Leather banquette

The leather or fabric banquette is a symbol of harmony between tradition and modernity. Saulaie offers a wide range of customisable furniture products with a vast choice of leather and fabric colours, always combined with noble materials such as wood or more industrial elements such as metal. It is through this combination of materials that the traditional products of elegant homes remain firmly anchored in the modern world. Combined with a more refined design, the keys to traditional elegance such as leather or upholstery, help to build bridges between tradition and modernity, for long-lasting elegance.

The leather Chesterfield banquette or tufted banquette bench, an English style and a success story

The upholstered bench is a model of elegance. Historically created in the form of a sofa, the Chesterfield is a small revolution in the world of classic furniture. Created in the 18th century by Lord Stanhope, the leather Chesterfield sofa, now available as a Chesterfield armchair, Chesterfield ottoman or Chesterfield bench, is a solid piece of furniture that is more comfortable than the classic furniture of its time. Far from the Louis XVI armchair, the upholstered sofa offers another, more comfortable vision of furniture. Comfort takes precedence over style, hushed and confidential well-being over the noise of the world and etiquette. However, tufted upholstery is a symbol of elegance that travels through time and space: from colonial houses and English or European gentlemen's clubs to the libraries or drawing rooms of the upper middle class homes of the 19th century. In the 20th century, upholstered sofas, armchairs or benches made their way into city apartments with a more nomadic lifestyle. This democratisation brought about a modernisation of style with the happy and harmonious combination of materials: full-grain leather was then combined with wood or metal for a vintage or industrial interior design. The Chesterfield banquette offered by Saulaie is part of this approach.

Fabric banquette, for a touch of refined decoration

The upholstered bench presented by Maison Saulaie is available not only in leather but also in fabric. Available in thirteen different leather colours, Saulaie offers classic colours such as vintage brown leather or black leather, but also different original variations of decorative colours such as red, yellow, olive green, grey-green, navy blue, peacock blue... or other variations of full-grain brown leather colours. The upholstered fabric bench is also available in sixty different colours and shades.

The Louis bench or caned bench, a model of classic elegance

Saulaie traditionally began its decoration activity by reissuing classic models that are symbols of the French art of living and know-how in the world of furniture and decoration. Thus, the Louis XVI bench is offered as a fabric banquette or a caned banquette.

The banquette, a practical and decorative occasional piece of furniture

An upholstered bench, a practical occasional piece of furniture and quality craftsmanship

All our seats (armchairs, sofas, ottomans, benches) are manufactured using quality artisanal methods, most of them assembled using traditional French methods: tenon, mortise, dovetail... to ensure unique quality and promote unparalleled know-how.

The bench models offered in caning, leather or fabric, are in fact practical models for modular everyday use. Sometimes useful for occasional seating, the bench is useful for a bedroom as a bed step, in a living room for a lounge spirit compatible with small spaces. In all cases, the upholstered bench is a decorative and comfortable object.