Thame Vintage Wood Dining Chair – Shetland Sea Seat (Pack of 6)

The Thame is a contract dining chair built for hospitality environments where furniture takes consistent daily punishment. Constructed from rubberwood with a slightly distressed, vintage-inspired finish that draws loosely on mid-twentieth century design, it is upholstered in a Shetland Sea blue vinyl. This listing covers a pack of six chairs, which suits operators furnishing a section or completing a room rather than buying individual pieces.

Rubberwood is a practical choice for contract furniture — it is a dense, stable hardwood that resists the racking and loosening that chairs experience in busy dining rooms. The mortise and tenon joinery at the key stress points reinforces long-term structural integrity, which matters when chairs are repeatedly pulled out, sat in heavily, and stacked or moved between services. The distressed finish also has the practical advantage of masking minor surface scuffs that accumulate over time in active venues.

Key practical points worth noting:

• CRIB 5 fire retardancy compliance — required for most UK hospitality premises
• Vinyl upholstery wipes clean quickly between covers without specialist products
• Solid back construction adds comfort for longer dining occasions
• Vintage finish tolerates light surface wear without obvious marking
• Sold in packs of six, keeping per-unit cost manageable for larger projects

There are no assembly or installation requirements beyond unpacking, though operators should check that the floor finish in their venue is appropriate — rubber feet or floor protectors may be advisable on polished or sensitive surfaces. The combined pack weight of 48kg is worth factoring in for delivery access to upper floors or basement dining rooms without lift access.

The Thame suits pub dining rooms, casual restaurants, café bistros, and hotel breakfast spaces where a traditional aesthetic is required alongside practical contract-grade construction. It is a mid-range chair in terms of weight and build — venues with very high covers or particularly heavy-use environments may want to consider a heavier-duty alternative. If you are unsure whether the Thame is the right specification for your turnover and use pattern, we are happy to talk it through.