Child Sized Furniture

The Italian physician Maria Montessori recommended that children need the world at eye level, comprised of an environment full of order and beauty with everything having a place, and furniture that is light enough for children to move as they see fit.

Building independence contributes to a child’s sense of importance and belonging, which develops their self-awareness and aids in the building of social relationships.

It is beneficial to a child’s development and independence that the central pieces of furniture in their everyday life is child centred and safe to explore. A fabulous example of this is Alice in Wonderland sitting on the oversized furniture!

At Needle Rock we never know what’s coming through the workshop door next. We love a piece of children’s furniture, reupholstering it and giving it a new lease of life for the next generation to use.

Here’s our kiddie’s furniture commissions to date. They are all amazing – do you have a favourite? We love the idea of a child’s chair having a story to tell, becoming a family heirloom and being passed down the generations. Imagine a grandmother having once sat on the same chair as their grandchild!

First up are these fabulous twirling armchair and matching sofa in teal and contrasting hot pink, the branding colours of 4 Community Trust Such fun pieces to work on, and a fabulous job done by Jason, one of Needle Rock’s apprentices.

Check out these fabulous twtty rocking chairs above! Tee hee!  Are they cute or what? Which one do you prefer?
1. This pale yellow and geometric print rocker which is equally stunning but in an understated way, or
2. This one, reupholstered in a purple tartan fabric.  Check out the wellies, used to demonstrate the size! or
3. This blue painted chair, reupholstered in fabulous elephant print fabric from the Emma J Shipley collection?

Certainly a talking point in any child’s bedroom….. so…. What’s your favourite – 1, 2 or 3? 

Next up is this small chair reupholstered in real leather. We pride ourselves reupholstering heirloom furniture – lasting generations and not just a few years.

A bit of Lloyd Loom anyone … Look at this one … Our customers Dad painted her name on this chair more than 50 years ago…  Memories to cherish forever!

A nursing chair is a chair that’s comfortable when nursing an infant. In Victorian times the nursing chair was a low seated partially upholstered chair. Nursing included caring for children as well as breastfeeding. The low seat of the chair allowed the mother, who would have been wearing a stiff corset, to interact with small children without bending over. This chair form was particularly popular in England and found primarily in upper class homes. Nursing Chair. The types of wood most frequently used were oak, rosewood or walnut. The seat was often sprung and could be button decorated or adorned with a circumferential braid or pair of braids. The chair legs were frequently of a cabriole style or a straight-legged spindle design. Needle Rock upholstery repair refurbish new vintage period piece.

What about this one?  It’s a proper armchair!  This one has been recovered in red Welsh ‘carthen’ material, and taken from Aberystwyth to Norway, for the next generation to use.