banquette seating entry room on an enclosed end?
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Comments (7)As said, they can be very simple and inexpensive. What are the ages and physical conditions of people who'll use it, though, and how do you want it used? Just for quick meals, mostly for young people, or lounging and chatting in too? If so, some investment in a bit of a slope to the back so people can relax into it would be good, recessing the panel one's heels bump against to allow people to shift their positions by sweeping their feet back for balance, and of course upholstery. When I was considering whether to build a banquette--for the same reasons as you, I lucked into wandering into a charming restaurant in Key West that had banquette seating constructed in various sizes and types to fit the spaces available. It was before the lunch crowd piled in, so as I was able to try them all out and was happy to find they were all viable, even compared directly against each other. Even a vertical back with a quarter inch of upholstery stapled to the wall (nice for decoration mostly) was comfortable in the short term--I assume for about as long as it takes for one to really wish to be able to shift weight off the thighs farther back onto the bottom....See MoreDIY Banquette with Coffin Drawer - Pics
Comments (11)I guess the plan dimensions aren't readable, so here they are: * Back of booth height: 30" .... To top of 2x4 that is seat bottom: 16" .... From the seat to top of back: 14" * Booth length: 62" .... 4 sections of 16" .... The seat back is angled at 15 degrees .... The angle means that the bottom of the seat back-base of triangle: 9-5/8" outside dimension * The drawer opening - inside dimension: 18 & outside dimension is 23" * The seat bottom is 18.5" deep (this is the finished dimension including beadboard) .... The plan says that the unfinished dimension from the back of the booth to the front of the seat is 27" .... This gives you a heel kick of about 3" - unfinished...See MoreWill a banquette / built in seating fit in this space?
Comments (12)Thank you all so much for the diagrams, link and ideas. This is exactly the type of info I was looking for! Gooster - I am concerned with the space looking tight visually as you point out. I don't want the seating area to look squished into a corner. That chair with it's back to the french doors would have about 34" of space from my calculations. I have it set up that way now, to see how it feels. I am very interested in learning more about your movable storage banquette with padded back. Do you have any photos you could share with me? Lavender_lass - I can't do without the peninsula in this floorplan. But, what do you mean by not being able to access the banquette? Which part? Thank you very much for your help. Scrappy25 - I really like your idea of doing a furniture piece rather than a build-in, I hadn't thought of that. Cost-wise that is very appealing. I would need it to have back support, so I'm going to look at what options might exist for that. Overall, my concerns are making it look appealing and well designed, rather than squished and that the seating would be comfortable for someone with back issues....See MoreFixed outside banquette seat with granite table advice?
Comments (9)I don't know the details of the fixings for the granite. We had a granite table previously (see picture) for 16 years but it was so well fixed and stable, they were unable to remove the granite to move it for the current garden renovation, so sadly it had to be destroyed! So we're having to get a new piece of granite! I love the fact it needs absolutely no maintenance whatsoever, other than a scrub and wipe before use! As far as the banquette, we don't really have a choice. We've removed a higher level garden to create a new patio area and intend to have a firepit table that needs a minimum 3 metre footprint. If we have the fixed table away from the house wall and far enough away to be able to pull out chairs all the way around, it will be in the way of the chairs of the firepit table and make the whole area look/feel cluttered. I'm hoping that with a 12" gap between the seating and the table top that slim adults won't find it impossible, even if it isn't ideal. We'll have the five folding chairs for regular use, so it will only be when we have "extras" that the banquette will come into play. Does that reassure..?...See MoreNavy Momma
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