19th c. French Oak Bench

The long bench was the seat of a full house, shared elbow to elbow down the length of a farmhouse table. Found in Lille and dating to the 19th century, it is long and low and narrow, a rounded plank top resting on two shaped end legs. The narrow top means it takes up almost no room, which is why a bench like this outlived the crowded kitchens it came from and still finds a place in a modern house. It runs beautifully along a hallway wall or at the foot of a bed, long enough for a row of books, a lamp, and a vase of something just cut.

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