A Spacial Solution
The kitchen and dining room are arguably the most important rooms of the home to benefit from the luxury of space. They are hubs of activity, where friends and family come together en masse, and when space is tight, these parts of the home can easily become chaotic.
A dining bench helps create better use of these spaces. When your table is quite literally backed up against a wall a dining bench is the perfect seating for that awkward space. It eliminates the need to move chairs around, pull them out, or tuck in, and demonstrates more intentional use of a space, rather than looking like an afterthought.
A Softer Touch
A dining bench can be an excuse to introduce a touch of upholstery in an otherwise very hard-edged and wooden room. Upholstered dining benches are more inviting and comfortable than your typical dining chair. The upholstered back supports posture, and a thick seat cushion makes for a far more pleasant experience when you are settling in for a long meal.
Upholstery is an opportunity to inject colour, personality, and layered depth to an interior. By request, our own dining benches are available in any number of fabric combinations, our stain resistant Intelligent Velvets proving popular with parents of young children, our Laidback Linens loved by those who like a bit of luxury, and our NiX Check and Stripes adopted by the bold. Even a few scatter cushions on your dining bench can transform your space.
The Hub of Your Home
When you want people to come together, the dining table is the best place to break bread. Daily we convene around the table to share stories, food, and laughter. Sitting up at table together is fundamental for creating those family values. A dining bench promotes this togetherness - this seat is shared, and there is always room for one more to scooch in.
More Than Seating
Beyond being a very practical piece of seating, a bench can provide a clever means of zoning in an open plan space. The upright back of an upholstered bench gently breaks up a room to suggest the end of the one room and the start of the next - a perfect divide between a dining and sitting room, without interrupting the flow of a space. It goes to show that an upholstered bench is not only great when you are short on space, but also when you have too much.
A free-standing banquette doesn't just have to sit in one place. In fact, they can be quite versatile pieces, and the NiX Front Row upholstered bench is a prime example of this. It's efficiently small footprint is as equally well suited to a hallway as it is to the dining table; set up against a wall it can be a warming first impression for guests as they enter the home. It turns liminal spaces into places to pause. A place to read, answer the phone, or watch the world go by.
When you're on your way out, an upholstered bench offers a seat for booting up, your last stop of respite before taking off. The NiX Front Row bench even has the added benefit of an open base for tucking a few wellies neatly out of the way underneath (ideal for a wet room), hopefully encouraging the messier members of the household to tuck their grubby boots before venturing too far in...
