A long lantern pendant lamp hangs over a light wood dining table in a dining room with white paneled walls and light wood floors. Light wood chairs and a bench are placed along the sides of the table, while large white armchairs are set at the ends.
35 Exquisite Dining Bench Ideas for Extra Seating
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Published: December 19, 2022
Updated: December 1, 2023
One of the significant problems with dining chairs is that you can’t squeeze extra people at your dining room table. You can solve this problem by using an exquisite dining bench along one or both sides to expand your seating options.
Benches come in a vast range of colors and styles, allowing you to find the perfect match for your dining room and dining room table, whether you prefer an old rustic bench or a streamlined modern bench. You can also pair a bench with traditional dining chairs on the opposite side of the table.
You’ll find many options available as you browse through this beautiful gallery of exquisite dining bench ideas that will enable you to find the perfect solution to all of your seating problems!
02 of Wood and White Bench on a Dark Wood Floor
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This dining room features a wood-framed sign on a white wall, a white bookcase, and a small bronze wagon wheel chandelier. A beige table runner is laid over the wood and white table. Two gray chairs and a wood and white bench are placed on the dark wood floor.
03 of Beautiful Black and White Chandelier Over a Rustic Wood Bench
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A beautiful black and white chandelier hangs in a dining room with cream-colored walls and a white china hutch. A rattan armchair is placed at the end of a rustic wood table, while the matching bench sits on the dark wood floor.
04 of Wooden Bench on a Beige Rug
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This dining room boasts cream-colored walls, white board and batten wainscoting, and white chairs. Glass vases sit on a wooden tray on a golden wood table. A wooden bench is placed on a beige rug on the dark wood floor.
05 of Bronze Candelabra Over a Rustic Wood Bench
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A bronze candelabra hangs over a white dining room table with a warm wood tabletop. A rustic wood bench is placed on one side of the table, while white chairs with rattan seats are set on the other. A brown rug is laid on the gray wood floor.
06 of Clear Plastic Chairs and a Warm Wood Bench
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A large bronze pendant lamp hangs over a white bowl on a beautiful warm wood dining room table. A matching bench and clear plastic chairs surround the table, which rests on a warm wood floor.
07 of A White Blanket on a Wood Dining Bench
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A black lantern pendant light hangs in a dining room with light gray walls and large windows. White bowls sit on the yellow wood table, and a white blanket is laid on the matching wood dining bench. Wooden chairs are placed on the warm wood floor.
08 of Light Wood Dining Table and a Matching Bench
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This dining room features a white shiplap wall, a black chandelier, and white curtains. A white table runner is placed on the light wood table, while a matching bench is pushed under it. A black chair sits at the end of the table near a white highchair on the wood floor.
09 of Pencil Trees with Christmas Lights
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Pencil trees with Christmas lights flanking a white buffet are topped by black stars. The buffet faces a gray wood X base dining table accompanied by a matching dining bench and wood and white oval back chairs.
10 of Black Lantern Pendant Over a Table and Bench
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This dining room boasts a black lantern pendant light, white walls, and white chairs around a large wood table. A wooden bench is pushed under the table on the warm wood floor.
11 of Light Wood Bench and Black Chairs
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Portraits hang on a white dining room wall above a black console table, Green branches in a black basket sit on a light wood dining room table. A light wood bench and black chairs are placed around the table on a dark grey rug on the brown tile floor.
12 of Black Chairs with Tall Backs and a Wooden Bench
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A tree stands in the corner of a dining room with white walls and a white brick fireplace. A wooden bench and black chairs with tall backs are placed around a wood dining room table covered with a white tablecloth. A light gray rug is laid on the hardwood floor.
13 of Wood Bench on a Geometric Rug
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A wagon wheel pendant light hangs in a dining room with light gray walls and a rustic white china hutch. A wood-tiered tray sits on a wood table with black chairs. A wood bench is placed on a dark grey geometric rug on the dark wood floor.
14 of White Blanket and an Off-White Cushion on a Wood Bench
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A Christmas tree stands in the corner of a dining room with off-white walls, a black chandelier, and a gray rug. A wicker tray is placed on the large wood table, while a white blanket is draped over an off-white cushion on a wood bench.
15 of Gold Candlesticks, a Green Garland, and a Light Wood Bench
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This dining room boasts white walls, white cabinets, and a white subway tile backsplash. White candles in gold candlesticks and a green garland are placed on a light wood dining room table. Light wood chairs and a bench sit on a light grey rug on the warm wood floor.
16 of Warm Wood Bench and White Chairs on a White Rug
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A black lantern dining room light hangs over a green garland on a warm wood dining room table. White chairs are placed on the table’s far side, while a warm wood bench sits on a white rug on the dark wood floor. A white coffee bar stands in the corner.
17 of Large White Urn and a Black Dining Bench
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Wicker baskets hang on a light grey dining room wall with a white chair rail. Green branches in a large white urn are placed next to a large white vase on a black buffet. A large white bowl is placed on a black dining room table, and a black dining bench is set on a grey rug on the warm wood floor.
18 of Wooden Chairs and a Wood Bench on a Light Wood Floor
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This dining room boasts a large white mirror hanging on the light gray wall above white lamps on a light wood buffet table. Green branches in a white vase sit on the wood table. Wooden chairs are placed on one side and a wood bench is on the opposite side. Two large white chairs rest on the light wood floor.
19 of A Wooden Clock and Light Wood Dining Benches
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A wooden clock hangs between plants in metal pots on a white shiplap dining room wall. Dried branches in a glass vase are placed on a light wood table. Light wood dining benches sit on a white rug on the warm wood floor.
20 of Gray Dining Room with Stained Wood Pedestal Table
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This gray dining room features a rectangular stained wood pedestal dining table with matching waterfall dining bench. Gray studded wingback accent chairs with wooden legs are seated on opposite ends of the table.
21 of A Small Mirror in a Large Wicker Frame and a Light Wood Bench
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A small mirror in a large wicker frame hangs on a white dining room wall. Green branches stick out of a white vase on a light wood table pushed against the wall. Two wood chairs and a light wood bench are placed on a small white rug on the warm wood floor.
22 of White Tulips and Dark Wood Dining Benches
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A warm wood buffet is pushed against a light gray dining room wall. An ornate black chandelier hangs over white tulips in a metal pitcher on a wood dining room table. Two dark wood dining benches are placed on the dark wood floor.
23 of Light Stained Wood Dining Table with Bench
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White and gray rug is laid under a light stained wood dining table paired with a matching dining bench and chairs. White and beige slipcovered accent chairs are seated on opposite ends of the table.
24 of Beaded Chandeliers and a Wooden Bench
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Two beaded chandeliers hang in a dining room with a gold mirror, off-white walls, and white wainscoting. An assortment of orange and white pumpkins sit on the wooden table, while a wooden bench is placed on a grey rug on the dark wood floor.
25 of A Scaffold Board Bench on Dark Oak Floors
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This dining room features a gray paneled wall and a portrait of dogs hanging above a wooden buffet table. A bowl of apples is placed on a wooden table. Wood chairs and a scaffold board bench are set on the dark oak floors.
26 of A Hog’s Head, a Dining Table, and a Wood Bench
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A group of clipboards hangs on a light gray dining room wall. A hog’s head rests on a rustic wood dining room table surrounded by white dining chairs. A long wood bench sits on the dark wood floor.
27 of Black Scale Weighing Plants and a Wood Dining Bench
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This dining room boasts light grey walls, a farmhouse sign, and large barn doors. A black scale holding potted plants sits on a white dining room table with a warm wood tabletop. White chairs and a dining bench are placed on the warm wood floor.
28 of White Shiplap Farmhouse Wall in Dining Room
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White hutch stands against a white shiplap farmhouse wall facing a two-toned stained wood and white X base dining table. The table is paired with two-toned dining bench and chairs.
29 of Black and Ivory Fringe Rug for Dining Table
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Black and ivory fringe area rug for farmhouse dining table is laid underneath a stained wood table with matching dining bench. The table is paired with black spindle back chairs lit by a black metal pendant light.
30 of Antique Books on a White Table and a Vintage Wood Bench
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Rustic decor is placed on the white mantel of a white brick fireplace in a dining room with taupe walls. Antique books sit on a white table, while a vintage bench rests on a light grey rug on the dark wood floor.
31 of Farmhouse Dining Room with Chalkboard Wall Decor
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A farmhouse dining room with gray walls features wood frame chalkboard decor hung on the wall. The stained wood double pedestal dining table with matching wood dining benches sits on a beige and brown rug.
32 of Wooden Ladder Back Chair for Dining Room
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Stained wood rectangular dining table with matching bench is illuminated by a chrome and white pendant light. A wooden ladder back chair is placed in the corner of the dining room next to a wicker dining bench.
33 of Rustic Two-toned Stained Wood Dining Table
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Rustic two-toned stained wood and white dining table is paired with a matching dining bench. Wood and beige oval back chairs are arranged around the table under a rustic beige chandelier.
34 of Rattan Chairs and a Small Rustic Bench
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Pink flowers in a metal bucket sit on a wooden table in this dining room with cream-colored walls and white wainscoting. Rattan chairs and a small rustic bench are placed around the table. A white rug is laid on the light wood floor.
35 of Black Dining Room Accents and a Dark Wood Bench
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A plant and a white candle sit inside a large black lantern on a dark wood table in this dining room. The table is set with black and white plates, with black chairs and a dark wood bench placed on a grey rug. Warm wood floors extend from the dining room to a seating area with a fireplace.
