Close-up of a plain mushroom taupe woven fabric with fine grid texture

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Warwick

Calais Gruffalo

Name: Calais Gruffalo
Brand: Warwick

Calais Gruffalo is a calm, textural plain with a grounded mushroom-taupe look. The weave reads softly mottled, giving the surface subtle depth rather than a flat solid finish.

mushroom taupe plain none smart drapery

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

About this fabric

Woven in 52% Recycled Polyester and 48% Polyester, this plain curtaining fabric has a wide 300 cm width and no visible repeat. The close weave shows a fine grid-like texture that softens the colour into a warm, earthy taupe with a grey-brown cast. In the image, the tone sits low and muted, so it feels understated rather than crisp or cool. Its broad width makes it well suited to smooth, continuous curtain drops with a clean, tailored finish.

How to use it

Use this shade where you want drapery to recede gently into the room, especially against oak, stone and painted neutrals. It works particularly well with layered natural textures and bronze or aged brass accents.

A quietly tonal neutral that layers well with warm timber, linen and soft metallics.

Warwick Calais Fabric

Specification

Composition: 52% Recycled Polyester, 48% Polyester
Pattern repeat: Plain
Suitable for: Curtaining
Width: 300 cm

Specification as published by Warwick. 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.

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Calais Gruffalo 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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