Restaurant Seating: Shopify Rebuild for Commercial Furniture eCommerce

About Restaurant Seating

Restaurant Seating is a U.S.-based provider of high-quality commercial furniture for restaurants, cafés, and hospitality venues. Known for their custom options and reliable sourcing, they serve businesses looking to furnish spaces with comfort, durability, and design in mind. As the business grew, they needed a new Shopify site that better organized their extensive product catalog and created a smoother shopping experience for their clients.

Client	Restaurant Seating
Country	U.S.
Website	https://restaurantseating.com/
Industry	Commercial Furniture & Hospitality Seating Solutions
Services Provided	Shopify UX/UI Design Shopify Development
Project Duration	110 hours
Key features	Catalog Restructuring, Smart Product Filtering & B2B-Friendly UX

Client’s Requirements

Design and develop a new Shopify website from scratch, built around product data and content hierarchy
Create a user interface that clearly presents key product information and menu navigation for a simplified browsing experience
Set up payment currency and shipping configurations so the site could launch fully operational

Challenges We Faced

The client requested that the build be based on a specific Shopify theme selected by their team. This required adapting our UX strategy and custom design work within the limitations of the chosen framework.

We also needed to ensure that all backend setups, including shipping zones, tax rules, and multi-currency payment settings, were configured and functional prior to handover. Balancing structural flexibility with Shopify’s native theme constraints was a key part of the challenge.

Our Approach & Solutions

Shopify UX/UI Design for Product-Heavy Catalogs:

We designed a clear, information-forward layout that made it easy for users to explore product categories, view details, and compare options. The navigation and visual hierarchy were built specifically around how hospitality professionals shop, prioritizing spec visibility, product types, and pricing cues.
Custom Shopify Development within Theme Guidelines:

Using the selected Shopify theme as a base, we developed a structured storefront that maintained speed and flexibility. We customized core sections and layouts to better present product content, ensuring clarity and responsiveness without bloating the code.
App Integrations & Operational Setup:

To streamline business processes, we integrated apps supporting quoting, product discovery, automated flows, and email marketing. Shipping and currency settings were fully configured so the client could go live immediately after handoff, with no extra backend setup required.

Our Development Process

Discovery phase

We worked with the client to organize their product data and understand how their customers search, evaluate, and request furniture items. This input shaped the information architecture and layout logic of the new site. We also audited operational requirements to ensure shipping, taxes, and payment workflows would be seamless post-launch.

Development phase

Once the structure was locked in, we rebuilt the website using the provided theme, customizing layout sections and logic where needed. We created dedicated pages for product types and collections, optimized key UX elements like navigation and filtering, and configured backend settings for payments and shipping.

We coordinated closely with the Restaurant Seating team throughout development, ensuring the result aligned with their expectations and was ready to use from day one.

Impact & Key Results

The new Shopify site gave Restaurant Seating a clean, modern platform to showcase their extensive furniture catalog. With simplified product layouts and a clearer shopping flow, customers now have a much easier time browsing, comparing, and submitting purchase or quote requests.

The client praised the LitOS team for both the quality of the site and the seamless handover, confirming that everything worked as expected right out of the box.

Summary

For brands like Restaurant Seating, a well-structured, scalable Shopify store is key to converting visitors into professional buyers. This project demonstrates LitOS’s ability to build high-performing Shopify storefronts tailored to specific product structures and operational needs, ensuring both front-end experience and backend readiness from day one.