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Insights · 15 min

Limewash Chiavari Chair Styling Guide: Wedding Colours, Flowers & Table Decorations

Limewash Chiavari chairs have a distinctive quality that makes them particularly attractive for weddings. Their soft, pale timber appearance brings warmth to a setting without introducing a strong colour, allowing the flowers, table linen and surrounding venue to become the main features of the design. They’re especially well suited to country house weddings, marquees, barns... Read More

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Insights · 14 min

Gold Chiavari Chair Styling Guide: Colours, Table Linen & Centrepieces That Work

Gold Chiavari chairs have been a favourite at weddings and formal events for years, and it’s easy to understand why. Their slim, elegant frames bring warmth to a room without the bulk of traditional banquet seating. They work beautifully in grand hotel ballrooms, country houses, marquees and contemporary wedding venues. But choosing gold chairs is... Read More

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Insights · 13 min

How to Choose the Right Chiavari Chair Colour for Your Wedding Venue

Choosing your wedding chair colour might seem like a small styling decision. Once you see 150 or 200 chairs arranged inside a venue, however, you quickly realise it isn’t. Chairs occupy a surprisingly large amount of the visual space in a wedding reception. They’re visible around every table, throughout the ceremony and in many of... Read More

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Insights · 6 min

What table linen colours work with gold Chiavari chairs?

Table linen and chair finish are two of the most visible elements in a reception room. When they work together the room looks considered and deliberate. When they don’t, the clash is visible in every photograph and noticeable to every guest who looks up from their plate. Gold Chiavari chairs are warm-toned, metallic, and carry... Read More

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News · 13 min

5ft vs 6ft Round Tables: Which Is Better for Your Wedding?

Choosing between a 5ft and 6ft round table sounds like a fairly minor wedding-planning decision. It isn’t. Your table size affects how many tables you need, how spacious your reception feels, how easily guests can talk to one another, the number of centrepieces you need and, importantly, how many chairs can be positioned comfortably within... Read More

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Event Chair Hire London · 13 min

How Many Chiavari Chairs Fit Around a 5ft or 6ft Round Table?

When planning a wedding or large event, one of the first practical questions is: How many chairs can we actually fit around each table? For many UK weddings, 5ft and 6ft round tables are the standard choices. Both work extremely well with Chiavari chairs, but they create quite different seating arrangements. As a useful starting... Read More

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