Houzz: Dining Rooms: Take a Stylish Seat on a Space-Savvy Bench or Banquette
If you feel you never have enough seating when friends and family descend, consider transforming an unused corner or neglected alcove into a fabulous booth or banquette. While the very words may conjure up images of a Happy Days-style retro diner, don’t be put off. Today’s built-in seating is far more sophisticated, wrapping around corners, incorporating storage or upholstered in a gorgeous fabric, as these images demonstrate. Benches work in all kinds of rooms, too, but work out where and how you will use it before you head to the shops or commission a designer. Think about how many people you would like the bench to seat, how high any table that will fit alongside it is and what shape will best suit the available space. Then prepare to take a seat…
