Millie Ruffle Striped Polyester Seat Pad - Green

These are the Millie Ruffle seat pads, a padded chair cushion in a green and white stripe with a ruffle trim running around the edge. They are made from 100% polyester on both the face and the reverse, and they come as a pair. Each pad measures 40x40cm, which is the standard footprint for a dining or kitchen chair seat, so before you buy it is worth measuring the seat of your own chairs against that figure to be sure the pad sits neatly without overhanging. The photographs show a tufted, buttoned body that gives the pad its plumped shape, edged all round with a gathered frill in the same stripe.

They suit a mix of indoor and outdoor settings. On a painted metal bistro chair on the patio, on a wooden dining chair in the kitchen, or around a garden table laid for lunch, the stripe reads as a relaxed, country-style print rather than anything formal. The green sits happily alongside natural wood, terracotta and other soft stripes, so if you already have a coordinated table setting these will slot in without a fight. Sold as a pair, they are an easy way to bring two chairs up to a matching standard at once.

Polyester is the working material here, and it is worth knowing what that means in use. It is a hardwearing synthetic that resists fading and shrugs off the odd shower better than a natural fibre, which is why it earns its place on outdoor seating. Each pad fastens to the chair with a pair of matching ties at the back, so it stays put rather than sliding off when someone stands up. The ruffle trim is the detail that sets these apart from a plain box pad, softening the edge and giving the whole thing a gently traditional look.

What size chair will these fit?

Each pad measures 40x40cm, which suits a standard dining or kitchen chair seat. Measure your own chair seat against that figure before buying so the pad sits neatly.

How do the pads stay on the chair?

Each pad has a pair of matching fabric ties at the back that fasten around the chair uprights, holding it in place so it does not slide off when someone stands up.

Can I use these outdoors?

Yes, the polyester face and reverse is a hardwearing synthetic that copes with an outdoor table better than a natural fibre, so they work for garden dining as well as indoors.

How many pads do I get?

They are sold as a pair, so you receive two matching seat pads. That is an easy way to bring two chairs up to a coordinated standard at once.

What is the ruffle trim like?

A gathered frill in the same green and white stripe runs all the way around the edge of each pad, softening the outline and giving it a gently traditional look.