ew Quay 01545 560 505 Zoffany’s original collection of furniture uses traditional techniques, materials andThe variety of individual pieces captures Zoffany’s unique style and timeless quality. Each piece of furniture is made by highly skilled craftsmen in England using traditional handmade methods and only the finest materials. The designer’s extensive range includes the Grosvenor, Graphica, Linear, Josephine, Hanover, Harry, Chelsea, Albany, Tavistock, Cheyne, Marlow, Denham and Marlborough To add the finishing touches to a room, Y Cwtsh can offer advice on furniture from many of the best interior design houses in the country. Amongst Deborah’s favourite pieces are the Georgian-styled Albany sofa from Zoffany, and, from Designers Guild, the Jospeh furniture range, the vintage-styled Julep Chair and the sleek and tailored Balance range. Kingcome’s reputation is for manufacturing the highest quality upholstered furniture in a wide range of traditional and contemporary designs.
The company aims to create each piece of furniture tailored to a client’s precise requirements. Each kiln-dried hardwood frame is hand-assembled to ensure stability and longevity and the hand-cutting of each fabric allows for balanced patterns. You can also select the comfort of your cushions from a full palette of options. Quality furniture with an instantly recognisable stamp of excellence. The Designers Guild furniture range offers contemporary, upholstered pieces which are manufactured to high standards in the UK and Italy. The sofas are reinterpretations of classical styles with angular crisp lines, or curvaceousthe chair range is designed for all interior areas and can co-ordinate with the other furniture as well as make dramatic stand-alone pieces; the modular range provides comfort, flexibility and style in many combinations; the daybeds offer total relaxation with styles from vintage to a distinctive modern look; and the Designers Guild range of stools and ottomans comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, from contemporary square models with metal legs to circular and oval stools with buttons, oxbow or stitch
This furniture designer uses the Lloyd Loom method for weaving furniture which dates back to 1917. Invented by Marshall Burns Lloyd, this method creates beautiful sofas and chairs by weaving together paper and steel on a textile weaving loom. Belgian company Vincent Sheppard designs and creates furniture that blends classic lines with elegant innovation, creating collections that can be used for dining or lounging, indoors or outdoors.It's long been a standing joke among gardeners that we invest in a great bench and then never sit on it. True, we are always grovelling around on all fours weeding and pruning, but the real reason is most garden benches are too uncomfortable. That is why I am so excited by the recent arrival of all-weather garden sofas. There is none of the usual hassle of lugging them outside the moment spring arrives, they are maintenance-free and last for ages. - Eight of the best garden chairs Fabrics, which were developed for yachts, can be left out all-year round, while Teflon-coated fabrics will tolerate light showers.
As well as allowing us to relax, stretch out and enjoy our gardens more, another reason to create an outdoor lounge area is the smoking ban, which leads to that irritating split between inside and outside groups at parties. If you provide a comfortable space outside, everyone is happy to mingle. A design to suit your home A garden sofa makes a large statement and is an expensive investment, so it is important to get right. Unless you go for the totally waterproof fabrics, the sofas will invariably be without cushions for the cooler months of the year. They must look good "naked", and on those "so-so" days should ideally be comfy to use without cushions. You must be able to store the cushions conveniently close by for when we get periods of non-stop rain. The first wave of garden sofas and chairs were predominantly made from a plastic type of imitation wicker. The styles tended to be boxy and cuboid, and though they might look fab with a modern Spanish villa, they don't look so good around old stone properties.
The styles have been copied en masse and are produced in the Far East. There are a few, however, which have great style and are different. It's a highly individual Spanish design with bold curves on the arms and will not look out of place outside in the winter garden, or with an older house. Point UK also sells the more traditional styles that have the air of the Lloyd Loom about them, if you want to play really safe. • Getting your garden furniture right with rattan: Our guide to the best rattan garden furniture For wow factor and great design it is worth visiting the Go Modern website (gomodern.co.uk). It is exhibiting a few pieces on its stand at Chelsea this year. The Amalfi is an Italian design and is made from polished teak with steel feet and has a definite feel of understated luxury. A couple of chairs and a sofa in this would set you back £6,000 or so. Flow is another style from Go Modern. These look just like modern indoor sofas but are totally waterproof as the cushions are made from nautical fabric.
This comes in a leather or a fabric type finish which feels soft to the touch, despite its totally waterproof characteristics. I can see these working in modern city gardens but elsewhere they might be tricky to fit in. The Kartell sofa and chairs (01753 866333; urbansuite.co.uk), are set to be a design classic. They are made from moulded polyethylene and could be furnished with jazzy cushions for extra comfort. They come in a range of colours and cost £515 and £339. , also available in many colours and with the added surprise of being able to be lit up. Habitat does two outdoor sofas, Catalina is a long-legged all-weather black rattan sofa (and chair) and the Winchester lounger has a more laid-back style. Ikea comes up trumps cost-wise. Its Arholma range of modular units in brown plastic rattan is £59.99 for a middle module and £79.99 for a corner one and looks similar to other blocky styles that are vastly more expensive. A difference is the Ikea ones are only recommended to be left out in the summer (so should tolerate light rain).
The cushions are thin and portable, practical but not lavish. The other style, Ammero, comes in beige or brown plastic rattan. It is a chair/sofa hybrid, lighter looking, with a clean modern design. There are various sized sofas and chairs from £69.99. Many ranges of furniture have low tables, ottomans or footstools to complement larger pieces. Though I think it can work better if you try to avoid the showroom suite effect. Graham and Green (0845 130 6622; grahamandgreen.co.uk) do round woven natural wicker "pouffes" (60cm diameter) for £30. Ideal for a footstool or occasional sitting. They need to come in when it's wet, though. Making your seating area really usable is not just a question of shelling out on wonderful furniture. The other big factor is location. At home, our main area where we gravitate for a cup of coffee or glass of wine, is directly outside the kitchen, where we spend most of our down time. So it makes sense to make our premier chill-out zone as close to this as possible.
Shelter from wind, so your papers don't rustle and flap, and privacy are other important factors in choosing your site. Shade and warmth The other factor is climate control. Sunshades and heat may be required and both can be tricky elements. The simplest approach to shade is the parasol and the Coupe parasol base is in the form of a modern planter which you could either plant, fill with pebbles, or fill with water and floating candles. You could even use it as an ice bucket. It will take most shades that are up to 3m in diameter and comes from Go Modern in white or black. A pergola, partially cantilevered out from the building, is another solution. Removable fabric can be attached over the beams on sunny days. Heating your space so you can enjoy summer evenings is a controversial topic, but a small open brazier emits a glowing warmth without the emissions of gas-powered patio heaters. Browse the Mode range (0844 463 8034, mode.co.uk). Its terrace brazier is smart and black and costs £85;