35 Spaces with Sophisticated Built-in Seating

Built-in seating can easily make any room feel more relaxed. See how these design professionals used built-in seating in everything from kitchens to reading nooks and get inspired to incorporate this seating style into your next project.

1938 Fieldstone dining room window seat with built-in china cabinets by LSM Interior Design
Victorian renovation - dining room with blue walls and white built-in bench by Rae Duncan Interior Design

Photography by Brad Meese
Essex farmhouse kitchen by Kristina Crestin Design

Jared Kuzia Photography
Custom bench seating offers hidden storage in this transitional nook by Alison Whittaker Design

Ken Gutmaker
Custom banquette seating in kitchen by Gilmore Design Studio

Gilmore Photography
Breakfast room remodel with cement tile and built-in bench seating by Stefani Stein Inc.

Photography by Tessa Neustadt
Kenilworth Avenue - Silverlake, CA. By Amy Sklar Design
A blend of traditional chairs and built-in seating for a rustic breakfast nook by J Banks Design
Bella Vista built-in window seating - Santa Barbara, California, by SFA Design

Photography by Meghan Beierle-O'Brien
Bar with built-in bench, hide rug, and vintage ram base coffee table by SCS Design - Interiors by Sophia Shibles

Chip Riegel
Martis Camp dining nook by Scott Corridan Design

Vance Fox
California Wine Country renovation: breakfast nook looking out on to vineyards by Buccellato Design, LLC
A cozy alcove provides a quiet place to read. By Wade Weissmann Architecture Inc.
Circular tufted banquette seating by CK Interior Design

Lori Hamilton Photography
Holland Park, London - living room with built-in seating by Spencer & Wedekind
Custom built-in detail by Karen B Wolf Interiors
Modern Vancouver penthouse - built-in breakfast nook with color pop by Enviable Designs

Photography by Tracey Ayton
Kitchen in a coastal home with a built-in banquette and rustic wood table by Liliane Hart Interiors

Carter Berg
Bunk room curved bay window seat and dormer with built-in cabinets by Island Architects
"Perfect Pre-War" - Upper West Side apartment - breakfast nook by James Wagman Architect

Photo: Sean Litchfield | Interiors: Foley & Cox
Comfy casual dining - built-in banquet and counter seating by SUZA DESIGN

Chipper Hatter
Breakfast nook by Huntley & Co. Interior Design

Kevin Allen
Upper East Side, New York, property by Mendelson Group, Inc.

Eric Piasecki
West End breakfast area by Mendelson Group, Inc.

Eric Piasecki
Millennium Tower Boston - dining room by Elms Interior Design

Michael J. Lee
Dubose Park modern industrial property by Regan Baker Design

Photo: Sarah Hebenstreit / Modern Kids Co.
Urban Parlor - living room with gray built-ins and built-in bench by Rae Duncan Interior Design

Photography by Brad Meese
A gallery wall from the client's favorite vacations hang above the banquette. By Wesley-Wayne Interiors

Stephen Karlisch