Pair of Antique C19th 'Skinny' Farmhouse Benches (2.36m)

The Ultimate French Find: A Pair of Antique 19thC 'Skinny' Farmhouse Benches (2.36m)

We are completely obsessed with this pair. Sourced directly from France, these authentic 19th-century trestle benches serve up the ultimate mix of grand scale and minimalist design.

At a striking 236cm long, they were originally crafted to line the massive refectory tables of a French provincial farmhouse. But here’s the real magic: they feature a super rare, ultra-narrow 15cm seat width. Finding benches this long with such a slim, elegant profile is incredibly hard to do. It means you get massive seating capacity (comfortably seating 4–5 adults per bench) without ever visually crowding your room.

They feature beautifully splayed A-frame trestle legs and robust through-tenon joinery that makes them rock-solid. Decades of active life have given the European hardwood a gorgeous, deeply warm patina, complete with perfectly smooth, rounded "bullnose" ends.

Whether you slide them alongside a grand 2.5m+ dining table, place one in a tight hallway corridor, or use them at the foot of a bed, these bring that effortless, lived-in wabi-sabi warmth to any modern space.