Space
Soft banquette wraps and ceiling clouds create warmer, quieter restaurant booths. We help you plan felt details that stand up to busy service and South African conditions.
Booths that invite longer meals without sticky vinyl.
In a busy South African restaurant or cafe, booths often fill up first. Hard seats, tiled floors and glass walls amplify every clink, shout and scrape, making it tough for guests to relax or staff to hear orders clearly. In Joburg and the Highveld, winter brings cold seats and chilly stone or concrete, while coastal outlets in Durban or Cape Town face humidity and salt air that can make vinyl and leather sticky or musty.
Well-designed booths are more than a place to sit. They encourage longer meals and repeat visits if the sound is gentle and the seats are warm. But when finishes wear out fast, or the acoustics are harsh, booths quickly lose their appeal. Soft textiles like felt can solve both problems and stand up to the daily rigours of cleaning and use.
For the booth itself, our Banquette Wrap covers the seat back, adding a tactile, bound-edge felt surface that feels welcoming and buffers sound at head height. We recommend this for both new builds and revamps, fixing it to timber or MDF backs. Ceiling Cloud Felt, suspended above the booth, absorbs speech and clatter overhead and helps keep noise from travelling across the wider dining room, especially in open-plan layouts.
On the table or at service points, Soft Tray Nest trays in merino-blend felt reduce crockery knocks and protect surfaces during busy shifts. All these items can be finished in colours like Sage Field, Ink Edge or Stone Wash to suit your palette, and samples can be seen at our Woodstock studio or appointment showrooms around the country.
Every restaurant layout is different, so careful measuring and fitting are essential. Here’s how we help you plan the felt details for your booths:
We often see booths finished in sticky vinyl or thin foam, which flatten and discolour quickly, especially under strong sun or heavy use. Hard panels on the wall or ceiling only bounce sound around, so conversations remain loud and strained. Another common error is picking colours without testing samples in real restaurant light, leading to surprises when the space opens.
Avoid these issues by choosing felt finishes that are easy to clean and maintain, and by reviewing all options with real samples under your own lights. Felt does not fray at cut edges, so even shaped wraps or clouds stay neat. Ask for cleaning and care advice specific to your climate, and let us install if the layout is tricky or the booth shape is unusual.
Booth wrap
Felt wraps for restaurant and cafe banquettes that need soft backs and wipe-friendly care.
Explore
Ceiling
Soft ceiling clouds for restaurants, studios, and lobbies that need less echo.
Explore
Desk tray
Felt trays for keys, pens, and reception clutter that should not clatter on timber.
ExploreVerified Google reviews
