Archive for the ‘Traditional Antique Furniture’ 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.

If you are looking to a traditional Chesterfield sofa, and so many people do, we would suggest that you look no further than toward our Derby Chesterfield Sofa. We have deliberately based the design of the Derby sofa on the turn of the century style of sofa which has stood up to the test of time in so many situations.

With the Derby we feature a stiff hand sprung and buttoned base and back, hand crafted on to a solid beech wood frame constructed carefully using only screws and dowels which is guaranteed to ensure a long trouble free life. We have used polished mahogany bun feet, further adding to the classical appearance of this chesterfield. The full range of Derby style leather furniture comprises matching footstool, low chair, and two, three, or four seater sofas. The full range of leather finish and colours is available for the Derby range, but we feel it looks its best in Antique Brown leather.

A question that is often asked when we are discussing the making of a chesterfield sofa or club chairs is; what colour do you think would be best? Well we are sorry but we cannot answer that as it will depend upon a number of factors. Foremost has to be which of the three leathers within our range will you be asking us to finish your Distinctive Chesterfield in and where will the sofa or club chair be used?

If your choice is from our antique range of leather finish, because of the process which requires blacking the leather first, darker colours are a natural choice. If you decide upon a hand dyed leather finish for your chesterfield, the ultimate in leather finishes, wood colours such as oak or chestnut are offered.

Modern contemporary settings lend themselves to the full range of colours that we can provide, 34 in all. Whichever you decide upon, you can be assured that it will receive dedicated care and attention to the finish from our professional leather workers.

Walking into an office or boardroom and seeing a range of fine leather fully buttoned furniture simply oozes class and style, which will without doubt, indicate to the visitor the high quality and standing of the company or organisation.

At Distinctive chesterfields we are able to manufacture a number of different styles of office chair and other boardroom furniture, so you will be able to decide which kind of styling is best suited to the styling and décor of your office. The choice of our three leather finishes and wide range of 70 shades is offered on all our office and boardroom furniture, hand finished to your precise requirements.

The Raleigh office chair as an example is a straight backed and fully buttoned, and this will, we are sure, bring a tough of class and formality to any office or board room it may adorn. Ideally suited to a boardroom situation, the Raleigh swivel chair can be complemented with matching Raleigh straight backed side or carver style chairs.

At distinctive Chesterfields we are very proud of the two versions of Chaise Longue that we have made for many hundreds of customers. All of these people knew what they wanted but some had no idea how it became named. Basically it is French for long chair, but in modern France the term chaise longue can refer to any long reclining chair such as a deckchair, the name of course sounds a bit fancy but that’s the French for you! In North America they refer to it as a “Chaise Lounge” a mixed spelling and pronunciation, now established over there.

Perhaps the more popular of the two we manufacture is the Princess Chaise Longue built over a traditional hardwood frame, upholstered in classic leather and features a fully buttoned top. Because of the Victorian styling, we feel that our darker leathers are more suited to the look, but the full range of leather is, of course, available.

If you have antique style furniture in your home or place of work, adding a new Chesterfield sofa, club chair or office chair, could make this stand out and not blend with the ambience of the room. At Distinctive Chesterfields we can solve this problem by “Antiquing” this for you.

Firstly we would hand craft the piece as normal to ensure that it meets all the standards of a Distinctive Chesterfield piece and the leather is then blacked with a special treatment which makes the whole of the hide appear very dark, in fact almost black, the frame is also treated in this way. Following on, one of our professional leather craftsmen would, using a special solution, rub the leather lightly to reveal the lighter colour below to replicate the look of a traditional, antique leather chesterfield or chair. Your piece of Distinctive Furniture is then sealed to ensure that the effect is not lost over time and the sofa or chair blends comfortably into its surroundings.

When you see sofas and three piece suites advertised in the newspapers and television at around £1500, it would be natural to think that a three piece suite, in classic leather finish, hand made by time served craftsmen all under one roof in Yorkshire would cost double that amount. That would be entirely natural. However, you would be wrong in this assumption because at Distinctive Chesterfields, for a limited period only, you can buy this for just £1399.

The three piece suite is made from full hide leather and comprises a three seat Chesterfield sofa and two chairs in either high back, or low back, but if you prefer you can choose one of each. These are with a buttoned or a cushioned seat and along with the sofa, all made to our high exacting standards. The hardwood frames are glued and dowelled, sprung in zigzag style with hand contoured foam all covered in full hide quality leather which is available in most of our colour range. Call us on 01484 663294 when we will be happy to discuss this limited offer with you.

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.