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Choosing the right size restaurant tables

Before you start buying tables, it’s wise to think about the size of your restaurant, the amount of tables you think your establishment can accommodate and whether you think you’ll have mainly couples dining, or groups of four or perhaps…

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Fixing wobbly tables

A table that wobbles can be a real inconvenience for customers.  They’re usually caused by one of three things: The table top isn’t fixed properly to the base.  This is probably the easiest type of table wobble to sort out…

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Choosing banqueting chairs

Banqueting chairs are sometimes referred to as wedding chairs, event chairs, conference chairs or stacking chairs.  Just as there are lots of commonly used names for this versatile piece of contract furniture, there are lots of types of venues that…

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Save money with used 5 Star bedroom furniture sets

If you’re looking to upgrade your existing hotel, bed and breakfast, or guesthouse bedrooms, you’ve probably started pricing up brand new contract furniture already.  Even average, serviceable bedroom sets can soon add up to a significant amount.  And although contract…

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Contract vs domestic furniture

If you’ve been looking at the Mayfair Furniture website, the chances are that you’ll have seen the words ‘contract furniture, or ‘ commercial furniture’ dotted about, but what exactly does that mean? Contract furniture explained Commercial, (or contract) furniture is…

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Mattresses explained

Before buying a mattress, take a close look at the detailing: the fabric, side stitching, mattress build, the surface finish and then the base and then try and weigh up all these aspects at once. Fabric There are three main…

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Contract furniture and Crib 5

All furniture that’s to be used in commercial establishments, has to meet exacting UK fire prevention regulation.  So if your business falls into one of the following categories, you need to be especially careful about the furniture you buy: Bed…

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Welcome to the Mayfair Furniture Blog

Mayfair Furniture Clearance Limited is a UK based specialist supplier of contract furniture to the leisure and hospitality industries. We’ve started this blog to share our knowledge of contract furniture, and the industry with our customers.  We’ll be writing and…