What is a banquette table
The Most Beautiful Kitchen Banquettes We've Seen
In family homes, a kitchen banquette is the ultimate seating choice. A much more comfortable choice than stiff dining chairs. The upholstered seats invite little ones to stay awhile, be it for milk and cereal in the morning, or as they tackle homework while mum cooks dinner. But kids aren't the only ones who love a banquette: I always make a beeline for the booth seats in my friends' homes and in restaurants, too.
There's something about them that's a little more casual and inviting than a standard dining table setup. Do you agree? Well, we're here to show you that kitchen banquettes can be not only comfortable and practical but also incredibly elegant. Scroll below to see some of our favorites.
Nick Johnson , design by Blair Harris Designed by New York-based interior designer Blair Harris, this calm blue kitchen banquette is contemporary but feels transitional, thanks to the traditional bones of the space. We love how the coastal photography complements the colors of the space.
Designed by Los Angeles-based Simo Design, this little kitchen banquette is a vision of chic simplicity. We love the matte finish of its classic café chairs. It seems like such a calm and lovely place to have your morning coffee!
Justin Coit for MyDomaine , design by Consort Design and Estee StanleyThe Los Angeles home of comedy writer Erin Foster, designed by Consort Design and Estee Stanley, is awash with muted grays and muddy taupes. The pendant the designers chose for this space is a gorgeous finishing touch.
Simo DesignAlso designed by Simo Design, this bright kitchen nook tops our list. We love its California-cool vibe with its industrial steel-and-wood armchairs, yellow-striped cushion, and patterned blue tiles.
Reid Rolls via MyDomaine The Nashville home of Kings of Leon percussionist Nathan Followill, designed by Benjamin Vandiver, has a handsome masculine kitchen banquette that’s built into the wall, aptly surrounded by records.
We love its hip midcentury-influenced aesthetic.
Actress Amanda Peet’s kitchen breakfast nook—once featured in Vogue—is what we like to call “perfectly imperfect.” Her plush, worn-in cushions, mismatched textiles, and rustic farmhouse table make it incredibly homey and welcoming, while modern chairs and lighting give it a little polish.
Peter Murdock , design by Robert PassalThis Union Square, NYC bachelor pad designed by Robert Passal is urbane, modern, and sophisticated—a winning combination. Mismatched dining chairs give it an eclectic vibe, but luxe materials make it glamorous.
Nicole Cohen via MyDomaine , design by Sara CooperThis leather banquette designed by Sara Cooper is actually in a dining room, something we very rarely see. Though the materials—brass, velvet, green marble, and tufted leather—are quite luxurious, it’s also not precious and can certainly withstand the comings and goings of a family.
Andrew Arthur for MyDomaine , design by MMR Interiors In her signature look, the New Orleans kitchen of interior designer Melissa Miles Rufty is brimming with pattern! Using a narrow table, she was able to create a cozy kitchen banquette even though she was dealing with small square footage.
A curved bay window is the perfect place for a breakfast nook! This banquette, featured in Domino, is what we like to call “farmhouse chic”—elegant yet rustic.
Courtesy of Lonny , design by Christina Murphy and Meg GabrieleBy painting the banquette and surrounding windowpanes black, Christina Murphy Interiors gave this kitchen banquette a glamorous metropolitan look. We love the brass fixtures that light up the space.
Stephen Karlisch for D Magazine , design by Carrie HatfieldLight and bright, a little bit feminine and a little bit masculine, this large kitchen banquette, designed by Carrie Hatfield in Dallas, could host a whole family for dinner with views.
Tessa Neustadt via MyDomaine , design by Amber Interiors In one of our favorite homes, designed by Amber Interiors, this bright kitchen banquette has so many things we love: indigo textiles, a bit of brass, a Persian rug, and midcentury-inspired armchairs.
Certainly the outlier of the group, this dining banquette is traditional, formal, and elegant, proving that even comfy can look fancy.
15 Stylish Banquette Seating Ideas
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Banquette seating is the surest way to add polish and comfort to a dining room, eat-in kitchen, studio, breakfast nook, game room, or really any place with a table that could use a little perch. So what differentiates a banquette from just a normal bench or built-in? A banquette is a bench meant to provide extra table-adjacent seating, and it's usually upholstered. If you're someone who has always preferred the intimacy and comfort of a restaurant booth instead of sitting in regular old chairs, then it's high-time you treat yourself to a banquette at home.
Ahead, discover fifteen banquette seating ideas in designer spaces of all styles and spaces for cozier days ahead.
EMILY MINTON REDFIELD
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Match Your Seating Upholstery
Designed by Tiffany Brooks for the House Beautiful 202o Whole home concept, this nook carves out a place for guests to eat in their very own little apartment within the larger home. Pink upholstery on the banquette ties in nicely with the window treatments and accents throughout, like the chair cushions.
THOMAS LOOF
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Work Around the Existing Architecture
"What I really wanted was a kitchen that felt like a library,” says designer Brittany Bromley of this space. The dark wood stain create and inky black banquette a moody English countryside feel. The windows allow for plenty of light though, so it doesn't end up feeling dark and damp. Pro tip: If you want to build a banquette by a window, work around the existing frame instead of blocking light or messing too much with the bones of the space.
Sara Ligorria Tramp
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Make It Pet-Friendly
Take note from this dining nook by Emily Henderson and design with your furry friends in mind. This custom banquette features a little doorway for the occupants cats. Though it was initially going to contain extra storage space, they decided a "kitty cave" was a lot more fun. The top folds up when you remove the cushion just in case the cats need help finding another exit.
JESSIE PREZA
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Use a Sectional
How could you possibly not have a good morning in this sun-drenched breakfast nook? Designer and occupant Fitz Pullins removed the French doors connecting the kitchen to this bonus space, enhancing flow and sunlight the bright yet neutral and calming colors along with the laidback materials that reflects the his own own warmth as well as the Florida landscape. And the best part? No building necessary—the banquette seating here is just the right-sized sofa.
Stephen Karlisch
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Extend It From Your Kitchen Island
Dallas-based designer Jean Liu had to strike a balance between a formal dining room and a casual kitchen since they shared the same space.
So, she opted for super sleek cabinets with understated hardware complements the pendants over the dining table perfectly. The caramel leather banquette cushion is both polished and approachable and adds just enough contrast with the black dining chairs and attached gray island.
Tamsin Johnson Interiors
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Install Bolster-Inspired Backing
Channel the whimsy of a circus tent with fabric that features thick, bold red and white stripes. And instead of upholstering the wall behind your banquette the classic way (mimicking the back of a sofa), recreate this bolster-inspired take designed by Tamsin Johnson. Paired with moody and provocative framed photographs, casual rattan table, and modern dove gray walls, the playful banquette takes on a unique and versatile persona.
Werner Straube
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Make It Multifunctional
Designed by Corey Jenkins, this little nook is another great example of a small but impactful banquette that can play a few different roles, from breakfast perch to shoe-lacing spot, reading nook and beyond.
Kaemingk Design
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Channel A Restaurant Booth
The only thing cozier than a breakfast nook is an enclosed breakfast nook. Designed by Kaemingk Design, this one is a masterclass in pared-down Scandinavian style. The warm wood materials and enclosed setting make it feel inviting and intimate and you can always swap out different cushions as the seasons change.
Mikhail Loksotov
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Use an Oversized Armchair
Crosby Studios used glass interiors to frame a tinny breakfast nook off a gallery kitchen. It makes the eat-in kitchen feel a little larger and distinct since it separates the cooking and dining areas—but the transparent arch ensures that the two spaces can still share the light. If you're in a super small space you don't want to or a rental that you can't alter, slide in a settee or oversized armchair. It will feel more like a banquette while still accommodating your needs.
Erin Shakoor
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Fill It With Pillows
Interior designer Erin Shakoor doubled the seating in this dining nook with a banquette.
"A banquette allows you to sit longer, more comfortably—is and with more people," she tells us. Adding pillows helps set the move even further.
GRT Architects
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Maintain the Architectural Style
These single-seat banquettes and built-in metal table in a kitchen by GRT Architects are reminiscent of a classic midcentury diner right off the highway—perfect for this inky and sophisticated kitchen in a midcentury modern home New York's Hudson Valley.
Dougals Friedman
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Shrink It Down
No space? No problem. A tiny window seat is the perfect spot to sip your morning coffee. This one almost makes you feel like you're traveling on luxe train.
annie shclechter
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Hang the Back Cushions
Who needs high ceilings when low ones are so much cozier? Not us, especially when said low ceilings are blessed with exposed beams like these. This breakfast nook in a North Carolina home by Jane Hawkins Hoke is bursting with character and warmth.
Instead of attaching the cushions to the walls permanently, Hoke hung them from hooks, making it easier to swap them out and contributing to the casual nature of country kitchen design.
Laure Joilet
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Blend It In
Designed by ETC.etera in the Firehouse Hotel, this multi-purpose nook is so immaculate. Just looking at it transports us to the Bloomsbury parlor we've always dreamed of—the one that's somehow both from the past and the future and invites you to curl up with a cup of tea and a good book no matter what era you're in.
Doherty Design Studio
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Get Curvy
Instead of going the linear route, introduce some curvature. Here, Doherty Design Studio created a built-in banquette that plays up the rounded custom pedestal table as well as the stools, and matching tiled table base, and banquette base. Plus, it encourages better conversation.
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Banquet table. Festive dishes for family celebrations
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Festive dishes for family celebrations
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Banquet table
Banquet-buffet
The name "banquet-buffet" comes from the French "a la buffet", which means "on a fork". The main cutlery during a meal is a snack fork.
A banquet buffet is usually organized in cases where a large number of guests need to be received in a relatively limited time (1-1.5 hours) (this can be an official reception, anniversary, family celebration or other festive event). Guests have a free choice of seats in the hall. Guests themselves choose dishes and drinks placed on the table, eat and drink, standing at the buffet table or near it.
There are two options for serving the buffet table: one-sided and two-sided.
In the first option, the table is served only on one side. In such cases, as a rule, he stands against the wall.
Two-sided serving is carried out from two sides of the table and is more convenient. Usually the tables are placed in the shape of the letters T, P, W. The distance between the tables, as well as from the tables to the walls, must ensure the free movement of guests and waiters and be at least 1.5 m.
Near the walls or in the corners of the hall there are small round or square tables covered with tablecloths, on which they put cigarettes, ashtrays, matches and flowers in tall vases, paper napkins.
Avoid dishes that require the use of a knife. Invite as many guests as you can comfortably seat around your table. Serve the table with small glasses or glasses without legs.
The banquet-buffet menu consists mainly of snacks, the assortment of which is much wider than the menus of other banquets. Sometimes the buffet menu includes second hot dishes, such as a saddle of lamb, piglet or turkey, roasted whole, etc.
, which are served as a hot appetizer. The meat is pre-cut into small slices, then the carcass is shaped again. This dish is eaten using a snack plate and snack utensils.
All snacks are prepared (cut) in small portions so that they can be conveniently eaten standing up with a single fork.
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Combined salad "Banquet"
Combined salad "Banquet" Ingredients 300 g beef (fried), 1 kg potatoes, 300 g carrots, 500 g green peas (canned), 300 g beets (baked), 4 eggs, 3/4 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup mayonnaise, 100 g onions, 400 g cucumbers (salted), 1 teaspoon
Bread on the table - and the throne table ...
Bread on the table - and the table throne .
.. It has been known since ancient times that bread perfectly satisfies hunger and gives a feeling of warmth and comfort of a home. In Russia, bread has always been associated with a home. For the holidays, our distant great-grandmothers also baked patterned wheat loaves and Easter cakes. And on
Kazakh banquet barbecue
Kazakh banquet barbecue 960 g lamb, 150 g onions, 175 g marinade, herbs, salt and spices - to taste. For the marinade: 10 g each of carrots and onions, 3 g of celery, 1 g of parsley root and garlic, a few seeds of cumin, 2 bay leaves, a few
Banquet Salad
Salad "Banquet" 300 g cabbage, 50 g cucumbers, 170 g pitted cherries or 200 g apples, 75 g carrots, 100 g mayonnaise, salt to taste. Chop the cabbage and grate with salt until juice appears, combine with chopped cucumbers, part of a cherry or apples , crushed by
Banquet roll
Roll "Banquet" Option 1700 g chicken (with skin), 150 g hard cheese, 120 g ham or boiled sausage, 2 g garlic, salt to taste.
For the omelette: 4 eggs, 175 g mayonnaise, 10 g margarine. Remove the whole skin from the processed chicken. Put broken pieces of pulp on the skin, sprinkle with salt,
Diet table No. 1b
Diet table number 1b Diet table 1b (diet No. 1b) (less sparing) contains more steamed dishes from mashed meat or fish: meatballs and meatballs, dumplings and rolls, soufflé. Milk or sour cream sauce, white bread crackers (75 g) are allowed. From fats oil is allowed
Diet table No. 1
Diet table number 1 Diet table No. 1 is characterized by less strict adherence to the principles of mechanical and chemical sparing of the gastric mucosa than diets No. 1a and 1b: white bread, boiled meat (chopped) and fish, boiled and pureed vegetables are allowed
Diet table No. 2
Diet table number 2 Diet table No.
2 is prescribed for a long time in chronic gastritis with low acidity or in the absence of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice after the exacerbation of the disease (disappearance of pain in the epigastric region, absence of
Diet table No. 15
Diet table number 15 Diet table number 15 is based on the principle of physiologically complete nutrition, contains a sufficient amount of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals and an increased amount of vitamins. It does not provide mechanical and chemical
Diet table No. 4b
Diet table number 4b Indications for use. Acute and chronic bowel diseases during a period of less severe exacerbation. Purpose of the diet. Provide adequate nutrition in conditions of a moderately pronounced inflammatory process in the gastrointestinal tract and
Diet table No.
4c Diet table number 4v In chronic bowel diseases - acute and chronic colitis and enterocolitis - during the recovery period, as a transition to diet No. 15 (practically to the general table), dietary table No. 4c is used. For diet No. 4c, cooking
Jelly mayonnaise sauce (banquet)
Mayonnaise sauce with jelly (banquet) Dissolve meat or fish jelly to a liquid state, add to mayonnaise and beat in the cold until semi-thickened. Use the sauce to decorate fish, meat, poultry and
Folding banquet tables, selection and operation rules
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Properly selected banquet furniture will guarantee a successful and completely uncomplicated ceremonial event. Next, let's talk about what folding banquet tables can be found today, and what is remarkable about such furniture in practice.
Types of folding banquet table
In recent years, the choice of a highly functional, easy to use and affordable banquet table has become somewhat more complicated. Modern manufacturers are expanding the variety of such furniture, providing customers with more and more new models with additional features, original design. The main performance characteristics of different types of banquet tables are described below. Based on external characteristics, all folding banquet tables that exist today are conditionally divided into certain groups.
For catering
Catering is a professional service for an offsite banquet event. The ideal furniture for a celebration in a remote area is high-strength plastic folding tables.
They are light in weight, practical, resistant to wear and the negative effects of various environmental factors.
All furniture of this type is divided into the following types:
- rectangular and round folding models;
- table suitcase folding type;
- catering kits.
The shape of
The following types of banquet tables are distinguished by shape: Such furniture is optimal for an elongated banquet hall, where you want to accommodate a large number of guests. Such models, if necessary, perfectly adjoin one another, forming a table of such length as is necessary for a particular case;
Note that round and oval options are more comfortable than strictly geometric tables, as they do not have corners and legs in the corners. That is, a seated person will not rest their feet on a furniture leg.
OvalSquareRectangularRoundBy function
Banquet tables of the following types are distinguished by the level of functionality:
- on wheels - highly mobile, easy to transport, comfortable to use;
- foldable - transforms into a compact cabinet if necessary. If they are planned to be used in the hall, they can be easily and quickly decomposed;
- stationary banquet models are quite impressive in size, therefore they are suitable for large-scale banquet halls;
- Height-adjustable - Height-adjustable models are mobile and highly functional. They are relevant at a children's holiday, where it is often extremely inconvenient for guests to sit at a standard table of the usual height.
Children are mobile and it is not always possible to solve the problem with the help of pillows, therefore it is better to choose a table for a children's celebration, which has the ability to lower the level of the dining surface.
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Production materials
Tables and chairs made of such materials are the most popular today.
| Material | Pluses | Cons |
| Natural wood | Expensive look, amazing beauty | Heavy weight, high cost |
| Plastic | Light weight, high practicality | Low aesthetic |
| chipboard | Affordable, light weight | Poor practicality water resistance |
| MDF | Original design, relatively affordable price | Medium moisture resistance |
Video
The video shows one of the models of folding structures for banquets.
Photos of folding banquet tables
In the selection of photos you can see what designs are available for banquets.
