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Custom Restaurant Furniture

Every restaurant's needs are unique, so mass produced restaurant furniture may not be the best option for discerning operators. Instead, opting for custom seating and tables can help make a space feel cohesive, inviting, and improve the flow of traffic. KaTom offers products from several manufacturers specializing in designing furniture solutions to perfectly match your unique restaurant furniture needs. Below, we'll cover customizable seating and tables as well as the brands offering this service.

Customizable Restaurant Seating & Tables

Though many aspects of restaurant furniture can be customized, booths, chairs and bar stools, and tables are the most popular customizable items. While you can usually customize the whole piece of furniture, operators may opt to change just one component. Here are some parts that are commonly customized on restaurant furniture:

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Booths

  • Seat, seat back, and headroll
  • Welt cord and crumb strip
  • End caps and top caps
  • Seat base and toekick

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Chairs & Bar Stools

  • Seat
  • Legs and feet
  • Apron and spindle
  • Stile

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Tables

  • Base
  • Column
  • Inlay
  • Edges

Business owners can also customize outdoor furniture for their patios. The color, cushions, sizing, and table tops can be changed by manufacturers to fit any concept and outdoor space. Operators can make their outdoor seating ADA compliant by altering the dimensions of their tables and benches so they accommodate disabled customers.

American Tables & Seating

Based in Stone Mountain, Georgia, American Tables & Seating offers a variety of seating options that operators can customize, and chairs can be customized with any vinyl in the company's catalog. The company's 12, 34, and L-shaped booths are available for size customization. These booths are available in their standard dimensions or larger. For single and double booths, the length of the booth can be customized to 72 inches. In fact, operators can customize nearly every feature on a booth at American Tables & Seating, as described below.

  • End caps and top caps: can be wood, fabric, or vinyl
  • Seat, seat back, welt cord, and seat base: can be a different vinyl or fabric than the rest of the booth
  • Crumb strip: can be a different vinyl or fabric than the rest of the booth, and can't be used on half circle, 34, or L-shaped booths
  • Headroll: can be a different color than the rest of the booth, though this customization is only available for booths with back heights of 42 or 48 inches
  • Kick plate: can be black vinyl, ABS rubber, or sit on wood or stainless steel legs

All custom American Tables & Seating furniture requests must be submitted in writing for clarification and cannot be returned.

Oak Street Manufacturing

Workers in Oak Street Manufacturing's facility in Monticello, Iowa, build booths, chairs, tables, and other custom restaurant furniture. The company's catalog of seating can be customized by choosing the vinyl, fabric, or upholstery on the seat. All Oak Street booths and benches are made to order with the operator's choice of fabrication or staining, if applicable. The manufacturers have several options to choose from and can match stain, vinyl, fabric, and upholstery for existing customer-owned materials. Operators can also choose the dimensions of their custom booths and add step rails, toe kicks, and other accessories.

Oak Street table tops have several customization options available. Operators can choose their edge stain, laminate, or PVC/rubber t-mold edge color in addition to the cut of the table top. The factory offers a multitude of stain options and can match existing staining in your establishment. Waste receptacles and custom casework can also be customized with laminate.

Oak Street does not take return requests on its custom-built furniture once the purchase order is received and materials have been ordered.

Vitro Seating

Founded in 1929 by R.C. Scott, Vitro Seating specializes in creating highly-customized seating and tables that can match virtually any fabric or laminate sample provided. The workers at the company's St. Louis factory offer custom table and booth dimensions as well as vinyl printing and laser cutting services for branded logos. The company also offers several powder coat finishes on metal pieces. That diversity, combined with hundreds of patterns of laminate and upholstery colors, leads to endless possibilities when outfitting your dining room.

Vitro Seating's custom products are not available for cancellation. Once Vitro accepts an order, changes or cancellation requests must be submitted in writing and may require operators to pay fees for materials, labor, and other expenses occurring during the manufacturing process.

National Public Seating

Originally known as Oklahoma Sound, National Public Seating (NPS) has been manufacturing commercial-grade furniture for more than 40 years. Its factory in Clifton, New Jersey creates seating solutions for restaurants, schools, hospitals, and more. The company offers an array of tables, chairs, and bar stools and operators can customize NPS products by color, size, and material, depending on the model. NPS is also capable of adding logos to furniture, allowing you to provide a unique, branded experience for your customers.

National Public Seating accepts returns and offers a 10-year warranty on its customized products.

Flash Furniture

Flash Furniture has more than 20 years of experience making commercial furniture. The company can customize virtually any chair in its Georgia factory. Its custom items are made to order with the operator's choice of upholstery and cannot be returned or refunded. However, the company will accept returns if mistakes were made on the furniture. Operators must provide pictures of the mistakes within 10 business days to receive a replacement or refund.

John Boos

Since 1887, John Boos has been a leading manufacturer of stainless steel kitchen equipment and butcher blocks. The company's butcher block table tops are customizable in staining and features. Workers in John Boos' Illinois factory can drill extra holes for equipment such as sinks and stove tops, carve a different edge on the table top, and stain the wood. Operators can also choose a different type of wood for their countertop as well as the finish.

John Boos can also customize its stainless steel products to meet individual needs. Granted stainless steel kitchen equipment is primarily used in back-of-house areas, operators can change the dimensions of this equipment to fit their kitchen.

Wabash Valley

With more than 30 years of experience creating outdoor solutions for restaurants and other facilities, Wabash Valley workers in Monett, Missouri, can change the color, size, or design of pieces to meet operator's specific requirements. The company's catalog consists of customizable commercial-grade benches and tables, as well as umbrellas, dining sets, and trash receptacles. Whether it's altered dimensions to improve the flow of a patio or a unique colored coating to match brand identity, operators can contact a helpful KaTom sales representative at (800) 541-8683 to customize Wabash Valley outdoor furniture.

Emu

Since 1951, Emu has designed modern outdoor tables, chairs, and shades for restaurants and cafes. Operators can choose to customize Emu products with different powder coatings, canopies, or cushions. The company offers special order finishes, which require a 16- to 18-week lead time.

For assistance with customizing restaurant furniture for your establishment, please call or email one of our knowledgeable KaTom sales representatives for help.