Muted taupe-grey woven fabric with a fine pebbled texture folded into soft shadows

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Warwick

Melton Mortar

Melton Mortar has a calm, mineral character, combining taupe warmth with a cool grey cast. Its tightly textured surface shifts gently through the folds, giving the plain cloth quiet depth.

muted taupe grey plain small smart upholstery

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About this fabric

Catalogued as a Fabric, Melton Mortar is a closely woven plain textile with a fine, pebbled appearance visible across the swatch. The colour sits between soft taupe and weathered grey, with darker shading appearing where the cloth bends. Its small-scale texture keeps the surface visually understated while preventing the colour from looking flat. The folded sample also shows a composed, substantial appearance suited to tailored upholstery.

How to use it

Pair this muted taupe-grey with chalky whites, mushroom neutrals and dark walnut for a restrained, architectural scheme. It would bring gentle tonal depth to a sofa, armchair or upholstered headboard without introducing a strong pattern.

Use this quietly mottled taupe-grey weave to bring soft, grounded definition to upholstered seating.

Warwick Melton Fabric

Specification

Composition: 100% Polyester
Width: 142 cm
Pattern repeat: Plain
Rub test (Martindale): 60,000+
Suitable for: Curtaining, Upholstery
Care: Do Not Bleach, Dry Clean, Iron, Low, Machine Wash, Low, Tumble Dry

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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Pairs well with

Melton Mortar 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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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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