There may be a lot of emphasis on walls, flooring and the bar area of your restaurant or café/pub but the seating deserves just as much of your focus. Certainly, it’s the item of your fit-out that the customer is going to get closest too – quite literally. So, it’s important to ensure your commercial seating doesn’t just look good, but that it also feels the part.

Making the most of materials

And that means using quality materials with textures and colours that clash brilliantly, or co-ordinate beautifully, with your overall design. Real leather with faux leather being a good alternative if you’re on a tighter budget – work exceptionally well for booth seating. It’s that quirky 50s look all over again. But getting bang up to date, plain and smooth faux leather seating also looks great in a bare industrial design space.

To create a cosy atmosphere in your restaurant or café seating with a wool or tweed and viscose mix fabric adds warmth while if it’s more of a fresh or shabby chic look you’re after, then seating with a pastel-coloured textured vinyl and patterned cotton cushions would do the trick.

Seating with style

Having fixed seating in your commercial interior can prove a brilliant space-saving device – especially if you opt for booth or bench seating. Or why not have both? That way you offer your customers the option of intimacy and the chance to dine and socialise with a large group of friends, family or colleagues. Mixing up the seating also adds variety to your interior, and you can use it to casually zone off certain areas, such as the bar or eating area.

Seating can prove so stylish it can become a central part of your commercial design. Circular booth seating, for instance, is always popular – thanks to the fact it’s still not commonplace. The round edges of the booths help soften up a square or rectangular space. Or, how about some large circular bench seating with tables inside the circle? This design works particularly well in nightclubs or bars with large groups of co-workers meeting up for a drink and food after work.
Booths, especially those with high-backed seating, are perfect for an intimate, romantic meal with a loved one. Or again, ideal for a nightclub when a bit of privacy is the main aim.

A seating service with substance

So, if you’re looking to create a stylish seating area for your restaurant, café, pub or nightclub, and looking for a creative twist, then do get in touch with the team here at Steampunk – We cover areas such as Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and have a well established reputation throughout Scotland. We can plan, design and manufacture the seating for your next fit out so that it creates a talking point with customers. Not only that, we’ll make sure you maximise space which, in turn, should also help you maximise profits.