Category: Deckchairs

Australia in Striped Fabric

Deckchairstripes are making an impact on the Australian home, garden and beach interiors and accessories market with their summery, bright, striped fabric and products…

What better way to enjoy Summer in Australia than upcycling those Director chairs? Or recovering that Deckchair? Take a look at these photos to inspire you.

Trapeze Director Chair Covers - Replacement Cover Service exclusive to Deckchairstripes
Trapeze Director Chair Covers – Replacement Cover Service exclusive to Deckchairstripes

This very happy client based just outside Sydney has started soaking up the rays in the Garden Patio, prepping for BBQ season by recovering her Director chairs through our Director chair replacement cover service. Buy online, send us your templates, we will stitch them by hand in the UK exact to your template and pop them back in the post!

As seen in Trapeze Canvas to make this client’s striped dream come true!

Old Directors chair before the successful upcycling recovering!
Old Directors chair before the successful recovering!

 

 

 

 

There is also Trapeze interior striped fabric available to make your interior dreams come true…from ready made cushions to sewing bundles. Deckchairstripes are The Stripes Company Specialists here to help!

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Matching Piped Cushion

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Tour de France Deckchairs in Harrogate

Our friend Sophie Binns who has a wonderful shop in Harrogate ‘Sophie Likes’ also rents out Deckchairs in Harrogate which she bought from us and covered in The Stripes Company deckchair fabrics. You can see them here on ‘parade’ ready for people to watch the Tour De France Cycle Race which took Yorkshire by storm last week

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Heritage Deckchair Hire Launches

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North Pier Blackpool
North Pier Blackpool

If there was ever an enduring image of Beach Life UK, it has to be the one of Blackpool’s iconic deckchairs in rows on the pier, or on the beach with windbreaks, the knotted handkerchiefs/ braces combo and the Tower in the background….

Having been given the opportunity to purchase ALL Blackpool’s deckchairs, (arguably the best and most famous in the world) the stipulation was to move them quickly. We had just a week to find a new home for them and organise the move.

The design of a deckchair was originally based on campaign furniture – the type of which could be folded (flat packed!) and transported by armies across continents.

There is no easy way to move 6000 deckchairs from a massive pile piles of blackpool deckchairsinto waiting trucks, except single handling by an army of ants. However, due to the shortage of ants in a Blackpool Council depot, we had to elicit the services of 14 strong men, two lorries, two full Saturdays and 8 return trips from Blackpool to South Cheshire.
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Not to mention the catering requirements of vast quantities of fish and chips for the workers whilst reclining in deckchairs for their lunch breaks.

Now safely ensconced, the hiring process is now underway for sending and collecting deckchairs anywhere within mainland UK.

 

They may be covered in the original plastic, new plastic or our lovely cotton canvas stripes.

All chairs remain in original condition except for the metalware on each chair, which will be replaced for safety.  We expect that chair maintenance and cleaning will be a continual process, but with many  spare parts and a great team, we will be able to undertake this task.

So if you are organising a party no matter how large or small, we will be able to assist in some way.  See Heritage Deckchair Hire or call 01244 336387
If you would like to purchase one of our iconic deckchairs, please give us a call, we would wish to make these available and accessible as part of our great heritage.

If you have visions of your event or fundraiser being controlled by a man in a flat cap issuing tickets with an original machine, we may be able to fix that too!

Back To A More Glamorous Era…

At Deckchairstripes we are all excited about the launch of our new and exclusive 100% cotton sateen cushions, which have been inspired from glamorous days gone by. There are eight enchanting vintage designs to choose between including: vintage sandcastles, vintage fairground, vintage ladies tennis, vintage travel, pinup girls and our very popular vintage penny farthing.   Each cushion design has different complimentary stripes on the back of the cushion

Dreaming of the Summer Sunshine…

It’s less than a month till Christmas and yet before long we’ll be thinking of summer. No sooner will we have given our Christmas presents than Easter eggs will be on the shelves!

In these dark dreary months we all need to daydream… can’t help dreaming of summer lazing in the deckchair.  Have a look at our lovely deckchairs and beach accessories thinking of those glorious sunny days ahead.

And for those of you who are lucky enough to be heading for sunnier climes this Christmas have a look around at the colours that inspire you. Maybe you’ll find them in one of our stripes.

Christmas is Coming!

The clock is ticking with only 35 days left till Christmas!

If you’re out of ideas for that perfect Christmas present then why not have a browse through our great selection of stripy Christmas present ideas including presents for men, presents for women and presents for kids.

Looking to give something a little different to keep your whole family guessing?  Take a look at our unusual gift ideas including our: Edwardian Garden Shelter, Garden Hammocks and Cushions, Deckchairs, Ladies Leather Garden Gloves and our Ballroom Stripe Lambswool Throw.

Deckchairs covered in Vintage Deckchair Canvas

For those of you who prefer the ‘Retro’ look of days gone by we can cover our Deckchairs with any of our vintage look deckchair fabrics for you. These will appeal to those of you who want a fifties feel to your covers instead of more modern interpretations, but with brand new canvas.

If you have an existing traditional wooden folding deckchair that needs recovering and would like to recover it yourself with a vintage look, you will need 1.5 metres of fabric and a pack of upholstery nails – select from our  Vintage Deckchair Canvas range

We have some lovely bobble fringes which you can trim a deckchair canopy with if your deckchair has one!

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