Custom Wrought Iron Chair Cushions

Build Your Wrought Iron Chair Cushion

Wrought iron furniture is the classic non-standard replacement job: the frames were bent, welded and scrolled by hand, so the seats are trapezoids, the backs are curves, and two chairs from the same set can differ by half an inch. Universal pads are cut for none of it — they gap at the curves and overhang the scrolls.

Outdoor cushions for wrought iron furniture are cut to your frame’s numbers — curved backs recorded as radii, trapezoid seats as two widths — for the frame you actually have. Vintage and antique metal patio furniture, scroll-arm chairs, and full wrought iron patio sets: same job, numbers in, cushions out.

Vintage and high-end frames are routine work here — Woodard, Brown Jordan, OW Lee, Salterini, and the unmarked hand-bent sets from the fifties and sixties. Trapezoid seats, curved backs, round backs: each frame measured, not assumed.

Open the Customizer — Rectangle Preselected →

Enter seat width and depth (front and back widths if the seat tapers), thickness, and back height — curved pieces get the radius noted too — then pick your fabric tier.

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Pricing — estimated starting at

*One iron bistro seat (17.5 × 17.5 × 3 in.): $45 make-base + 2.13 sq ft × rate ($27.37 per sq ft, 3" 50D foam + fabric, all fabrics one price). Curved-back pieces and settees price on their own area at the same formula.

For comparison: U.S. custom-configurator specialists’ 2026 listings run made-to-order cushions well above formula price once configured — and most only reveal that number after a quote request. No hidden markups: each part of the estimate maps to a size you can verify with a tape measure.

Popular Wrought Iron Chair Sizes We Cut

Typical wrought iron cushion sizes by frame type (typical, always measure).

Yours differs? That’s the point — we cut to your numbers.

How to Measure a Wrought Iron Chair Cushion

• Trapezoid seats get two widths — front and back, to the nearest quarter inch; wrought iron decks taper wider at the front more often than any other frame type.
• Curved backs get the bow recorded: width corner to corner, then how far the curve rises over that chord — the full radius method is in how to measure radius corners.
• A snug cut does the holding on iron frames: a pad cut to your confirmed numbers sits the deck without wandering. We don’t sew on ties; if a chair gets dragged around, a thin non-slip rug pad trimmed slightly smaller than the cushion, laid flat underneath, is the honest fix.
• Measure every chair in a vintage set — hand-bent frames vary piece to piece even within one set; the single-chair first order is the remake trigger.

Full walkthrough with photos: our measuring guide.

Fabric on Metal Frames

Metal changes two fabric decisions: the frame heats in full sun, so a lighter cover color keeps the seat cooler; and the frame rusts where water sits, so foam-core fills that shed and dry beat fiber pads that hold moisture against the metal. Tech fabric (waterproof, wipe-clean) is the open-deck default; cotton linen suits covered porches; solution-dyed acrylic is the full-sun color-life upgrade — the tier comparison is in the fabric guide.

Vintage Metal Patio Frames, and the Word Family

• Vintage metal patio furniture is this category’s heart: revival-era sets from the last century, scroll-backed gliders, and flea-market finds whose cushions died decades ago. The frames are often better built than anything sold today — which is exactly why the replacement path is measuring, not shopping.
• Wrought vs cast iron is worth one sentence: wrought iron was bent and welded by hand (curves, scrolls, slight piece-to-piece variance), cast iron was poured into molds (heavier, crisper patterns, more brittle). Both take the same made-to-measure cushions — the measuring care goes up with the hand-bent variance.
• Bistro and café sets are the small-format end: round or radiused seats at 17–19 inches, often in pairs on a balcony. Radiused corners over an inch get the radius on the order — a sharp-cornered cushion overhangs on a rounded deck.

See all fabrics — pick by look, not budget — in the customizer.

Frames we rebuild for: the name brands and the no-names

The collectible end of wrought iron has names — Woodard’s tulip and tri-castle lines, Brown Jordan’s Kantan and Voliere, OW Lee’s hand-formed sets, Salterini’s spool-and-scroll pieces — and those names bring buyers here for one reason: the pads died decades before the frames did. Each frame is cut from your own measurements rather than a brand template, because two seasons of the same line rarely bent identically. The unmarked majority gets the same treatment: photograph the frame with a tape measure across the seat and the back curve, and the template route handles the rest. Round backs — the sunniland style — are a standard shape, not a special order.

Frequently asked questions

Can I order standard wrought iron cushion sizes?

Yes — standard sizes too, in 3 clicks: bistro seats cluster at 17–19 inch squares at 3 thick — stock squares like 17 × 17 and 18 × 18 cover many frames. Type the numbers into the customizer for the same instant factory-direct quote; curved backs and tapered decks are the parts that need measuring.

How do I measure a curved wrought iron back?

Width corner to corner, then how far the curve rises over that chord — a rectangle pad on a bowed back gaps at the shoulders. Serious curves go in as a sketch or paper template with the radius labeled, the same method as radius corners.

Do you make cushions for vintage metal patio furniture?

Yes — that is the core of this category: revival-era sets, scroll-back gliders, hand-bent frames nobody stocks parts for. Measure every chair (hand-bent frames vary piece to piece), record tapers and curves, and we cut to the numbers.

How do cushions stay put on wrought iron frames?

Fit, honestly. A pad cut to your confirmed numbers sits the deck without wandering, and the frame’s curves are already in the cut. We don’t sew on ties or gripper undersides — our factory can’t supply them reliably, so we won’t sell you the promise. For chairs that get moved around, a thin non-slip rug pad trimmed slightly smaller than the cushion, laid flat underneath, is the honest fix.

What fabric is best for wrought iron patio cushions?

A weatherproof woven over a foam core — tech fabric wipes clean and the foam sheds water instead of holding it against the metal. Lighter cover colors keep the seat cooler on sun-hot frames; the honest tier comparison is in the fabric guide.

How long does a custom cushion take?

Made to order in 4–7 business days — rush production is 3–5 business days for a surcharge — delivered in 3–6 weeks door to door. Typical US custom shops quote 3–6 weeks for the same build; we publish the number instead of burying it in a quote.

Is a Custom Wrought Iron Cushion Right for You?

• Curved backs need a template, not a guess. A rectangle ordered against a bowed back gaps at the shoulders. Send the width corner to corner plus how far the curve rises over that chord, or a paper template with the radius labeled — the same method as our curved-seating guide.
• Hand-bent frames vary piece to piece — measure every chair. Vintage and revival-era sets were bent by hand, so nominally identical chairs wander a quarter inch or more. One chair’s numbers do not speak for the set.
• Covers unzip — removable and washable. Zippered: the cover comes off the foam, so cleaning is a damp cloth and mild soap between machine cycles. Wipe for the daily, wash for the deep clean.
• Custom-cut means non-returnable. A cushion cut to your numbers fits exactly one frame on earth — tolerances are published in writing (±½″, ±¾″ over 36″) and anything outside them against your confirmed numbers is remade free, whenever the error is found.

Made by the factory that ships them

• Outdoor cushion factory for 10+ years — we cut, fill, and sew every order ourselves.
• Every dimension you send is re-checked before a single yard of fabric is cut.
• Made-to-order means any fabric, any piece, no minimum.
• If we cut it wrong — outside the ±½″ tolerance (±¾″ over 36″), wrong fabric, wrong build — remade free.

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