Archive for the ‘Handcrafted’ Category

We consider that the hand dying of our fine grain leathers is the best that is available for our hand made Chesterfield products. The finishing of the leather in this manner is a time honoured and a truly traditional method of colouring the natural product and certainly gives individuality to the chesterfield.

The way in which our time served professional leather craftsmen colour finish this is the way that it has been done for centuries. Firstly the leather is vegetable tanned and then it is dyed by hand by the craftsman. It is then sealed and then carefully fitted to the chesterfield sofa or chair. This traditional way ensures that the leather has a finish which is deep and rich in colour; because the leather is fine grained it is soft to the touch and over time will develop its own individual patina and will improve with age, just right for a traditional chesterfield.

We have hundreds of visitors who come to look through our showrooms; many who have not yet decided which Distinctive Chesterfield that they wish to buy from us, some looking to get ideas for their home or commercial premises, others deciding which style or colour of our handcrafted leather to chose for their sofa or club chair.

We are no longer surprised at so many visitors deciding that one of the five footstools we make is just right for them. Footstools have been around since ancient times ever since the time we began to “put our feet up”. Naturally the range of footstool is made with the same exacting care as our other products and we have a size and style that is just right for you, ranging from the low elegant Warwick Footstool, to the elegant and stylish Queen Anne De Luxe Footstool, all in your choice of colour and style of leather finish.

We entertain overseas visitors to our showrooms frequently, usually following a recommendation, maybe through looking at our brochures, or contacting us through our web pages. Perhaps those who come to our showrooms most frequently are parties from North America looking to buy a genuine Chesterfield Sofa or Club Chair, hand made by traditional English Craftsmen in Yorkshire.

Fears regarding shipping are quickly put to rest as we have many years of experience sending our “Distinctive” products worldwide, which is always handled by our professional furniture shipping agents. The cost of sending our products surprises many, to North America this is often less than an airline ticket! We welcome overseas enquiries and will be happy to give you a costing for shipping the Chesterfield of your choice.

Due to the increasing demand for British handmade furniture, we are actively looking for agents and resellers for Distinctive Chesterfields worldwide, particularly in speaking to partners in America, Russia, and most of Europe, contact us for further information.

There are dining chairs and there are Distinctive Dining chairs, which you would choose is of course a matter of your personal taste, but we would imagine that if you visit our Yorkshire Showroom and see some of our collection your mind could be made up.

The Raleigh Dining Chair collection is available as a side chair or you could decide upon adding a carver to your set. Naturally, the Raleigh is handmade in our workshops by time served craftsmen using only chosen hardwoods and the full range of leather used in our sofa and club chairs. The dining chairs are straight backed and feature fully buttoned backs with all the range of colours and styles of leather which could be matching or contrasting to other products such as a club chair in your dining room.

At our Distinctive Chesterfields showroom we welcome visitors where some of the wonderful range of genuine hand made leather sofas and chairs is on show and if required, high resolution photographs of all the product range can also be provided upon request.

If you are a reseller we are able to offer preferential rates to the trade and for those involved in project work, architects as an example, perhaps commissioned to undertake project work in bars areas, restaurants, nightclubs, hotels, stores, public sector we will be happy to discuss rates with you.

Our products are shipped worldwide and as a Yorkshire business founded on family values where individual customer requirements are always met, you will be sure of a warm welcome if you come to see us. Please contact us for a prior appointment to visit the showroom which is open for viewings between the hours of 9am and 5 pm.

We believe that you will be unable to find a better offer on a quality chesterfield sofa than the one that is currently on offer at the moment from Distinctive Chesterfields, the renowned maker of hand built sofas and chairs.

You can buy a hand built three seater chesterfield sofa from as low as £599. This is not a cheap alternative to the products that are produced by Distinctive Chesterfields, a genuine three seater sofa constructed in our Yorkshire workshops in genuine antique leather, unlike some of our competitors who choose split or demic leathers. As with all our sofa and chair products, the frame is hand constructed from hardwood with quality springs and foams. You can choose either a cushioned base or a buttoned one, with delivery in just about one week! 3 seat leather chesterfield sofas available in 34 different colours complete with foam cushion seat base and 3 cushions.

As chesterfield sofas come, and few know no more about them than the time served skilled craftsmen in our workshops, tell us that, few will compare with the classic Lincoln Chesterfield Sofa. This timeless piece of furniture art is, we believe, an understated custom item made to your preferences starting with the heavily set hardwood frame which is, in common with all our pieces, the blueprint for the finished item.

Comprising a deep buttoned seat which is heavily sprung, profiling a high stance which we have set on classically turned hardwood feet, this Distinctive Chesterfield will become a focal point in any setting. Naturally along with all our leather finished products, the full range of colours and finishes is available on the Lincoln. A choice of two, three or four seater versions is available and matching footstools can be crafted at the time your Lincoln is being made, or you may order these at a later date of your choice. Close inspection of this classic sofa will, we feel sure, confirm our and the opinion of our craftsmen.

For that classic old fashioned look, but really comfortable feel, look no further than the Darwin Cushion Club Chair. This masterpiece is top of the range when it comes to customer referrals and when you see it you can you understand why.

Naturally the Darwin is made in the same careful hand made way by time served craftsmen in our own workshops, all under one roof; nothing is outsourced or bought in. This classic tub chair with fully buttoned arm and back, and cushioned seat is available with the full range of hand finished leathers to your choice, with a palette of over thirty distinctive colours form which to choose. Your Darwin tub chair, sporting a hardwood frame with exposed, polished legs, and a fully buttoned interior and seat can be yours for delivery in the UK in around four weeks, our international orders take slightly longer.

Our own experience and from what our customers constantly remind us, Distinctive Chesterfield Sofas and Club Chairs differ from others in the quality of the finish. This is no surprise to us and those who are aware of the careful way that we manufacture and importantly, finish the product which still involves traditional methods, unlike many other manufacturers, enabling us to constantly check the quality through all the stages.

An example is the way that we add the buttoning or studding which can involve as many as 300 to 1200 individual studs. We buff or rub off the piece which depends upon the selected leather finish following which this is sealed to protect the look which has been achieved. We are proud of the fact that the whole process of making your Distinctive Chesterfield, from start to the finish, is performed under one roof, not one single piece of the process is outsourced or mass produced by others. You are safe in the knowledge that when you buy your Distinctive Chesterfield you are buying a truly Hand Built, Hand crafted piece of fine English furniture.

Relaxing in your classic hand made Distinctive Chesterfield sofa or Club Chair at home, does not mean that this is the only place where you can enjoy this level of comfort and style. At the workshops of Distinctive Chesterfields, we hand make with all the same care and attention as all our sofa and club chair products, a range of eye catching office chairs designed with you in mind.

The Fenton Office chair is an example of one of the range of five office chairs that is available in the full range of leathers, and leather finishes that are associated with all the products within our entire range. With its magnificent contoured back and stylish hand finished hardwood pillared detailing and castor footed frame, the Fenton Office chair is one of the most popular pieces of office furniture that we make.