Putty Sateen Swatch

Colour Schemes

This deep neutral shade looks fantastic layered with classic White bed linen, either in the same sateen weave, cool and crisp percale or our softly textured, matte Linen Union fabric. Putty bed linen looks beautiful styled with complementary grey accessories, dark timber and glossy accents. For subtle colour variation, try it with our Taupe bed linen shade, available in percale, sateen, Linen Union and our ultra-luxurious, decorative Princess Grace jacquard bed linen.

Why choose cotton sateen bed linen?

In 1998, Mark Reed created this beautiful quality sateen bed linen for the North American market, using our original 400 thread count cotton percale sheeting as inspiration. The silky-smooth feel of sateen bed linen, and the way its weave responds to the light to create a lustrous appearance, has become increasingly popular in recent years. Sateen bed linen is more flexible than percale bed linen and can therefore feel warmer – sateen is ideal winter bed linen – and even look less creased, after a night’s use. However, its looser weave and softness also means that it is less durable than crisp cotton percale bed linen, which is worth considering when looking for the most long-lasting bed linen. The weight of this cloth is 125gsm with a ‘Cover Factor’ of 18.8 out of a maximum 28. Cover Factor is a more reliable and transparent measure of quality than ‘thread count’, since it relates to the tightness of the weave.