Custom Lounges in Tennyson — Seating Built to Fit an Apartment or a Family House
Made to order in Brisbane, from the first measurements and fabric choice to the final upholstery
Tennyson's homes come in two very different shapes. Almost as many households live in flats and apartments as in separate houses, so a lounge that suits one Tennyson living room can be the wrong size for the one next door. A custom lounge in Tennyson avoids that problem, because it is built to order around your space rather than chosen from whatever stock is on the floor. Integrity Lounge Designs has made custom lounge furniture in Brisbane since 1999, and every piece is built at our workshop in Salisbury.
Most people start looking for a custom lounge after a frustrating weekend in furniture stores. One sofa is lovely but too deep for the room, another fits the wall but is too low to get out of, and the colour they actually want only comes in a size they cannot use.
Building to order turns that around. The design starts with your space, your lifestyle and the way you picture the room, then moves through initial measurements and fabric selection to frame construction and, finally, the upholstery. You choose from a wide range of fabrics, leather options, colours, cushioning and design styles, and the result is a single statement sofa or a complete seating arrangement made for one room.
Local knowledge
Wikipedia places Tennyson on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, with Oxley Creek forming its western boundary, where St Joseph's, Gregory Terrace keeps playing fields and a rowing shed. The Queensland Tennis Centre, opened in 2009 on the site of the former Tennyson Power Station, is its best-known address. There are no general-purpose schools in the suburb itself.
The housing is where Tennyson really differs from most of Brisbane. The 2021 Census found that flats and apartments make up 44.3% of dwellings, about three times the national share of 14.2%, alongside 56.0% separate houses. Bedroom counts cover a wide range: 15.4% of homes have two bedrooms, 53.4% have three and 28.0% have four or more.
Households are small. The average Tennyson household holds 2.3 people, against 2.5 nationally, and 24.1% of households are people living alone.
For seating, that mix matters more than any single figure. An apartment living area often rewards a compact sofa with the right seat depth and arm width, while a three or four bedroom house may have room for a modular or a full seating arrangement. A smaller household can also choose comfort over capacity, with deeper seats and softer cushioning instead of extra places. Custom lounges in Tennyson can be sized for either kind of home, because the measurements come first and the frame is built to them.
There is no Integrity Lounge Designs shopfront, showroom or team in Tennyson. Every custom lounge in Tennyson is designed with you and built at our Salisbury workshop, and this page does not suggest any local branch.
Workshop notes
Many off-the-shelf lounges are designed for large open-plan rooms, not for a compact apartment floor plan.
A sofa that is too deep or too long blocks walkways and makes a small room feel cramped.
We start with initial measurements and build the frame to suit, so the lounge fits the room it is made for.
A three or four bedroom home with a separate living area can take more than one piece of seating.
Mismatched pieces bought at different times rarely sit well together.
We design anything from a single statement sofa to a complete seating arrangement, so every piece is planned as part of the same room.
Smaller households do not need a lounge built for a crowd.
A sofa sized for six can waste space and feel impersonal in a home for two.
Our process begins with understanding your space, lifestyle and vision, so the size, shape and cushioning suit the people who will actually use it.
With a made-to-order lounge, almost every visible material is a decision you get to make.
The cover sets both the look and how the lounge feels over years of use.
We offer a wide range of fabrics, leather options, colours and cushioning, and we use commercial-grade upholstery fabrics.
Once the lounge is designed, an ottoman, bench seat or set of bar stools in a different fabric can look out of place.
A room reads as one design when its pieces share materials and proportions.
Our custom-made range also includes ottomans, bar stools and bench seating, so they can be made to sit alongside the lounge.
Built-to-order furniture cannot be collected from a shelf, so the timing is a fair question.
You may be planning around a move, a renovation or a new room.
Once we have talked through your requirements, we give you a timeframe, then keep you updated as the lounge moves through design and manufacture.
What we offer
Sized for the room it will live in, whether that is a Tennyson apartment or a family house.
Custom lounges in BrisbaneSuits a larger Tennyson house with room for more than one piece.
Custom furniture designChoose a cover and seat feel to suit a small household that wants comfort first.
Request a free quoteUseful in an apartment where an ottoman can double as extra seating.
Custom furniture designBuilt to match a venue's layout rather than a standard catalogue size.
Custom lounges in BrisbaneWorth considering for a quality older lounge before you commission a replacement.
Upholstery in Tennyson
The workshop
Integrity Lounge Designs has built custom lounge furniture in Brisbane since 1999, and describes its work as Australian-made. Every lounge is built on high-grade timber frames, with precision-cut foam and commercial-grade upholstery fabrics. We make seating for homes and for businesses, including offices, hotels, restaurants, cafés, waiting areas and retail spaces. The workshop is at 12c Chrome Street, Salisbury QLD 4107, open Monday to Thursday 7:00am to 4:00pm and Friday 7:00am to 12:00pm, with Saturday by appointment and Sunday closed. Quotes are free.
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Yes. Each lounge is built to order, and the process starts with understanding your space and taking initial measurements. The frame is then built to suit, so the finished lounge is sized for the room rather than the other way round.
Each one starts with a high-grade timber frame, then precision-cut foam, finished in commercial-grade upholstery fabric. You choose the cover from a wide range of fabrics, leather options and colours, along with the cushioning and design style.
Our custom-made range also includes ottomans, bar stools, bench seating and banquet seating, so pieces can be made to go with the lounge.
We give you a timeframe once your requirements are discussed, then keep you informed through design and manufacture. Every design is different, so the timing is set for your job rather than quoted in advance.
Every one is made in our workshop at 12c Chrome Street, Salisbury. We have no shopfront in Tennyson, and every lounge is made to order in Brisbane at that one workshop.
Phone 07 3272 7832 from Monday to Thursday between 7:00am and 4:00pm, or Friday between 7:00am and 12:00pm, or request a free quote online. Saturday is by appointment.
Next step
If your Tennyson home needs a lounge that fits the room rather than the shop floor, start with a free quote. Call 07 3272 7832 or request a quote online, tell us about the space, and we will talk through the size, materials and timeframe.
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