Take a Seat: Benches and Booths in the Kitchen

Faith Durand
Faith DurandSVP of Content
Faith is the SVP of Content at Apartment Therapy Media and Editor-in-Chief of Kitchn, and the author of three cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning The Kitchn Cookbook. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters.
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updated Apr 6, 2019
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A few weeks ago we talked about chairs in the kitchen — we love being able to pull up a hospitable seat for a guest! But some kitchens don’t need chairs because they already have more substantial seating built in: Benches and booths! Here’s a look at a few examples of built-in kitchen seating in real homes.

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Robert and Elizabeth’s Soulful Sterling Place (Image credit: Apartment Therapy)

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• 1 Robert and Elizabeth’s Soulful Sterling Place – Such a lovely bench and table!
• 2 Robert and Elizabeth’s Soulful Sterling Place – A view of the whole kitchen.
• 3 Art & Chelsea’s Delicious Kitchen Update – We love that red couch just outside Art and Chel’s kitchen!
• 4 Ulrika and Mark’s Transformed Tudor – A lovely built-in windowseat with a view of the kitchen.
• 5 Julie’s Light-Filled Eat-In Corner – A corner booth where Julie’s kids can hang out while she cooks.

BOTTOM ROW
• 6 Kyle’s Colorful Boston Perch – Kyle’s awesome homemade kitchen bench.
• 7 Kyle’s Colorful Boston Perch – An up-close of the cushions.
• 8 Kristie’s Thirties Tennessee Treasure – An old-fashioned breakfast booth.
• 9 Hunter’s First Home: An Exercise in DIY – A great built-in bench.
• 10 Angelique’s Sunlit Breakfast Nook – Maybe the best breakfast nook we’ve ever seen!

I have an eating nook in my kitchen that seriously needs a makeover. These are all inspiring little snippets of ideas! What about you? Do you have a bench or nook in your kitchen?

Related: Take a Seat: Stools and Chairs in the Kitchen

(Images: See linked posts for full image credits)