Plain Fabric
Plain fabric does the steady work of a room. It gives pattern somewhere to rest, lets colour speak on its own, and shows off the quality of a cloth, from a matt cotton velvet to a slubby handwoven silk. Our plains come in linens, cottons, velvets, chenilles and bouclés, in a very wide range of colours.
Zoffany are a reliable starting point. Luxury Plains includes Cotton Velvet, with a beautiful handle and matt finish, now given a water-repellent and stain-resistant coating, and Bouclé, a tightly woven cloth that adds texture to a scheme. Lustre is a soft piece-dyed linen-viscose in 28 colours, designed to pair with Zoffany's printed fabrics. Clarke & Clarke offer the plain velvets of Alvar 2 and Orla, available in 24 timeless colours and GRS certified, made with recycled fibres.
Villa Nova bring a soft chenille with Aquaclean Technology in Atlantis and a wide-width velvet with a rich sheen in Barcelona. For an artisanal finish, Zinc Textile include Solitaire, a handwoven silk ottoman, in Checkmate.
When a cloth needs just a little more movement, look at semi-plain fabric and woven and textured fabric, or narrow by fibre with linen fabric and velvet fabric. For walls to match, read Why Every Room Needs a Quiet Wall on Decorating Notes.

