Taupe-grey and ivory oversized checks with a visibly slubbed woven texture

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Zinc Textile

Checkmate Storm

Name: Checkmate Storm
Brand: Zinc Textile

Checkmate Storm pairs broad taupe-grey checks with warm ivory squares in a bold, graphic layout. The woven surface gives the darker blocks a dry, tactile depth.

weathered taupe check check large relaxed upholstery

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About this fabric

The image shows an oversized check made from alternating weathered taupe-grey and warm ivory blocks. Fine horizontal slubbing is visible across the taupe areas, creating a softly irregular surface rather than a flat printed effect. Its substantial-looking woven texture makes this colourway read as upholstery-led. No composition, width, rub test or performance specification has been supplied for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use the cool, muted taupe-grey checks on an upholstered armchair, bench or sofa where the warm ivory squares can lift deeper wood and brown tones. Keep surrounding textiles quiet and tactile so the large-scale pattern remains the room’s main graphic element.

A grounded taupe-and-ivory check with a tactile woven surface for relaxed upholstery schemes.

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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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