Sofas are moving into the kitchen to make dining spaces more informal and comfortable. Don't you agree that a banquette sofa is an especially logical choice for flexible seating at a dining table? Distinguished from a built-in banquette by the presence of legs and the lack of arms, a banquette sofa makes it easy to slide in without having to move the table. Three kitchens in … [Read more...]
Banquette Sofas Return
Ancient magazine pix and a thrift-store-find inspired my affection for banquette sofas. It’s been many years since I’ve seen banquette sofas – one without side arms – used in rooms. Lately, I’ve come across three. The red-velvet and passementerie pair L.A. designer Antonia Hutt used to express Mediterranean-Moroccan theme [top], samples the 1980s when, at a minimum, banquettes … [Read more...]