Recreating a Georgian style tea room

Our brief was to recreate a Georgian style tearoom for the Antique Storehouse in Portsmouth's Royal Dockyard, with a modern twist. 

Ensuring the furniture looked and felt authentic but needed to be sturdy, modern and guaranteed to last the course for this busy tea room.

DeFrae's Annabelle side chairs look and feel ensured that seating arrangement felt in tone for the storehouse’s retro theme.  The Annabelle’s have been upholstered in classic fabrics from Sunbury Design including Eno Calvados, Eno Gondola, Adelphi Vermont and Adelphi Priory to recreate a classic Georgian style environment. 

Our Denver table bases and bespoke tabletops have been designed to work with the uneven wooden floors to ensure an authentic feel.  Its paramount that the tables remained robust with adjustable feet to work with the floorboards.

“Thank you, it does look splendid” – a nice quote from our clients.

Find out more about the Georgian Tearooms at The Antique Storehouse here 

http://www.antiques-storehouse.co.uk/

Find out more about our full range of coffee shop, cafe and restaurant furniture at http://defrae.com

New look Homebase Design Centres

So we travelled to Waltham Cross today to see our Bertie armchairs in their new home of Homebase, Waltham Cross.

Upon arrival we found that Homebase isn't actually Homebase.  A new store has evolved called Homebase Design Centre.  We actually drove past as we didn't recognise the store as a Homebase.

Homebase Design Centre, Worcester

Homebase Design Centre's have a nice new dark look and includes top brand names like Laura Ashley, Habitat, Sharps Bedroom and Home Office furniture and a really nice cafe.  They also have all the usual things you would expect from Homebase including DIY zone and a large garden centre.

Researching the Home Retail Group's website we found a little more about the new Homebase Design Centres explaining one that has opened in Worcester

'The new-look store on Elgar Retail Park, off Blackpole Road has a Decorating Ideas & Advice Centre, offering touch screen technology to help customers to transform the look of rooms in their homes. A free interior design service is also available, where City & Guilds trained decorating consultants can help them create personalised mood boards using real swatches of flooring, tiling, wallpaper and paint materials. After spending some time in the decorating centre and browsing products, customers can extend their stay in store by reflecting on ideas for their home in our brand new café.'http://www.homeretailgroup.com/news-and-media/news.aspx?smlbus=1520&article=5526#sthash.fHqOEM6p.dpuf

  

Our Bertie armchairs were situated in the Decoration & Ideas centres and looked very much at home.  The Bertie's have been made especially for Homebase with Sunbury Design Nappa Gum & Bijou fabrics.

To find out more about our work with Homebase Design Centres see our portfolio page on our website. - http://www.defrae.com/portfolio/homebase/ 

We thought the new stores were a real change and actually made for more of a Centre than a retail park store.  We had a little play on the touch screens and found them very responsive and gave us some ideas for our own house.  Of course the experience was heightened sitting in comfort on the Bertie armchairs.

We are delighted to see our furniture in these stores, if you have one near you then we do suggest you get down to have a browse around, you will be surprised.

Working with our friends @Louise_Boxx & #boxxprojects create a stunning office reception area #furniture #design

The Sun 2 seater sofa and armchairs have been upholstered in a glorious 'Ponza' from Vescom.
Cushions were also created in a tone matching 'wombat' fabric.

To find our more about the Sun range of sofa's visit our website page here http://defrae.com/products/sun-2-seater-sofa/

Vescom are one of a large range of fabrics DeFrae can supply and upholster at highly competitive prices.  See some of our other designs here http://defrae.com/about-us/upholstery-service/

India's Famous Moti Mahal Delux comes to the UK

India's famous Moti Mohal Delux restaurant has just arrived in Harrow, London.

A combination of comfort, music and excellent food will allow guests at Moti Mahal Delux to experience an enjoyable dining experience. Moti Mohal Delux believe that dining out is about social interaction and relaxation not distractions. Every element of the restaurant is designed to create a positive experience for their guests.

DeFrae are delighted to have supplied bespoke seating, table tops and bases, Louis style & Holly armchairs, Jenson tub chairs and Genoa side chairs.

The Genoa side chairs were upholstered in a range of gold faux leathers and plain browns from the waterproof fabric range by Sunbury Design.

The Genoa is a stylish and contemporary side chair perfect for any restaurant setting. The elegant high back offers a wonderful twist of both upholstery and wood detail . The Genoa can be upholstered in any fabric, faux leather or leather and the frame can be stained to any wood finish. This chair is held in stock for those needing a quick delivery. An ideal choice for any contract environment.

The Holly Armchairs had a mix of a gold seat together with brown back and arms allowing them to fit effortlessly in with the rest of the seating.

The Holly Armchair is a simple yet stylish armchair perfect for any restaurant or lounge setting. The high back and upholstered arms ensure comfort as well as durability. The Holly can be upholstered in your choice of fabric or leather and the frame can be stained to any wood finish. This chair is held in stock making it the perfect addition to any contract environment.

DeFrae.com hand crafted and upholstered bespoke seating including 2 No. curved booths with the ever-popular and stylish, Chesterfield button detail on the back of the seats.  All seating was upholstered in various fabrics, including faux leathers and wonderful stripes from the latest range of contemporary, yet extremely durable Camira fabrics.

DeFrae's bespoke tabletops were made from MDF to allow the Client to cover with tablecloths.  Tops were made in various sizes including tables for 2 and also a large circular table to seat 12 – 24 people.  Cast-iron table bases were also supplied to support all the tabletops.  DeFrae offer a wide range of table bases to suit all tabletop sizes.

For the lounge area, DeFrae supplied Jenson tub chairs in brown faux leather together with Louis style armchairs in gold.

This has been a great project for DeFrae to work on and we are very proud of the results.  If you are in the Harrow area of London and love authentic Indian cuisine, you MUST try the Moti Mahal Delux.

about Moti Mahal Delux

Restaurants claim to represent Indian cuisine in all its diversity would face a formidable challenge. Hence we collected interesting homemade recipes to make your gastronomic sojourn a delightful journey. The chefs brought in from Moti Mahal Delux, New Delhi are amongst a handful who have access to the secrets of traditional Mughlai food the legendary Peshawari community feast of 36 courses and the world renowned Tandoori Chicken a must at any of our franchises. The Moti Mahal Delux menu features a large repertoire of vegetarian dishes in addition to the most authentic dishes this side of the Indus. 

http://www.motimahaldelux.in

About DeFrae
DeFrae Contract Furniture Limited is a London based specialist furniture supplier to restaurants, clubs, bars, hotels, offices, cafés and coffee shops. Offering the UK leisure industry, inspirational, design-led contract furniture to suit all environments and budgets.
With a selection of both contemporary and classic designs, all of our products, whether they be for interior or exterior use, are durable, comfortable and there is something to suit all requirements.

We update our collection on a regular basis and offer a sourcing facility utilising our wealth of knowledge to find your exact product even if it is outside of our standard range.

So whether you are refurbishing your office breakout area, creating a beautiful lounge area or just refreshing your current furniture then contact us on sales@defrae.com or 0208 504 0254 for more information on our full product ranges.

http://defrae.com/