Archive for the ‘Traditional Antique Furniture’ Category

If you are having a corporate event, which may be sales and marketing promotion, a special launch of a new product, or featuring at a top of the range exhibition, having the right furniture as a backdrop, or for your guests and prospective customer, what could be better than a range of chesterfield sofas and club chairs?

We have been hand making perhaps the best range of leather furniture for many years and these products have graced advertising displays and exhibitions for years now. The quality of our products for use in these events is of the same high quality as those that we are privileged to sell to customers’ world wide. If you have an event scheduled in the future, please contact us and we will be pleased to discuss options with you.

Distinctive chesterfields is proud of its Yorkshire roots and equally proud to be an English company exporting chesterfield sofas and club chairs worldwide earning vital export revenue for the country. Built up over the years on solid family values that have always ensured that the customer is the most important person whose requirements are foremost and are always met. The hand crafted fine leather products are shipped to Europe, Russia, Africa, America Canada and Australia.

The unique range that Distinctive Chesterfields offer is extensive and all products are handmade in their Yorkshire workshops, using only the finest leathers and hardwood frames.

We at Distinctive Chesterfields have built up a good reputation with trade and resellers and preferential rates are offered, similarly our club chairs and chesterfield sofas are popular with designers, specifiers and architects undertaking project work ranging from bars areas, restaurants, nightclubs, hotels, stores, and public sector to the defence sector worldwide. Corporate vents are catered for covering corporate events, i.e. sales promotions, marketing purposes, advertising displays, exhibitions, etc. call us for more information.

The French had a word for it and we still use it today chaise longue or long chair which is quite an elegant piece of furniture which can be used in the home as a ‘lounger’ or even in certain situations a bed for the unexpected guest.

However, the distinctive ‘chaise’ is a thing of beauty and we at Distinctive Chesterfields have two basic models which will grace ant home modern or traditional. For example the Duchess Chaise Longue is of an elegantly sweeping design with special soft springing making this a chair which will be fought over by members of the family. The frame is assembled by hand, fully sprung and foamed before covering with the leather of your choice. Details such as a buttoned back can be applied or left off as required and we can cover this in a fabric of your choice of needed.

This one really is a distinctive chesterfield and although we can say that we are proud of all the chesterfield sofas that are hand crafted in our Yorkshire workshops, the Lincoln is one that we and a lot of our customers have taken to.

This chesterfield is one of our originals and only when you closely inspect this can you appreciate the beauty of the design The Lincoln leather sofa is elegant, naturally custom made by our time served furniture craftsmen and set upon a selected heavy hardwood frame this icon is the largest standard chesterfield or club chair in our range. Featuring a deep buttoned seat and heavy springing, with a high stance set upon mahogany feet, we think you will agree that the Lincoln is a thing of beauty.

Available as a 2, 3 or 4 seat sofa with accompanying club chair and footstool, the Lincoln is handsome in any colour but hand dyed mahogany leather sets this off to its best advantage.

You have decided to stay put in your current home and make some improvements to some of the areas importantly the dining room is one where you can make improvements and take those improvements with you when the time comes for you to leave.

A set of Raleigh leather dining chairs from Distinctive Chesterfields is a choice that you will not regret and importantly they will continue to look good for years to come, in any home environment. The Raleigh dining chairs is available as a standard side chair and can be accompanied with one or more carvers if desired. As with all Distinctive Chesterfield products, the Raleigh collection is handmade in our workshops by time served craftsmen using only chosen hardwoods and available in the full range of leather used in our sofa and club chairs. Featuring straight full buttoned backs the Raleigh dining chair can match or contrast other items in your dining area.

It is becoming increasingly common for companies, large and small, to buy a chesterfield sofa for their offices or reception areas, simply great for your customers, a true icon synonymous with stylish luxury which guarantees unrivalled comfort in your home or office space, but what about something for you and your executive staff?

We have a number of different styles of leather office chairs, four in fact so you will be able to decide on a chair that will suit the styling and décor of your office. One of the most popular is the Hudson office chair which is an example of a thirties style of chair, reminiscent of the old films we see on television from time to time. The Hudson office chair is a lavish, fully buttoned whole interior, featuring a hand studded finish. As with all Distinctive Chesterfields, a full choice of leathers and colours is available from which to choose.

The antique leather club chair has never really gone out of fashion, original club chairs synonymous with gentlemen’s clubs in Westminster have been much sought after over the years. Techniques developed in England and practiced with skill and care by the craftsmen and leather workers at Distinctive Chesterfields mean that the antique club chair in a variety of styles in available to all.

Employing their skills, craftsmen manufacture the club or wing chair in the style of your choice and then begin the process of ‘antiquing’ this. Firstly it is blacked with a special treatment which makes the whole of the hide appear very dark, in fact almost black and then the hide is applied to the piece of furniture. The club chair leather is rubbed lightly by a professional leather worker with a special solution to reveal the lighter colour below, replicating the look of a true antique chair.

It happens every year, all the family arrive for the celebrations, children opening their presents and then the Christmas dinner that you have worked so hard to prepare, and then we settle down to watch the old black and white film or other Christmas entertainment on the television. But where does everyone sit?

The answer could be the eponymous chesterfield sofa from the extensive range of handmade leather products seen at the website of Distinctive Chesterfields. The choice of the chesterfield sofa will depend on your personal preferences and the size and style of the room, but popular amongst their range is the Essex chesterfield sofa.

The Essex sofa is the smaller brother of the Dorset range, the Essex family of Chesterfields are suitable for the smaller home or room and this makes it ideal for today’s modern home, hurry now there is still time to get it for Christmas!

Probably not many of us will have visited a gentleman’s club in Westminster, but many of us will have seen pictures of them, opulent with polished wooden floors, and dark comfortable leather chairs. Most of these club rooms will have club chairs of differing shapes and styles, but they will mostly have one thing in common, they are leather and will have been hand made.

At distinctive chesterfields manufacturing classic and traditional leather furniture is our specialty. We have years of experience and a team of fully trained professional craftsmen, leather workers, cabinet makers and polishers ensuring that every handmade club chair is destined to provide a lifetime of beauty and comfort. To replicate the feel and look of the Westminster club is achieved by choosing from the wide range of leather club chairs that are offer at the website of distinctive chesterfields, for the authentic look different styles of club chair is recommended.

Buying a chesterfield sofa or club chair does not mean that it has to be a run of the mill, just off a production line piece of furniture which is covered in leather or man made imitation. Indeed at Distinctive Chesterfields it is impossible to get any furniture that is not bespoke made to your requirements, and we will never use man made imitation leather ever!

The signature range of our products is an example of why you are treated as an important individual buyer with your own personal needs. When choosing signature at distinctive chesterfields, and because all of our products are truly handmade and crafted here in the North of England, we can offer a truly bespoke service, to satisfy your individual requirements. You will find that every element of the product can be altered to your specification, be it taller, deeper, wider or longer. It can be upholstered to your specific colour, we can even pattern match a sample sent to us. If you are looking for a centre piece, be it for home, or commercial project, look no further than our signature range.