Built-In Seating Solutions for Your Deck or Patio

Whether your patio or deck is a personal hideaway or the neighborhood party spot, these creative benches will help define the borders of your outdoor rooms and provide comfortable seating.

L-Shape Bench

Outdoor benches like this one provide plenty of seating for al fresco entertaining. Built around an established fir tree, it contributes to the structure’s clean, angular sensibility—and the linear slats quickly disperse rain.

Corner Bench

Warmed from above by a propane heater, a built-in corner bench offers cushioned comfort, storage in an underneath cabinet and a view of the surrounding yard. A widely spaced lattice screen offers privacy while still allowing a breezy openness.

Curved Bench

A curved rail and cantilevered bench wrap around this deck, creating a pleasing addition to the rectangular backyard.

Garden Seating

Two built-in wood benches provide the perfect spot for enjoying the lush garden that crowns this courtyard. A fan on a cantilevered beam cools the seating area on hot summer days.

Handcrafted Bench

This bench provides a convenient, custom-made element that contributes to the deck’s well-crafted character.

Low Seating

Low benches function as seating and serve as an edge barrier for this railing-free deck.

Fire-Pit Benches

Built-in benches around a fire pit provide the perfect spot for relaxing, day or night.

Stone-Wall Seating

This stone wall doubles as additional seating and spirals into a small water feature that’s 18 inches in diameter.

Deck Conversation Area

Benches form a cozy lounging area on this multipurpose deck. The coffee table is built of the same materials to give the design continuity.

Outdoor Kitchen Seating

Built-in benches provide this outdoor kitchen and dining area with extra seating and waterproof storage.

Well-Designed Benches

Much like hallways inside a home, these small, multilevel decks connect intimate niches and various outdoor rooms, including this fire pit with built-in benches.

Integrated Planters

This flower-filled seating area features benches and planters integrated into the design. Carefully chosen containers grace the edges of the deck and mirror the surrounding garden landscape.

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