-green cast across the surface. With no vertical or horizontal repeat, the cloth presents as a clean plain velvet rather than a patterned textile. Its 102 threads per cm specification supports the closely woven, polished look visible in the swatch.

How to use it

Use Dorton Petrol on an armchair, banquette or headboard where its deep teal-toned blue can add weight and atmosphere. It pairs neatly with oak, brass and warm neutrals, especially in rooms that need a darker, tailored accent.

A rich, light-absorbing velvet that brings depth and polish to tailored upholstery.

Sanderson Dorton Velvets Velvet

Specification

Usable width: 148 cm
Standard length: 40 m
Vertical repeat: 0 cm
Horizontal repeat: 0 cm
Threads per cm: 102
Weight: 405 gsm

Specification as published by Sanderson. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Made up by us

Every metre we order is cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage. Reupholstery, bespoke pieces, curtains, blinds and headboards.

More from Dorton Velvets

The same book, other colourways.

Rich mango-gold plain velvet swatch with a smooth, dense pile

Dorton Mango

Dorton Velvets

Warm cream plain velvet swatch with a soft, dense pile

Dorton Marzipan

Dorton Velvets

Dark navy velvet swatch with a smooth, even pile and subtle sheen

Dorton Midnight

Dorton Velvets

Plain oatmeal beige velvet swatch with a soft matte sheen

Dorton Oatmeal

Dorton Velvets

Muted mustard-gold velvet swatch with a dense, even pile and soft sheen

Dorton Olive

Dorton Velvets

Dusty orchid pink plain velvet with a soft, matte-lustrous surface

Dorton Orchid

Dorton Velvets

Solid pumice taupe velvet swatch with a soft matte sheen

Dorton Pumice

Dorton Velvets

Muted putty taupe velvet with a smooth, fine-pile finish

Dorton Putty

Dorton Velvets

Deep royal blue plain velvet swatch with a smooth, even pile

Dorton Royal

Dorton Velvets

Solid saffron-gold velvet swatch with a smooth, dense pile

Dorton Saffron

Dorton Velvets

Muted sage green velvet swatch with a soft, dense pile texture

Dorton Sage

Dorton Velvets

Deep teal blue velvet swatch with a smooth, fine-pile sheen

Dorton Sapphire

Dorton Velvets

See the whole collection

Pairs well with

Dorton Petrol 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.

Tropical botanical print on deep teal fabric with birds, flowers and palm leaves

Kew Teal

Tahiti Collection

Dense teal and aqua fan plumes with black and white marbled striations

Pavone Teal

Botanica Fabric

Deep teal wallpaper with pale gold, branching marbled tracery

Pietra Teal/Gold

Botanica Wallpaper

Pale aqua chinoiserie wallpaper with cranes, flowering branches, palms and roses

Belmont Wallcovering Aqua

Belmont Wallcoverings

Teal silk fabric with embroidered birds, blossoms and branching stems

Olivia Silk Teal

Marius

Arjuna Leaf With Peacock Viridian

Scenes and Murals Wallpaper

Dark teal damask fabric with jade, gold and coral botanical motifs

Ashbourne Jade

Eco -Friendly Ranges

Abstract teal, turquoise, marine and white painterly waves across velvet

Minako Velvet Emerald / Zest / Marine

Atelier Fabrics

Saturated teal wallpaper with burnished gold branches and hovering hummingbirds

Amazilia Wide Width Teal/Gold

Colour 1 Wallpapers

Cream-ground botanical fabric with absinthe and turquoise flowers and winding stems

Beauregard Absinthe/Turquoise

Alba

Teal woven fabric with repeating pale animal motif and dark detailing

Ness Paon

Corti

Ink-teal velvet with golden lilies, curling foliage and pink floral accents

Golden Lily Velvet Galactic Ink

Bedford Park Fabrics

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

Basalt

Little Greene · #0c1b24

To stand against it

Arras

Little Greene · #744442