Little Greene
213 fabrics from Little Greene, photographed into our library across 9 collections. Narrow them in the finder, then feel the shortlist at the Heybridge showroom.
- Founded
- 1773
- Where
- Manchester, England
- Known for
- English paint, with the period colours behind it
About Little Greene
Little Greene describes itself as an independent British paint manufacturer, and says it is the only British paint maker still producing a complete range of traditional and modern finishes. Its records date back to 1773, when the Little Greene Dye Works stood at Collyhurst Wood on the outskirts of Manchester, which it calls one of England's oldest industrial sites for making paints and dye solutions.
The colours are the point. The house runs a continuing research programme into the decorative history of the 17th to the late 20th century, reissuing colours from it, and partners with the National Trust. The range is grouped by period as well as by colour: Georgian, Regency, Victorian, 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s.
For us it is the wall behind the work. A cloth is chosen in a room that already has a colour on it, or is about to, and the two decisions are really one decision. These are here so the second half can be made beside the first rather than after it.
Sources, checked in July 2026: littlegreene.com/about-us, littlegreene.com/paint/colour
The collections we hold.
Every one of these is photographed, tagged and searchable. Open a collection in the finder, or ask us to bring the book.
Neutrals
72 fabrics
Greens
38 fabrics
Blues
26 fabrics
Reds and Pinks
25 fabrics
Greys
19 fabrics
Yellows
14 fabrics
Whites
10 fabrics
Pastels
8 fabrics
Blacks
1 fabric
Fabric collections and photography courtesy of the fabric houses we hold.
The palette, as it actually falls.
Counted across the whole range we hold, not chosen. Each swatch opens the fabric it was taken from.
What it is, and what it will take.
- Pattern
- plain (213)
- Made for
- curtains and upholstery (169), upholstery (30), curtains (14)
This house does not publish a technical specification with its fabrics online. We take composition, width and rub test off the pattern book for you before anything is ordered.
Bring the room, we will bring the books.
Send a photograph and a rough size and we will reply with a personal quote, using an average price fabric.