Thame Vintage Wood Dining Chair with Shetland Forest Seat (6 Pack)

The Thame is a solid rubberwood dining chair designed for commercial hospitality environments. Finished in a lightly distressed vintage style that draws on mid-twentieth century design, it offers a traditional aesthetic without sacrificing the structural integrity required for day-to-day contract use. This listing covers a pack of six chairs, upholstered in Shetland Forest green vinyl — a deep, muted tone that works well in both traditional pub dining rooms and more contemporary casual restaurant settings.

Built with reinforced mortise and tenon joinery, the Thame is intended to withstand the kind of repeated, heavy use that contract furniture is exposed to in busy front-of-house environments — guests pushing back from tables, staff stacking and repositioning chairs during turnarounds, and the general wear of high-footfall service periods. Rubberwood is a dense, stable timber that holds up well under this kind of stress, and the distressed finish means everyday scuffs are far less visible than they would be on a high-gloss surface.

From an operational standpoint, the Shetland Forest vinyl upholstery is practical for front-of-house teams — it wipes clean quickly between covers, which matters during fast turnarounds. The CRIB 5 fire retardancy rating means the chair meets the ignition resistance standard required for most UK licensed hospitality premises, so there are no compliance concerns when using these in hotels, restaurants, or licensed venues.

• CRIB 5 compliant — suitable for licensed and hospitality premises
• Vinyl upholstery wipes clean quickly between sittings
• Distressed finish masks everyday surface wear effectively
• Mortise and tenon joints provide long-term structural reliability
• Supplied as a pack of six, reducing per-chair cost for larger refits

As a practical consideration, the chairs are not stackable based on the traditional solid-back design, so storage space between service periods is worth factoring in. The set weight of 48kg across six chairs is relevant if delivery access or stairwells are a consideration for your site.

The Thame suits established dining rooms, boutique hotels, and independent restaurants where a classic, grounded aesthetic fits the brief. It is a mid-weight contract chair — well suited to venues with steady, moderate footfall. Operations with extremely high turnover or venues where chairs receive particularly rough handling may want to consider a heavier-duty frame option.

If you are fitting out a full dining room and want to talk through quantities, colourways, or suitability for your specific space, the team is happy to help you work through it before you commit to an order.