Linen Loose Covers

In this Marylebone house, a client has created a calm, considered scheme where quality fabrics quietly do the heavy lifting. The client originally wanted a beautifully textured plain weave for the sofa cushions, something forgiving with children and the most wonderful Argentinian lurcher who fully owns the space.

But then she changed her mind and decided to go soft, tactile and understated, asking me to match the bespoke loose covers to the frame of the L-shaped sofa. Linen is one of those fabrics that looks simple – until you spend far too long lining up samples and realise that white is never just white. I went through myriads of samples, narrowing down what felt like endless variations of pale white shades until I thought it couldn’t be matched – then the very last one that came in was absolutely spot on!