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23 Chestnut
Columbia Fabric23
Wemyss Columbia 23 Chestnut is a richly coloured plain fabric, shown here in a deep chestnut brown with warm russet undertones. The surface appears smooth and subtly lustrous, allowing the shade to shift gently across the swatch.
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About this fabric
This colourway has a dark, earthy warmth rather than a cool or greyed brown, giving it a grounded and enveloping appearance. Its unpatterned surface is enlivened by a restrained sheen that catches the light without creating a high-gloss effect. The fabric’s substantial-looking face reads particularly well for upholstery, where the depth of colour can give a chair or sofa a confident, cocooning presence. No performance features are noted in the supplied catalogue details.
How to use it
Use 23 Chestnut on a statement armchair, sofa or dining seat where its warm brown depth can anchor lighter linens, aged timber and brass accents. Pair it with muted terracotta or cream for a layered scheme that keeps the colour’s russet richness in focus.
Its warm chestnut depth and gentle sheen bring a rich, enveloping feel to upholstered seating.
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18 Grape
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19 Cherry
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20 Ruby
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21 Fox
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22 Terracotta
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24 Mole
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25 Cement
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26 Light Grey
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27 Storm
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28 Apple
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29 String
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Pairs well with
23 Chestnut 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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Visage Collection
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Crush Walnut
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Ashdown Black
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Panthera Chocolate
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Paradise Lost Sepia
Mythica Wallcoverings
Kintyre FR Chestnut
Alderney
Glamour Mocha
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Serpenti Velvet Brazilian Rosewood/Amber
Colour 3 Fabrics
Ludaix Velvet Rosewood
Harlequin x Henry Holland Fabrics
Remi Wood
Remi
Leyla Velours Brun
Alba
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
Koi Carp
Zoffany · #9e4f40
To stand against it
London Clay
Farrow & Ball · #736660
Other brown fabrics
Across the houses we hold. See all 2,272.
