Description
The Seraphina is a rectangular buttoned ottoman in sapphire blue velvet, and its elongated shape is what sets it apart from a square or round one. It measures about 80cm long, 40cm deep and 38cm high. Velvet is a pile fabric, with short, dense fibres standing up from the weave, and that pile is where its soft handle and its sheen come from. Buttoning pulls upholstery down at each button, so the padding rises into rounded, cushioned sections in between.
We see three jobs for it: a centrepiece in front of a sofa, a coffee table, or occasional seating when guests outnumber chairs. As a coffee table it wants a rigid tray on top, because a buttoned surface dips at every button and a mug will not stand level on the velvet itself. At the end of a bed, it gives you somewhere to perch while you put your shoes on. Its length also makes it a better partner for a sofa than a small footstool, which can look lost in front of a long seat.
Its make-up is 35% polyester, 35% sponge, 20% pine wood and 10% MDF. Polyester is the only fabric fibre listed; sponge is a foam, so it gives under you and springs back when you get up; pine and MDF are the rigid materials, MDF being a board made from compressed wood fibres. Velvet's pile catches the light differently from each angle, so on buttoned upholstery every dip and fold shows as a change of shade. It comes as a single piece with nothing to assemble. Sapphire blue sits comfortably with cream, stone and soft grey or against oak and walnut, and it gives a plain sofa a clear point of colour.
Specification
| Material |
35% polyester, 35% sponge, 20% pine wood, 10% MDF |
| Design |
Rectangular, sapphire blue |
| Construction |
Buttoned velvet upholstery; no assembly required |
| Size |
80 x 40 x 38cm (W x D x H); seat dimensions 78 x 38 x 38cm |
| Sold as |
Single piece |
| Country of origin |
China |
Frequently Asked
How much space does it need?
It is listed as 80cm wide, 40cm deep and 38cm high, with seat dimensions of 78 x 38 x 38cm. Measure for the larger 80 x 40cm footprint, and leave room to walk past it.
Can I use it as a coffee table?
Yes, it works as a coffee table as well as a centrepiece. A buttoned top dips at every button, so stand cups and plates on a rigid tray rather than directly on the velvet.
Can I sit on it?
Yes, as occasional seating: it makes a useful extra seat when friends visit, or a place to perch at the end of a bed. Its seat height is 38cm.
Is the velvet natural or synthetic?
Polyester, a synthetic fibre, is the only fabric fibre in its make-up. The full composition is 35% polyester, 35% sponge, 20% pine wood and 10% MDF.
Does it need assembling?
No. It needs no assembly and comes as a single piece, so it is ready to use as soon as it is out of its packaging.
Is the throw in the photographs included?
No. It is sold on its own as a single piece, and the throw and any other styling shown in our photographs are not included.