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Hall Benches - Extra Home Storage
Mon 05 Oct 2009 - 07:59
Hall Benches - Extra Home Storage
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Jennifer_Akre]Jennifer Akre
No matter how big of a home you have, you always have a couple of things you don't know where to put away. What home couldn't use a little more storage space? But you don't necessarily want a bunch of containers and cabinets all over the place. You have plenty of those. So why not find other pieces of furniture that can also double as a storage space. Don't think they exist? Well, lets introduce you to hall benches.
There area number of styles of hall benches that can serve double duty. Not only are they a place to sit down or allow your guests to sit, but they are also storage areas.
Generally the way these work is that it looks like a normal bench, but underneath is a solid wood box. So, essentially you have what could be considered a wooden chest that has a seating option on the top of it. This is a great space for all kinds of storage from the putting away of the kids sporting goods to your gardening tools to even extra blankets, sheets and pillows for anyone who is staying over at your place.
Hall benches can come in a number of styles and have more than just a seating bench on the top of them.
First when it comes to style, many hall benches are really decked out. They could be hand-painted to be a piece of art as well as a piece of storage and seating. Others have metal accents to go with the wood and make them look like something that may have come off of a farm on the prairie. Still others have more modern touches that will let them fit into a contemporary home. Really you would have to start shopping around to get a good feel for all the options.
Now lets look at some of the extras that you can enjoy on your hall benches. If you are thinking of putting hall benches in your home's entry hall, you can look for a number of bonuses that may serve more than just seating purposes. Many come with complete coat and hat racks. Think of the types of things you need when you walk in the front door:
Rainy Day - If it's been a rainy day outside, you may have a raincoat and rain shoes on that you don't want dropping through the whole house. Well some hall benches have coat racks where you can hang the raincoat to dry and that seating area is a perfect place to take a seat to get those wet shoes off! You may also want to look for benches with an umbrella holder.
Cold Weather - When either you or your guests come in from the cold, there are plenty of layers of clothing that they are going to want to take off. From hats to coats, scarves and possibly even heavy shoes, this is a great place where they can remove all of those items, hang them up and know just where they are when the day is through.
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