Chair Tie Backs for Hire: Chair Sashes in Your Colour
Chair tie backs for hire in Nairobi: a long fabric sash wrapped around the back of each chair and tied, so your colours reach every seat and not only the tables. KSh 50 each, tied on by our crew at set-up and taken off again at collection.
1 × KSh 50 = KSh 50 · deposit KSh 25
- Setup, teardown & collection included
- 50% deposit secures your date
- Transport charged by distance: check it for your venue
Each tie back comes
Hired for 24 hours, counted from the end of set-up. Not included: the chairs themselves; chair covers (they come with the dressed plastic chair); transport, priced by distance.
- One sash in the colour you choose
- Tied onto each chair by our crew while they set the room
- Untied and packed when we collect
- Laundered and pressed between events
What it costs
The hire, and the 50% deposit that holds your date. Transport charged by distance, added on your quote.
A 100-seat reception on plain chairs: 100 armless plastic chairs KSh 5,000 + 100 chair tie backs KSh 5,000 = KSh 10,000 before transport.
- 50 sashesKSh 2,500deposit KSh 1,250
- 100 sashesKSh 5,000deposit KSh 2,500
- 150 sashesKSh 7,500deposit KSh 3,750
- 200 sashesKSh 10,000deposit KSh 5,000
Size & specs
- 1Measurements: ask usWe confirm the exact size on request.
What chair tie backs are, and what they change
A tie back is simply a chair sash: one long strip of fabric passed around the back of a chair and tied, usually in a bow or a single gathered knot. The price is KSh 50 each, and a sash does one job. It puts your colour on the chairs. A reception can have dressed tables, runners and flowers and still look half-finished when two hundred bare chair backs face the stage, because from the back of a hall the chairs are most of what a guest sees. Tie a sash on every one and the scheme runs through the seating too.
How long is a chair sash?
We have not published a length for ours. For a sense of scale, TableclothsFactory, a US linen retailer, sells its plain satin sashes at 6 by 106 inches, about 15 cm wide and 2.7 m long, and its striped ones at 108 inches. A strip that long goes around a chair back with plenty left for the bow tails. Ask, and we measure the sashes held for your date.
Which chairs take a tie back
Any chair with a back the fabric can wrap. On Chiavari chairs the sash ties at the top of the ladder back. On white Wimbledon chairs it turns a row of garden chairs into ceremony seating, so wedding chair tie backs work best on the aisle. On bare plastic chairs it adds colour where no cover is used. One case to skip: our dressed plastic chairs already come in a white fitted cover with a sash tied on, so adding tie backs there pays twice for the same strip of fabric.
Tie backs or dressed chairs: the cost for 100 seats
Two routes lead to coloured plastic chairs, and the totals sit close together. Plain plastic chairs plus a tie back each come to KSh 10,000 for 100 seats; one hundred dressed plastic chairs, cover and sash included, come to KSh 10,000. So the choice is mostly about looks. The cover hides the plastic completely, while a sash alone leaves the moulded chair showing. On Chiavari chairs, which need no cover, the tie back is the only route: KSh 25,000 for 100 gold chairs with a sash each.
How many tie backs to book
Our planner counts one per guest, so 100 guests means 100 sashes, which comes to KSh 5,000 before transport. Count the top-table chairs, then decide on the rest. For a ceremony you can sash only the two aisle chairs in each row; at 20 rows that is 40 sashes, KSh 2,000. Book the full count you want tied, since the crew ties what is on the order.
Choosing the colour, and tying it on
Pick the sash from your scheme rather than from the chairs. One colour on every chair reads calm; two colours alternated round a table look busier but carry a two-colour wedding well. Match the sashes to table runners in the same colour and the line runs from the chairs down the table. Children? A tutu chair skirt dresses the whole chair in tulle rather than only the back. Our crew ties every sash during set-up, because one sash tied loosely shows across a room, so say in your event notes whether you want a bow or a flat band and they tie that.
Cloths, overlays, mats and runners for the same tables are on the table linens and dressing page.
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From your cart to a set-out room
Pick your sashes and how many, or send us your list on WhatsApp.
Send your cart with the date and venue. Transport for your area is added and you see the full price.
A 50% deposit confirms it. The balance is paid before set-up begins.
Our crew sets them out in your layout and collects them after the hire.
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Chair sash questions
What are tie backs?
Chair sashes: a strip of fabric wrapped around a chair back and tied, to put your colour on the seating.
How much do chair tie backs cost to hire?
KSh 50 each for 24 hours, tied on by our crew. 50 come to KSh 2,500 and 200 to KSh 10,000; transport is added by distance and a 50% deposit holds the date.
Do you have chair sashes for wedding ceremony and aisle chairs?
Yes. Book the count you want, for every chair or only the aisle ends, and our crew ties them as the rows are set.
What colours are there?
Tell us your colours and we confirm which are free on your date.
Do I need to tie them myself?
No. Our crew ties them at set-up and removes them when we collect.
Will the colours match the photos exactly?
Very closely, but we would rather be honest about the small print of physical materials. Fresh flowers are natural products and vary slightly in colour, size and shape between batches. Balloon shades vary a little between manufacturers and production runs. And colours on a phone or laptop screen are never a perfect match for the same colour in daylight — that one catches people out more than anything else. Custom designs also need a degree of creative interpretation. Where a particular flower, colour or décor item becomes unavailable we will propose an equivalent, and anything materially different we discuss with you first. For custom boards, signs and printing, please check the proof carefully — once you have approved it, an error in the approved information may cost extra to reproduce.
What happens if something gets damaged or goes missing?
Tell us straight away — do not try to fix it or set it aside quietly, because that usually makes it worse. Ordinary wear and tear is expected and is never charged. Beyond that, you are responsible for loss or damage while items are in your care: broken chairs, tables or glassware, damaged décor, burns, torn fabric, permanent staining, lost cushions, missing tent components, and damage caused by guests or by moving things without permission. Where something is repairable we charge the reasonable repair cost; where it is lost or beyond economical repair, the reasonable replacement cost. We can provide photographic or inventory evidence where it is needed.
