Warm cream textile with irregular taupe diagonal stripes and a softly woven surface

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Zinc Textile

Melrose Calico

Dvvtextures Fabric

Melrose Calico pairs a warm, chalky cream ground with softly uneven taupe-brown stripes that travel diagonally across the cloth. The close view shows a lightly textured surface, giving this pale colourway subtle depth.

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

About this fabric

The design is formed from narrow, irregular diagonal lines, with the taupe-brown tone appearing softly blended rather than sharply graphic against the cream base. Its gently variegated surface adds tactile interest while keeping the overall impression light and relaxed. As a textile fabric, it is suitable to consider for both upholstery and drapery; no performance features are noted in the supplied information. The restrained contrast makes the stripes feel calm and rhythmic rather than dominant.

How to use it

Use Melrose Calico where a room needs warmth without heavy colour: it would sit comfortably on relaxed seating, roman blinds or full-length curtains alongside timber, linen and soft taupe accents.

Use its warm cream ground and soft taupe stripes to bring quiet movement to upholstery or curtains.

Pairs well with

A pattern needs somewhere for the eye to rest, so these are the plains and textures that sit beside Melrose Calico without fighting it. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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

Pampas

Zoffany · #ded5c4

To stand against it

Rangwali

Farrow & Ball · #b6778a

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