About Us
The "chair" or "the sitting place", in its various forms, designs, constructions, and surface decoration, is not only an item of utility and comfort but also intended to be a core part of any décor.
Antique seating with its uniqueness, long-established craftsmanship and surface detailing (e.g. grain of wood, inlay, marquetry, carving etc.) provides added character, luxury and style to an existing décor (be it traditional or contemporary). It can even shape how the rest of a room may be furnished or decorated. This is the philosophy of The Sitting Place®.
The Sitting Place® is a small online business born out of a passion and keen eye for desirable antique seating furniture and an appreciation of traditional upholstery as a highly skilled trade.
The Sitting Place® offers for sale beautiful traditionally re-upholstered and other items of quality antique seating dating from the 1800s and early 1900s.
High standard re-upholstering is done in-house using only traditional methods, materials, fillings and in-keeping with the item in question. This is combined with very carefully chosen designer fabrics that complement the period, style, features and show wood of every particular item of antique seating furniture. The end result is timeless, appealing and superior re-upholstered antique seating furniture, ready to embellish any home as a focal point within any room. Expert restoration is also performed, when required.
The Sitting Place® does not arrange private viewing of its stock. All stock is clearly illustrated on The Sitting Place® website and a condition report is also provided for every item. Please e-mail us if you have any queries.
Note on Product Safety
The "product" refers to an item of antique seating furniture that pre-dates 1950 and is offered for sale by The Sitting Place®.
The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations of 1988 (as amended), sets levels of fire resistance for, amongst others, domestic upholstered furniture. Under these regulations, furniture made before 1 January 1950 and, materials for upholstery of furniture made before 1 January 1950 are excluded from controls.
Traditional re-upholstery of antique seating furniture sold by The Sitting Place® is done using traditional stuffing (such as natural coconut husk ginger coir and / or 100% pure animal hair), felt (60% cotton / 40% wool) 100% linen scrim, jute hessian, fire retardant (FR) cotton unbleached calico, inherently flame retardant woolsafe felt barrier cloth (Schedule 3, Crib 5) complying with British Standards BS 5852 ignition source 5, and FR 50% cotton / 50% polyester black bottom cloth. No foam fillings are used.
The finishing fabric name and manufacturer is given for each product. Specific information on the fabric may be found on the respective manufacturer's website.
Antique seating furniture should be handled with care!
The items of antique seating furniture sold by The Sitting Place® are over 100 years old and hence should be treated as inherently fragile. The Sitting Place® checks for structural stability during the ripping of old upholstery and before undertaking re-upholstery from the frame upwards. However due to the age of such antiques, the customer is advised to handle items with specific care, as follows:
- Always lift and move items (do not drag) from beneath the seat rails.
- Never lift or pull items of antique seating from chair backs, top / head rails, arms, and any side spindles or splats, as these will get damaged or loosen.
- Never tilt or lean back on rear chair legs.
More information on caring advice may be found here.
Note on packaging used on the product
The "product" refers to an item of antique seating furniture that pre-dates 1950 and is offered for sale by The Sitting Place®.
Each product when delivered is wrapped in Jiffy Furni-SOFT and then in extra strong and heavy duty shrink wrap. The latter is manufactured in the UK and contains a minimum of 30% recycled content. Paper tape marking "Fragile" is also used. If additional padding is needed for protection of fragile items, biodegradable bubble wrap or biodegradable quilt chambers are used.
The Sitting Place® featured in the August, September & October 2017 issues of The World of Interiors Magazine in their segment on "Are you sitting comfortably?". For more information see our posts on our Facebook page.
The Sitting Place® has featured in The Art of Design Issue 28 - 2017 in their segment on product showcases. For more information see our post on our Facebook page.
The Sitting Place® has featured in the September 2017 issue of House & Garden in their segment on "The House of Design ...". For more information see our post on our Facebook page.
Advert of The Sitting Place® in The William Morris Society Magazine Summer 2023
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