A Guide to Tub Chairs – 2

Leather Tub Chairs with
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Tub Chairs Part 2

The tub chair has a longer history than you may think

In the first of this two-part special on tub chairs we looked at the place a tub chair can hold in your house, in this second part we look a the place tub chairs hold in furniture history.

What put the Tub in Tub Chair?

There are various theories about the origin of the name tub chair. One popular belief is that it came from the shape of the tub chair itself being like a bath tub. However, the term bath tub is chiefly American, and as the original tub chairs hail from Europe it is far more likely that the name tub chair is actually a variation of the name club chair.

The term club chair came directly from its most popular usage – in the gentlemen’s clubs of northern Europe. The shape and style of the tub chair leant itself well to the relaxing nature of these establishments, and the tub chair is still a staple part of the scenery in many golf clubs and hotel lounges.

Tub Chairs – Luxury from The Ruling Classes to Your Home

The general design of the tub chair has been around for hundreds of years, but only as a wooden frame without upholstery. It’s strange to think that up until well into the 17th Century upholstered chairs were only generally available to the upper classes, so it was only the master craftsmen who were initially manufacturing what we would recognise today as a tub chair.

Over the years tub chairs have been made from countless materials in a whole variety of colours, however, the highest quality tub chairs are those that are hand made using real leather over a solid oak frame – just like the best antiques that now sell for tens of thousands of pounds.

Tub Chairs in a Golf Club

Tub Chairs at Oak Furniture Land

At Oak Furniture Land our tub chairs are the modern day alternative to buying expensive antiques. Our tub chairs a hand crafted from A-grade solid oak and top quality leather, as well as deep, cosy padding that brings you the same luxury as an antique tub chair at a fraction of the cost.

We also sell leather care kits that make it easy for you to keep your tub chairs in perfect condition for years to come.