Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

If you love to entertain in your backyard, and you often have large groups of people over, they might look around and find the seating situation a bit lacking. Even if you have a stack or two of deck chairs, it can really clutter up the area if you set them all out. Built-in benches are a clutter-free way to add a spot for everyone to sit.

If you’re designing a new deck or expanding an existing one, it’s a good idea to add built-in seating. This gives everyone a place to sit without the need to keep a plethora of deck furniture on hand. You can build benches that abut railings, surround deck features (i.e. outdoor fire pits, ponds, fountains), or double as planters.

Browse these deck ideas for pictures and links to sites with galleries you can browse that are devoted to decks.