Lift one chair onto the other into a tidy column you can stand in a corner of the patio. The floor opens back up as walking space when you're not sitting. Most 2-seater bistro sets stay in the way every day of the year, whether you're using them or not.
The round table and the two seats around it take about 1.5m by 1m of floor when you're using them. Once you've stacked the chairs, you can tuck the stack into a corner of the patio. That fits a new-build balcony, a terraced-house courtyard, or the corner of a larger garden without crowding planters or blocking a doorway.
Aluminium frame with a 0.2mm powder coating, so it cannot rust. The synthetic rattan is UV-stabilised, so it won't fade, rot, or go brittle in the sun. Leave it outside all year, no cover needed.
The Grey weave is a clean charcoal tone against porcelain paving, slate, or Indian sandstone in cooler shades. UV-stabilised, so the Grey tone doesn't bleach or chalk the way cheaper grey rattan does after a couple of summers in direct sun.
Yes, usually. In use, allow roughly 1.5 metres by 1 metre for the two seats pulled out around the round table, plus a bit of room behind each seat for walking past. Once the chairs are stacked, you can tuck the column into a corner footprint about the size of one chair. Mark the in-use shape with masking tape on your slabs first if the space is tight, that's usually enough to confirm the fit before you order.
For a new-build balcony, a terraced-house courtyard, or a sun-trap edge of a larger garden, this works because the set doesn't have to stay set up all day. Bring the chairs out when you want them, and you have the floor space back as a walkway the rest of the time.
Yes. Lift one chair onto the other and you've got the pair reduced to a single column you can carry. Lift, slot, walk. Set the column down wherever it makes sense for your space: by a low wall, in the alcove next to the back door, in a quiet corner of the balcony. The stacked column takes about the area of a chair.
Without that option, a permanent two-chair set on a tight balcony or in a narrow courtyard becomes the daily friction. Every time you want to water the pots, walk past with the laundry, or just have the patio back, two chairs and a table are in the way. This set lets you sit when you want, and reclaim the patio when you don't.
Yes. The frame is aluminium, which cannot rust, and we use a 0.2mm powder coating, two to three times thicker than what most aluminium garden furniture carries, so the coating doesn't break down through wet winters and freezing nights. We also use UV-stabilised synthetic rattan, which won't fade, rot, or go brittle when left outside year-round.
This means the structure is weatherproof on its own and doesn't need a cover or seasonal storage, so it saves you the hassle of wrestling a cover on and off and the GBP 50 to GBP 100 a cover would cost. In our experience, customers come back ten or fifteen years later saying their rattan is just as good as when they first bought it.
Cheaper bistro sets at this size use steel frames that rust within a couple of winters and PVC rattan that goes brittle in the sun. You'd be replacing the set sooner and dealing with orange streaks on your paving in the meantime. The chairs on those sets rarely stack either, so even before the rust starts, the set sits in the way of every walkway on a balcony or in a courtyard.
Considering a brand-name bistro set at GBP 1,000 or more? You'd be paying mainly for the marketing and the polished website. The actual furniture is almost exactly the same as ours: aluminium frame, UV-stabilised rattan. We design our own ranges, with this Sharnford Stacking bistro being our compact 2-seater option, and sell it direct from our family-run Leicestershire showroom since 2001, without the excessive markup of big name brands.
| Care & Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Frame Care | The aluminium frame cannot rust and needs no seasonal maintenance. Wipe down with a damp cloth when needed. |
| Rattan Care | UV-stabilised HDPE synthetic rattan is made for outdoor use. Hose down occasionally to remove dust and pollen, then let it air dry. |
| Cushion Care | Remove covers and machine wash at 30°C. Air dry before replacing. Store cushions indoors when not in use. |
| Winter Care | The frame and rattan can stay outside all year round - no cover needed. A cover is optional for convenience, not for protection. |
| Assembly | Designed as a simple bistro set so you're not spending your weekend on flat-pack. Put it in position, check everything is stable, and you're ready to use it. |
| Assembly Tools Needed | No tools required. |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Colour | Grey |
| Type | Bistro Sets |
| Set Shape | Round |
| Material | |
|---|---|
| Durability | All-Weather |
| Frame | Aluminium |
| Weave | Synthetic Rattan |
| Cover | No |
| Capacity | |
|---|---|
| Number of Seats | 2 Seater |
| Size & Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Overall Footprint | 190cm (L) x 177cm (W) x 88cm (H) (estimated) |
| Round Bistro Table | 70cm x 70cm x 75cm |
| Stacking Chair (x2) | 61cm x 57cm x 88cm |
| What's Included | |
|---|---|
| Delivery | Included in the price. UK mainland delivery. |
| Delivery | Delivery included in the price |
| Guarantee | 3-Year Rust-Free Structural Guarantee. |
| Assembly Required | Minimal - arrives ready-assembled or near-ready. |
| Guarantee | 3-Year Guarantee on the frame and weave |
| Round Bistro Table | 1x round rattan bistro table with aluminium frame (cannot rust) |
| Sharnford Stacking Chairs | 2x stacking rattan chairs with aluminium frames (cannot rust) |
Yes, usually. In use, allow roughly 1.5 metres by 1 metre for the two seats pulled out around the round table, plus a bit of room behind each seat for walking past. Once the chairs are stacked, you can tuck the column into a corner footprint about the size of one chair. Mark the in-use shape with masking tape on your slabs first if the space is tight, that's usually enough to confirm the fit before you order.
For a new-build balcony, a terraced-house courtyard, or a sun-trap edge of a larger garden, this works because the set doesn't have to stay set up all day. Bring the chairs out when you want them, and you have the floor space back as a walkway the rest of the time.
Yes. Lift one chair onto the other and you've got the pair reduced to a single column you can carry. Lift, slot, walk. Set the column down wherever it makes sense for your space: by a low wall, in the alcove next to the back door, in a quiet corner of the balcony. The stacked column takes about the area of a chair.
Without that option, a permanent two-chair set on a tight balcony or in a narrow courtyard becomes the daily friction. Every time you want to water the pots, walk past with the laundry, or just have the patio back, two chairs and a table are in the way. This set lets you sit when you want, and reclaim the patio when you don't.
Yes. The frame is aluminium, which cannot rust, and we use a 0.2mm powder coating, two to three times thicker than what most aluminium garden furniture carries, so the coating doesn't break down through wet winters and freezing nights. We also use UV-stabilised synthetic rattan, which won't fade, rot, or go brittle when left outside year-round.
This means the structure is weatherproof on its own and doesn't need a cover or seasonal storage, so it saves you the hassle of wrestling a cover on and off and the GBP 50 to GBP 100 a cover would cost. In our experience, customers come back ten or fifteen years later saying their rattan is just as good as when they first bought it.
Cheaper bistro sets at this size use steel frames that rust within a couple of winters and PVC rattan that goes brittle in the sun. You'd be replacing the set sooner and dealing with orange streaks on your paving in the meantime. The chairs on those sets rarely stack either, so even before the rust starts, the set sits in the way of every walkway on a balcony or in a courtyard.
Considering a brand-name bistro set at GBP 1,000 or more? You'd be paying mainly for the marketing and the polished website. The actual furniture is almost exactly the same as ours: aluminium frame, UV-stabilised rattan. We design our own ranges, with this Sharnford Stacking bistro being our compact 2-seater option, and sell it direct from our family-run Leicestershire showroom since 2001, without the excessive markup of big name brands.
| Frame Care | The aluminium frame cannot rust and needs no seasonal maintenance. Wipe down with a damp cloth when needed. |
| Rattan Care | UV-stabilised HDPE synthetic rattan is made for outdoor use. Hose down occasionally to remove dust and pollen, then let it air dry. |
| Cushion Care | Remove covers and machine wash at 30°C. Air dry before replacing. Store cushions indoors when not in use. |
| Winter Care | The frame and rattan can stay outside all year round - no cover needed. A cover is optional for convenience, not for protection. |
| Assembly | Designed as a simple bistro set so you're not spending your weekend on flat-pack. Put it in position, check everything is stable, and you're ready to use it. |
| Assembly Tools Needed | No tools required. |
| Colour | Grey |
| Type | Bistro Sets |
| Set Shape | Round |
| Durability | All-Weather |
| Frame | Aluminium |
| Weave | Synthetic Rattan |
| Cover | No |
| Number of Seats | 2 Seater |
| Overall Footprint | 190cm (L) x 177cm (W) x 88cm (H) (estimated) |
| Round Bistro Table | 70cm x 70cm x 75cm |
| Stacking Chair (x2) | 61cm x 57cm x 88cm |
| Delivery | Included in the price. UK mainland delivery. |
| Delivery | Delivery included in the price |
| Guarantee | 3-Year Rust-Free Structural Guarantee. |
| Assembly Required | Minimal - arrives ready-assembled or near-ready. |
| Guarantee | 3-Year Guarantee on the frame and weave |
| Round Bistro Table | 1x round rattan bistro table with aluminium frame (cannot rust) |
| Sharnford Stacking Chairs | 2x stacking rattan chairs with aluminium frames (cannot rust) |
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