Standard depth for banquette seating?

10 years ago

For all of you who have banquette seating in your kitchen, what is the depth of the seat? Is there a standard one? I clicked around and found one site that said 18 inches as a minimum. How did you determine the depth? thanks,

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cakelly1226
10 years ago
We measured the depth of our favorite dining chair and went with that. It was 18 inches. The cushion overhangs it by about 1 inch and half to make it comfy on the knees. It is perfect for me at 5 4' and my DH who is 6 2'.
breezygirl
10 years ago
Here's a drawing that the lead restaurant designer at DH's office did for banquette/booth dimensions. 24" is the total bench depth. That depth accounts for the back cushion also.
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Ive been weighing decisions on my banquet plans for my kitchen too. Have you seen the banquet seating at Ballards? You can customize the fabric, well you have to and the bonus is theres storage inside them, so any huge items or rarely used countertop appliances etc that take space may go inside them. I dont know if you will find any tufting but the storage is a bonus and theyre very very reasonable. I considered them myself but will probably have DH build me some custom and I will buy the Ballard bench seats, and just toss a bunch of pillows behind for the backrests for it. Im thinking a plain camel colored bench seat because right now Im not sure of any pattern choice I want when I do I can always change out the pillows for pattern seasonally. Every season pottery barn comes out with new pillows and I want to change my color scheme. It will be largely used by the grandchildren a few times a month so its not going to get lots of use in my kitchen. Love your inspiration pic and as I have said before have serious trestle table envy. I will probably wind up with a cost plus cheap imitation of that beautiful table you have.
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18" is good, maybe even make it a little deeper if you plan on using a cushion for the back. 12" is a shelf- not good for a seat unless you are building a kindergarten.
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Okay, so about an hour later after 1st reading the responses I am back. Thank you so very much, NHB for the links. I love them & the article is very informing - esp about a thicker cushion & height/depth. I love Kitchenkelly's morgue drawers - hee hee:) Sueb20 - your banquette is beautiful & exactly what I had in mind. Chijim - yep, that is high line right there!! Is he the designer they call the king of chintz? Lovely & over the top:) Well, I was thinking of a banquette but DH nixed the idea. Oh well, I enjoyed all the pics & info. I think it is so great for a breakfast nook. Thank you all. Smiles:)
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You are smart to think carefully about designing this before you build. IKEAFANS has some hacks for building bench seats with above refrigerator cabinets. Like Clarion said, the idea finished height should be similar to a dining chair (17-19 inches). Factor in a comfy 4-5" cushion. You can order these already dacron wrapped online from customcushions.net etc. Make sure that the seat base has an overhang of 5 inches so that people can sit naturally tucking their feet under. Also factor in a cushioned back that is 4inches or so but is angled back 3inches. When you do the math, the seat will seem kind of deep and low but trust me, it works well once the cushions are added. This will be a favorite place to hang out for hours playing games, doing homework, gossiping and ofcourse for eating. In your space a landing zone on the left may be useful. Also consider morgue drawers for some additional storage. Great place for seasonal items and appliances used once in a while wi_sailor girl L shaped banquette Here is a link that might be useful: KitchenKelly's Morgue drawers
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laughablemoments
10 years ago
Sarah Susanka's books have good information for planning the seat dimensions. Also, here might be some useful info here, esp. JM Seattle's sketch:

Here is a link that might be useful: Banquette seating-love it or hate it?
lalithar
10 years ago
I agree about Sarah susanka's books. It is really important that you measure the banquette bench to be comfortable with nice cushions. If you're doing 3" or 4" cushions, and back cousins, the depth is quite a bit more but the height is quite a bit lower as the cushions increase height.. My architect designed it so that the seat has a 1" slope towards the back and the back has a 3" angle and a lip under the window sill for the back cushion to sit into. I also decided to have a deeper window sill and a deeper seat as I anticipate that the window seat will be used for lounging purposes where the sitter is not always facing the table. I am thinking some extra movable cushions will make this comfortable for when you are eating as well. The edge of the window seat should have about a 2-3" lip to allow people to tuck their feet under who they sit. Without this, they will keep kicking and banging up whatever base you have.

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