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Yemeni-Moroccan Star Jalsah Planned for Long Halls

The Yemeni-Moroccan Star Jalsah is a Yemeni jalsah planned for long halls, weddings and family gatherings, running unbroken along three walls with gray seats, gold-toned tufted backrests and fringed armrests. Each full seat takes two or three adults, so about 591 in (1500 cm) of seating along the walls is enough for a large family gathering.

Arabic Majlis · L & U

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Item details

Category: Arabic Majlis
Layouts: L-shaped, U-shaped, Made to your walls
Colors photographed: Gray
Seat height: 4 in (10 cm), 8 in (20 cm), 12 in (30 cm), 16 in (40 cm)
Style: Gulf modern
Fabric: First-quality Turkish fabric
Made in: Istanbul, Türkiye

What's in the set

The full piece list with sizes is below.

Shipping & customs

US & Canada: Delivery to the US and Canada is by tracked express courier — ask us for the current transit estimate.
United Kingdom: UK delivery is by tracked express courier — ask us for the current transit estimate.
Europe: Delivery across Europe is by tracked express courier — ask us for the current estimate for your country.
The Gulf: Delivery to the Gulf is by tracked express courier — ask us for the current estimate for your country.
Australia & NZ: Delivery to Australia and New Zealand is by tracked express courier — ask us for the current estimate.
Customs: US: Import duties for US deliveries are set by US Customs — ask us how they apply to your order before you pay.
Customs: Canada: Import taxes for Canadian deliveries are set by Canadian customs — ask us how they apply to your order.
Customs: UK: UK import VAT applies to furniture shipped from abroad — ask us how it's handled for your order before you pay.
Customs: elsewhere: Import taxes depend on your country's rules — ask us how they apply to your order before you pay.
Payment: Payment is made through a secure payment link once you approve your quote — ask us which methods are available in your country.
Paying over time: Ask us whether pay-over-time options are available in your country.

Cushions are pressed, rolled and vacuum-sealed for shipping and spring back to full size once you open them; they can't be re-compressed at home.

Your set ships in several boxes, typically two or three for an L-shape and more for larger layouts, and they may arrive on different days.

Every box gets its own tracking number, emailed as soon as your order ships.

Each shipment travels with a commercial invoice that lists the goods, their value, weight and materials.

Care

Covers unzip and can be machine-washed on a gentle 86°F (30°C) cycle with a mild detergent; avoid heat, which can shrink them.

How high will you sit?

If someone at home finds low seats hard to get up from, choose 12 in (30 cm) or the 16 in (40 cm) sofa-height option; 4 in (10 cm) to 8 in (20 cm) suits a classic floor-style room or a prayer room.

Thickness guide

Seat height	Height from the floor	Sits like
4 in (10 cm)	10 of 40 cm	Classic floor-style seating
8 in (20 cm)	20 of 40 cm	The usual low seat, close to the floor
12 in (30 cm)	30 of 40 cm	Easier to get up from than a low seat
16 in (40 cm)	40 of 40 cm	About the seat height of a regular sofa

Most raised majlis designs can also be made at 8 in (20 cm), keeping the same look at half the height.

Questions buyers ask

Can you take a very large order for a hall with hundreds of feet of floor seating, and what do you need to quote it?

Large halls are quoted as a project, section by section along the walls, and the team offers both wooden and full-foam builds for comparison. State clearly whether your numbers are in feet, inches or meters, and add a short video of the space with the doors, pillars and vents in view.

From the atelier

Is the overall room size enough for a quote, or do you need each wall measured?

Overall room size is a start, but an accurate quote needs the wall-to-wall length of every wall that will carry seating, plus a simple sketch of doors, windows and corners. Cushion sizes are not your job: the designer turns those lengths into seats, backrests and corner pieces and sends a layout drawing to approve before production.

From the atelier

What's inside the cushion?

The seat foam is firm to medium-firm; softer or firmer filling can be requested.

Seat foamSeats use high-density polyurethane foam — ask us for the exact density for your build.
Seat height4 in (10 cm), 8 in (20 cm), 12 in (30 cm), 16 in (40 cm)
BuildChoose all-foam modules or a wooden-frame build; softer or firmer filling is available on request.
MaterialsUpholstery chosen per order: velvet, chenille, linen-look weaves or jacquard; the upholstery uses first-quality Turkish fabric.
On arrivalOpen the vacuum bags within about a week of delivery and give the cushions about a day to recover their full shape before use.

What does a quote cover?

A custom majlis quote covers seat cushions, backrests, two styles of armrest and matching pillows, all with covers and filling; tables, rugs and curtains are separate add-ons.

Seat module75 × 29.5 in (190 × 75 cm)
Corner module
Backrest16 × 4 in (40 × 10 cm)
Armrest bolster10 × 10 × 21.5 in (25 × 25 × 55 cm)
Accent pillow

How is your order made?

Production time depends on your layout and the season — ask us for the current schedule.

Step 1Layout planCustom orders start with a layout plan for your approval.
Step 2Your approvalBefore production we confirm the model, every measurement, the seat height and the fabric code with you.
Step 3Handmade in IstanbulCut, sewn and finished to order in our Istanbul atelier.
Step 4Photos before deliveryCustom orders are photographed and filmed for your approval before they ship.

Questions about this design

What goes into a jalsah that lines a whole hall?

Piece	Role in a long hall	Size or count
Seat piece	Fills each wall in equal lengths	Up to 75 in (190 cm) long, about 29.5 in (75 cm) deep
Corner seat	Joins two walls without a gap	One for each inside corner
Backrest	Gold-toned and tufted on this design	A pair for every full seat
Armrest	Ends each run and breaks up long walls	About 10 × 10 × 21.5 in (25 × 25 × 55 cm) on raised builds
Accent pillow	Champagne cushions along the backrests	To order

A hall jalsah is less a set than a single line of seating, and it is drawn the way every design in the Yemeni majlis family of designs is drawn, wall by wall, before anything is sewn. Tables, rugs and curtains are quoted separately, on request.

How much seating does a long hall need for a family gathering?

A useful rule is that each 75 in (190 cm) seat piece takes two or three adults, so a hall lined with about 591 in (1500 cm) of seating welcomes a large family with room to spare, and on a run that long the designer spaces six or more armrests so that no one feels squeezed between neighbors.

How is a hall this long measured and drawn?

Measure each wall along the floor from corner to corner, note every door, column and window, and send the numbers with a sketch or a short video, since a long hall hides more surprises than a small sitting room.

Ask us for a design consultation — we can talk through your room on a video call. One person reading the tape while another writes is the calmest way through a long room. Custom orders start with a layout plan for your approval.

What happens when a long jalsah arrives in many boxes?

A set this size travels in several boxes that may arrive on different days, and the pieces are numbered at the workshop to match your drawing, so the hall fills in order rather than by guesswork. Cut the vacuum bags open within roughly seven days, then allow the cushions about a day to regain their shape before the first guests sit down.

Can the gray and gold be changed for another hall?

The hall in the photos pairs gray seats with gold-toned backrests and champagne pillows, and the same layout can be made in beige, slate blue or any numbered shade from the color card. Lighter rooms are gathered among our beige and sand majlis designs, and a related long-hall set is the beige royal Yemeni seating.

Many families begin planning a hall jalsah well before Ramadan or the wedding season, because the drawing, the fabric and the making each take their turn. Production time depends on your layout and the season — ask us for the current schedule. Progress photos follow while the covers are sewn. Custom orders are photographed and filmed for your approval before they ship.

Send your walls
We draw the layout
You approve, then we cut

Can the hall jalsah leave an opening for a door or a TV wall?

The seating stops wherever your drawing says, so a door, a TV wall or a passage simply becomes a gap between two runs, each ending with an armrest. Mark those openings on your sketch, measured from the closest corner.

Can a large gathering be seated across two rooms instead of one long hall?

Two rooms can each get their own layout and drawing, which is often easier to live with than one very long run. Send the walls of both rooms together, and the team plans the seat pieces and armrests for each.

Can the gray jalsah be made low for floor-style gatherings?

It can sit at 4 in (10 cm) or 8 in (20 cm) as all-foam seating, the low line many families keep for big gatherings, or at about 16 in (40 cm), close to ordinary sofa height, for guests who prefer to sit higher.