Ideas for a Living Room Banquette

Living and Dining

• Not every home has a dedicated or formal dining room. Many modern floor plans have one large and open space for the living room, and give occupants the option to dedicate a space for dining, or not. The openness of such a floor plan is a good way to create a living and dining space without interrupting the flow of the open design. You can also be creative in where you position the banquette. The banquette can have a back wall, with a custom-built seating unit and combined with a medium-size dining room table. Or, you can select banquette-height sofas and shape them in an L-shape to create a banquette dining area within the living room.

At-Home Diner

• If you’re into retro décor styles a living room, banquette is a good way to display your love for vintage finds and collectibles. For examples, you can have a custom wall unit built that’s covered with vinyl to mimic the look of a diner from the 1960’s. Then you can combine one or two Formica tables to create the dining tables. If you need additional seating, look for vinyl-covered chairs with chrome legs at vintage stores. There are also companies that make replicas of chairs from the 60s that you can find on the Internet. Frame items such as album covers and restaurant menus as artwork to complete the at-home diner style.

Corner High-Rise View

• A corner space is a perfect space to set up a living room banquette. You can use windows on one or both sides to create a defined space, complete with window treatments and a view. If you live in an urban high-rise apartment or condominium, the backdrop of night lights and the skyline during the day will make add to the enjoyment of dining.

Before and After Dinner Delights

• There are many stylish and sophisticated furniture choices for banquette-sized sofas. This creates interesting options for a banquette area in a living room even if you have a formal dining room. You can use the banquette to serve cocktails and hors d’oeuvres before dinner, and for serving deserts and beverages after dinner. By using the living room banquette, you can transition guests from one room to another to give dinner parties and gatherings a mix of settings.