Sumptuous Upholstery Fabrics for French Furniture Pt 2
Part 2 of frenchfinds.co.uk blog post on sourcing bright and different fabric ideas for upholstering fantastic French furniture pieces like beds, chairs and accessories (you can find part 1 here).
Rapture & White - Birds & Butterflies -


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Designer’s Guild
Maitland -
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Despina – tactile, brightly bohemian and completely over the top

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Sweet simple peony rose fabric
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China Cherry Blossom – salacious oriental silk design

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Mazarin -
simple fresh summer like colours

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Kaido - Jaquard weave -
lovely tree shadow pattern on lively colours

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Vintage stripes - best avoided after a good night on the Chateau Neuf
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similar to a simple vintage French style

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Ombrione -

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Quarenghi - (contemporary)

Contemporary fabric upholstery with a retro feel
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Tactile and bright green fabric from Designer's Guild
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Richelieu Damson (classic purple velvet) -

The classic plush deep purple velvet for upholstery
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Mulberry (From Queenshill.com)
Pompadour -
a full on bonanza of colour and flowers!

Mulberry upholstery fabric. Renaissance style roses and full colours
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Rococo -

A busy floral pattern with rococo swirls giving a vintage feel
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Rhode Island – Blue Roses -

Simple very French style colours of crisp blue on a gentle white
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Pallazo Stripe (Occasional Upholstery) -

Bright stripes on a silky fabric
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Mulberry Oxford Stripes -

Plush silky stripes in various colours
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Flyte velvet (chocolate/Red) -
classic plush velvet colours plum and chocolate always work well to give a rich edge to a piece


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Patchwork Red/Grape -
great rich colours with a more textured finish to touch from the patchwork approach

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Lee Jofa
Patchouli Weave Aqua -
These type of silky jacquard woven fabrics work exceptionally well with capitone or corbeille French beds

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Cinnabar Burgandy Red -

Super sumptuous fiery red fabric
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Danthe Embroidery -
Embroidered fabric suitable for upholstery

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Ombre Maze -

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Parktown Silk Pool -

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Bishopscourt Maize -

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Grazia Brocade Copper -
Silky flowers with a vintage cream background!

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Regency Stripes -

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Blochi Silk -
Retro style vintage squares

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Dalton Stripe -

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Fleurir Silk -
a great design for large pieces like French beds

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Lena Embroidery -
a fun alternative to golds

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Chandler Damask -
A damask with a difference!

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Mulberry Colonade Silk -

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Shindig Embroidery







