The Hobbit Storytelling Chair is a compact, round-arched solid oak throne with the warmth and solidity of something that has always been there — a chair that makes children feel like they are stepping into a story the moment they sit down.
Inspired by the round doors and earthy calm of hobbit architecture, this chair is designed for younger children and early years settings — lower to the ground, narrower in the seat, and with a gentler scale that feels built for small storytellers. It is equally at home in a nursery, a reading corner, a library, or a family home, and it is one of our most popular choices for Christening gifts and keepsake pieces.
Suitable for indoor use and sheltered outdoor spaces.
Dimensions
- Total height: 90 cm
- Total width: 45 cm
- Inside width: 32 cm
- Seat height: 30 cm
- Depth: 40 cm
Key Features
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Round-arched oak backrest — the signature hobbit silhouette, solid and tactile with smooth rounded edges throughout
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Child-friendly proportions — 30 cm seat height and 32 cm inside width, designed for nursery and early years ages
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100% solid oak — traditional dowel joinery, built to last well beyond childhood
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Choose your finish — supplied unvarnished as standard, or add three coats of Epifanes yacht varnish for lasting colour and sheen (+£50)
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Handmade in Mid Wales — custom sizing available on request for different ages or spaces
Your Version
We can personalise the Hobbit Chair with a carved name, date, or short phrase — making it a truly individual keepsake. We can also adjust the size, add a carved door motif, or develop the design in a completely different direction. Many families commission these as Christening gifts or first birthday pieces, and schools love them for reading corners where younger children need a chair that is genuinely built for them.
Typical lead time is 4–5 weeks. Prices include VAT. Schools can order by purchase order and pay on invoice — if your school or trust needs to register us as a supplier, we are happy to provide all details needed. Just get in touch and we will sort it.
Explore the full storytelling chairs collection or browse our nursery storytelling chair blog post for more ideas. If you have a completely different design in mind, you can also design your own chair from scratch.
Finish
This piece is supplied unvarnished as standard. Left natural, solid oak slowly weathers to a soft, silvery-grey — completely normal for outdoor timber, a graceful way for a piece to age, and with no maintenance needed. If you’d prefer to bring out the grain and warm, honeyed tones, choose the varnished option (+£50) and we’ll hand-apply three coats of Epifanes, a premium marine yacht varnish.
More about the two finishes
Outdoor furniture takes a real beating from sun and weather. Left natural, an unvarnished piece simply silvers over time and asks nothing of you. A varnished piece keeps its rich sheen for a couple of years; after that the varnish may begin to flake or patch, at which point you can simply re-coat it, or let it weather back to that natural silvery-grey. Either way, your oak is fine.
