Style that stays evergreen

Furniture that will never go out of style

Are you tired of looking at the same old furniture that is driving you up the walls? Do you think it’s time to change things up in your home? Well we do too!

Now is the perfect time to change a leave and add a new chapter to your home – right before the seasons change.

Extra seating is always welcome!

Our Wingbacks and Occasional Chairs are versatile pieces that can act as additional seating or the perfect accent. Our chairs are handcrafted with great care in both 100% leather and the finest fabrics. An occasional chair can add a pop of colour to the room or fill the empty spaces that make your room look dull. As a statement piece we would suggest the Napoleon Wingback in 100% genuine leather, its functional, pleasing to the eye and most important, extreamly comfortable. For a more delicate chair we suggest the Hardington Tub Chair in a soft fabric – perfect for the bedroom.

Make a Statement

Chesterfield Sofas are Big and Bold and sets a remarkable tone to your space. A style icon with a rich history from the 18th century, Chesterfields are the epitome of luxury and class. These icon pieces are manufactured to be durable and stand the test of time – proven with our lifetime gaurentee. Our Born Chesterfields are handcrafted with the finest fabrics and 100% genuine leather. We are proud the have the Largest Chesterfield Range in Africa which includes vintage, modern and contemporary styles.

Our most popular Chesterfield Sofa is the Signature Mozart Chesterfield. This timeless design has been mastered by our craftsman for more than a decade. Another favourite is the Strauss Chesterfield in 100% genuine leather, he draws attention and gives your room a warm ambience with his brown hues. A more delicate chesterfield is the Lady Catherine – she is soft, sweet and pleasing to the eye. If you have a more contemporary style in mind the Maximus Chesterfield is the perfect fit. He is mastercrafted in 100% genuine leather with a stylish kiaat accent back.

Scatter All Around

Using scatter cushions as part of your décor is one of the quickest and easiest ways of sprucing up the various indoor and outdoor spaces in your home. You can use them to add colour or textural interest to a space, or to create a specific theme at a minimal cost.

We have a wide range of trendy scatter cushions that can be used to completely change the look and feel of a room.

From a luxurious leopard print scatter with rich brown and black hues to light purple floral scatter and even some grey nature inspired scatter cushions. Another wonderful trend in scatter cushions is leather scatters. Its something different yet very stylish. Our scatter cushions are available in various sizes, styles and shapes. Get a quote for your custom design scatters that will fit your space perfectly.

Whether you’re looking to bring style into your living room, spice up the bedroom, or add an accent piece or two to your family room, hallway, bathroom or dining room, you’re going to fall in love with our luxury furniture when you see our 2020 catalogue. You can easily create the dream home you’ve always dreamed.

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2020 Home Decor Trends

Our Favourite Home Decor Trends for 2020

Happy New Year to all! We are blessed with another year filled with promise! The new year brings a lot of excitement and joy however it can also seem daunting as we never know what 2020 can bring. Why not grab the future by the horns and create the look you want for your home with a fresh new start.

If there is one perfect moment to update your home, it certainly is at the start of a new decade. The past 10 years we saw the same old, same old home decor, now it’s time to change things up in your home. If you want to make a serious statement this year, try to incorporate at least one of the latest home decor trends of 2020.

Hues of Blue

The 2020 Pantone of the Year is Classic Blue, which means you can expect to see a lot of this navy blue shade. Luckily, blue is a very versatile and sophisticated colour. The Navy Blue shade provides a perfect balance of contrast for home interiors in traditional and modern homes.

Vintage and Patina Accents 

In 2020 one of the emerging design trends is an appreciation of patina and age. Vintage furniture with accents like spooled legs, spindles and other details are incorporated in home decors – but don’t expect to see it everywhere. Patina accents come with age and is played out in colour trends as clay and terracotta as well as decorative items such as earthenware and ceramics.

Curved Sofa

2020 Home decor trends will transport you back to another decade. Sofa designs with a focus on curved lines will give you a throwback to the 60’s and 70’s, however it is a top trend for this year. The Born Aquillius Chesterfield Sofa upholstered in leather is a true embodiment of this trend. This trend is perfect for an update to your living room.

Floral Wallpaper

Although floral wallpaper has been around for years it still remains a pretty pattern to have in your home. In 2020 there is an updated to this classic trend, large scale patterns with bold colours and even metallic versions are here to stay. This trend is best used in powder bathrooms and foyers.

Performance Fabrics

Performance fabrics have changed the way we live by making every room functional for the entire family. These fabrics can be used in the dirtiest family rooms but also in the most opulent living and dining rooms whilst maintaining a fashionable aesthetic. The leading Performance Fabric we use is surely FibreGuard distributed by Home Fabrics. You can find out more about their stain-resistant fabric here.

Upholstered Walls

Be bold they say. This year make a statement with an upholstered wall or tall headboard. You can either opt for a half wall upholstery or it can be the entire wall. There are countless designs and patterns that you can choose from – our favourite is still the everlasting diamond fold.

2020 is looking pretty bright literally and figuratively with wild colours, sustainable decor, and floral prints. Born Furniture is super excited for the new year, and we can’t wait to make your interior design dreams come true! Contact us today and start renewing your home.

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Winner of the Svensonn Modern Sofa

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From September to October 2019 we have been running a competition where you can win a Svensonn Modern Sofa, in collaboration with Home Fabrics and FibreGuard.

 

We want to send a big thank you to everyone who participated in our contest and helped make it a success! Every entry is dearly appreciated.

 

And the biggest congratulations goes out to Suzelle Nothnagel, the winner of the Svensonn Modern Sofa 4 seater upholstered in FibreGuard Fabric. 🎉 We hope and trust that this stylish sofa will add to your homes’ ambiance and will bring many happy memories for you and your family!

 

*A handover event will be arranged and take place in the next 30 days.

 

Although only one entrant can be the grand prize winner, we want everyone to win! Therefore, we’re offering a promotion on the Svensonn Sofa. Head on over to our online shop and get your very own Svensonn Modern Sofa 4 seater at 14% off!

 

This promotion is valid for a limited time only so act now!

 

Once again, Congratulations Suzelle! 🎉

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How to clean your FibreGuard Fabric

Cleaning FibreGuard

FibreGuard Stain Resistant Fabric philosophy 

They’re here to make your life as easy as possible, to limit your daily interactions with cleaning products as much as they can. From ketchup and red wine to coffee and ink, FibreGuard fabrics are simply easy to clean.

How to clean FibreGuard Fabrics?

Mostly with water – some stubborn stains will need a bit of household soap. This goes for oil-based stains, like mayonnaise, for example. Read below the step by step guide to clean FibreGuard fabrics.

 

  1. DON’T PANIC

For chunky stains like mud, ketchup, lipstick or silly putty, you’ll need to get a teaspoon. Remove any stain residue with the edge of the teaspoon. Deep breaths. For other stains like pen or coffee, you won’t need to do this. FibreGuard created a series of videos to show you how to remove any kind of stain on our easy-clean fabrics, see below for some videos. 

 

  1. WATER & BLOT

Blot up the stain with water and a paper towel. Do not do the circular motion rub trick because it’ll just rip your paper towel & drive the fibres from it into your fabric. Yuck. Rinse and repeat until you can’t see the stain on the paper towel anymore.

 

  1. WATER & CIRCLES

Apply more water and gently rub with a microfibre cloth. Use soap if necessary. Any soap will do, whatever you have in the house. Now you can do the circular motion rub trick. It’s OK.

 

  1. AIR DRY

This is really important. Don’t use a hairdryer or apply heat to the stain in any way. Just air dry. It’s fine.

Here are some examples of cleaning FibreGuard Fabrics:

For more FibreGuard Cleaning videos, watch it on FibreGuard’s Youtube channel.

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Dressing a Chesterfield in collaboration with Home Fabrics

Dressing a Chesterfield in collaboration with Home Fabrics

Born Furniture had the amazing experience and honour to collaborate with Home Fabrics SA on a discussion regarding how to dress a chesterfield sofa. Home Fabrics SA is a top design house in South Africa and the main distributor of FibreGuard Fabric. In their latest Home Fabrics Trends Vlog, we discussed the array of options available to you from Home Fabrics and Born Furniture when experimenting with texture, colour and popular trends.

Watch the full Home Fabric Trends Episode here.

Recreate the look by using these beautiful fabrics from Home Fabrics

TOUCHSTONE From FibreGuard

Drawing inspiration from a paired down, classical colour palette that works perfectly with that authentic, raw chesterfield shape, the following collections would work perfectly:

VELVETS

In velvet, Moulin Rouge has two phenomenal designs for this type of application. Deluxe and Lesch, the deep, saturated colours have that timeless appeal, ideal for a Chesterfield sofa.

MIMIC SKINS

An alternative to leather would be Touchstone and there are two designs, in particular, that stand out: Triton and Rex. They are so close to real skin but come with the added benefits of FibreGuard specifications which sets this collection apart.

Twice is a mock suede collection from HF Basics. Coming in 40 000 Martindale rubs with a selection of traditional colours, this it is also completely reversible – offering two colour-ways from one piece of material.

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PATTERNS

John Derian’s Picture Book II for Designers Guild would be the inspiration for this feature because, as an artist, he puts together the most beautiful illustrative pictures based predominantly on natural history.

JOHN DERIAN Picture Book Prints II

The big question is, HOW WOULD YOU DRESS YOUR CHESTERFIELD? 

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How much fabric do I need

How much fabric do I need?

Many people ask approximately how much fabric do I need for reupholstering furniture.

Below some illustrations on which areas to add into your measurement process. We also added a chart to give you our measurement suggested amount of fabric.

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Remember fabric runs in a running meter, which means 1 running meter is on average 1.4m wide

Where as when working with leather its measured in square meter (1000mm x 1000mm).

 

CHOOSING A FABRIC

When shopping for fabric, you’ll find a tremendous variety of sizes, patterns, and materials, all factors that will affect how much you need.
To look at some patterns go to U&G Fabrics
Below a chart to give you our estimations.

PATTERN

Plain fabrics are the simplest to work with: Stripes, plaids, and other patterns must be matched at the seams to be consistent. Though this can be tricky for the upholsterer, a smaller stripe or plaid that is evenly spaced should not cause much cutting waste, so you shouldn’t need to allow for extra fabric. If you want welting, piping cord that covers the seams, from the same fabric, you’ll need a lot more. “Welting on a chair with a striped or plaid fabric automatically adds an extra meter and a half.

Upholstery-fabric-meter-requirements-chart-333x400REPEAT

Some patterns will require extra metrics. “If you have a flower pattern with an 25cm repeat, that means it will be 25cm before you hit the next, identical flower. “To center Flower on the seat of a chair, on the back, and on the skirt, you’ll need to cut away excess fabric and fit the pattern correctly. Some patterns have very small repeats, 2cm or less; others are as large as 50cm. “In general, an 22cm repeat means you’ll need about 20 percent more fabric; a 35cm repeat, 40 percent more.
Do not run OUT OF FABRIC:
Never skimp on fabric and assume you will be able to go back to the store and buy more if necessary. This might seem like smart shopping, but it’s not: Never expect to get an exact fabric match the second time around. Dye lots change overnight. You might buy an extra meter of fabric that looks the same, but if the dye is slightly different, it won’t match the rest of the fabric.

For any reupholstering project, your most important task will be choosing fabric, you must determine not only the look and feel of the material, but also how much of it you’ll need. Determining fabric amounts is tricky, it is wise to consult a professional before you make a purchase. But it’s fun to be able to make at least your own estimate, and to understand the factors involved. The shape of the piece, the pattern of the cloth, any extras such as a skirt or welting Remember before jumping into a project, Since upholstery fabrics cost from about R60 to R800 per meter or more, knowing approximately how much you’ll need before you make a choice is helpful.