You tell us the room
Send a photo and the wall measurement on WhatsApp. We'll suggest a shape and size that actually fits — including the doorway it has to come through.
The workshop on Humewood Drive
K&K Furnitures is a working upholstery workshop in Parklands, Cape Town. Frames are jointed here, foam is cut here, fabric is sewn here.
Who we are
A small workshop that makes furniture properly
Most couches sold in South Africa arrive on a container, get unwrapped in a showroom, and nobody in the building could tell you what's inside them. We're the other kind of business — the one where the person who cut your foam will answer the phone.
We build sofas, sectionals, armchairs and ottomans to order. That means you choose the size, the shape, the fabric and the detailing, and we build that piece for you rather than pulling the nearest match off a warehouse shelf.
It also means we can look after it afterwards. Because we built it, we can re-cover it, re-foam it or repair it years down the line.
Parklands37 Humewood Drive
Our process
From measurement to delivery
Roughly four to eight weeks, depending on the piece and how busy the workshop is.
We quote it properly
A written quote with the frame, foam, fabric and detailing itemised. No deposit taken until you're happy with it.
Swatches come to you
We drop off real fabric samples so you can see them in your own light before committing to a colour.
We build it
Frame, foam, cover, finish — in that order, by hand, in Parklands.
You check it
Come and sit on it before it leaves, or we send photos at the finishing stage if you can't get here.
We deliver it
Ourselves, across the northern suburbs. We'll get it through the door and put it where it goes.
Materials
What goes inside
Kiln-dried hardwood
Dried before it's cut, so the frame doesn't warp or split as it settles into a Cape summer. Joints are glued and dowelled, not stapled.
High-resilience foam
Denser than the standard grade, wrapped in fibre so the seat keeps its shape rather than collapsing into a hollow.
Upholstery-grade fabric
Rated for domestic use and, on request, for heavy use. Patterns are matched across seams — slower to cut, obvious once it's in the room.
Solid timber and brass legs
Turned, tapered, blocked or hairpin. Bolted into hardwood blocks in the frame, not screwed into a board.
Hand-tied detailing
Buttons pulled and tied by hand, piping welted, nailhead trim set individually along the arm.
Serviceable construction
Built so it can be taken apart, re-foamed and re-covered. A couch should outlast a fabric trend.