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Pros and Cons of Breakfast Nook Benches PDF Print E-mail
Written by Malisa Holderbaum   
When you begin to furnish your breakfast nook, it is important to consider how many people you want to accommodate and how much space you have available. Another consideration is the style or personality you want the room to have and what will fit well with your kitchen design. Still more, you need to consider the comfort of the people who will enjoy the space.
by MalisaHolderbaum


When you begin to furnish your breakfast nook, it is important to consider how many people you want to accommodate and how much space you have available. Another consideration is the style or personality you want the room to have and what will fit well with your kitchen design. Still more, you need to consider the comfort of the people who will enjoy the space.

If you choose chairs for seating, then your will be able to accommodate four to six people. An alternative seating arrangement is benches that easily can hold eight to nine people if you sit close. Another benefit of the bench option is that they take up less room than chairs.

One of the most common bench options is the L-shaped bench. This arrangement usually has an L-shaped bench sitting in a corner against the wall. The table is positioned around it and then you can line up chairs or another bench around that table. Benches will provide more real estate for sitting because you can typically fit a bench for three in the space taken up by two chairs.

Another plus for using benches is that they usually come equipped with storage space. If space is a concern for you in the breakfast nook, it is probably a concern for you in your kitchen and other parts of the house. The storage compartments under the benches will provide a space for storing small kitchen appliances or kitchen linens to make more room in your cabinets and on your countertop. Putting games or children's toys and art supplies will free up other areas of your home.

The second consideration when deciding between benches and chairs is the image they portray. Benches, perhaps because of their similarity to picnic tables, give a country feel to a room. You will not see a contemporary home or formal dining room with benches.

If you have a contemporary or modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances and sleek cabinetry then benches will not compliment that style. If you have a more traditional style, then benches can make your kitchen feel homier and make people want to gather. Whatever your style, you want to think about what benches will say to your visitors.

A possible down side to using benches is that they can be uncomfortable. If only your family gathers in your breakfast nook, then the close seating arrangements forced by benches should not be a problem. However, if you entertain people in this are of your house they might find the close courters uncomfortable. It is very intimate to sit with your legs touching and that is a distinct possibility when you sit on benches. It might be a good idea to use a combination of the L-shaped bench and chairs if this is a concern for you.

Another reason to use a combination of chairs and benches is that chairs are more comfortable for larger people. The surface area of a chair provides more support for bigger people. The comfort of your guests is important enough to give up some of the advantages of bench seating.

About the Author:

Malisa Holderbaum enjoys writing about her breakfast nook and loves to teach people how to have the best looking breakfast nook set without spending a lot of money.

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