Savannah Velvet Dining Chair | Burnt Sienna

Check the seat height against your table before ordering. It is the figure that matters most.

The seat sits at 50cm, which is at the upper end of the dining range. Most dining chairs are 45cm to 47cm. Aim for 28cm to 30cm of clearance between the seat and the underside of the tabletop, so this suits a table of around 78cm to 80cm.

Check for an apron or a rail under your tabletop. A deep apron eats into that clearance, and with a taller seat it is the thing most likely to catch your thighs.

Allow 60cm of table edge per chair so nobody is knocking elbows, and 90cm of clear space behind for pulling the chair out.

The 61cm depth is more than a plain chair. Padded upholstery adds bulk, so measure the run of your table and count how many actually fit rather than assuming.

The studding is the whole reason to choose it.

Individual antique brass studs are set along the edge of the upholstery at the back and the seat, forming a traditional studded border. It references classic club chair and Chesterfield craftsmanship, and it is what gives a dining chair a sense of permanence that plain-edged upholstery never has. It rewards close inspection, which is exactly what a dining chair gets.

In burnt sienna the brass sits tonally close to the fabric rather than contrasting against it, so the studding reads as a warm continuous line rather than a bright border. It is the subtler of the three colourways for that reason.

Velvet at the dining table is a considered choice, richer and warmer than linen or cotton, with a depth of colour that shifts as light moves across it through the day. Burnt sienna in particular deepens towards rust in low light and lifts towards terracotta in daylight.

The curved backrest and padded seat are what make long meals bearable. A flat back on a hard seat is fine for twenty minutes and unpleasant for two hours. Solid oak legs ground the piece with natural warmth, and oak against a warm earthy velvet is a pairing that needs no thought at all.

• Antique brass stud border, a detail plain upholstered chairs lack entirely
• Velvet upholstery, richer and warmer than linen or cotton
• Curved backrest and padded seat, comfortable through a long meal
• Solid oak legs rather than stained softwood or metal
• Burnt sienna, a warm earthy tone with the richness of terracotta and clay
• Colour shifts with the light, rust in shadow, terracotta in daylight
• Brings warmth to a neutral room without needing anything else to do it
• Also in charcoal grey and forest green, same chair, same detailing

A full set of six identical chairs reads as a suite. Four of these with a bench along one side, or two as carvers at the ends of a mixed run, looks considered rather than bought as a package. Burnt sienna also mixes well with the charcoal if you want an eclectic table.

A run of burnt sienna chairs is a strong statement, and it does not want competition. Keep the walls, the table and the floor quiet and let the chairs carry the room.

Burnt sienna wants oak, walnut, pale plaster walls and natural textiles nearby. Against cool grey it turns muddy, which is the one pairing to avoid.

The brass is subtler here than on the darker colourway, so lighting matters more. A pendant above the table at 75cm to 85cm from the top, with warm bulbs at 2400K to 2700K, and the studs pick it up all evening.

A patterned runner competes with a studded velvet chair. Bare timber, linen and a low arrangement in stoneware lets the chairs be the interesting part.

Vacuum the velvet with an upholstery attachment every couple of weeks. Velvet holds crumbs and dust in the pile more than a flat weave does, and this is a chair that sits at a table.

Blot spills immediately with a clean dry cloth, working inward from the edge. Never rub velvet, which crushes the pile and leaves a mark worse than the spill.

Brush the pile back with a soft clothes brush, always in one direction. Velvet develops pressure marks where people sit, and brushing lifts them out.

Keep it out of strong direct sun. This matters more on a warm saturated colour than on a neutral, since a rich dye will fade visibly over years in a sunny dining room. Away from a radiator too.

The oak legs take a dry cloth. Nothing wet, nothing abrasive.

What to expect. Velvet shades and marks as the pile moves. That shifting depth of colour is what you are buying, not a fault, and it is the reason velvet looks different in the morning and the evening.

Current timescales and charges are set out on our delivery page. If you are ordering several, they will arrive together.

Send us the height of your table and whether it has an apron underneath, and we will tell you honestly whether the seat height suits. Reach us via our contact page or live chat.

If they are not right once they are round the table, our returns process is straightforward, and everything is covered by our guarantees and warranties.

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