Built-in banquette seating with a fixed back and storage below | via http://www.styleathome.com/homes/interiors/interior-light-and-lively-family-home/a/50888/3

Informal banquette seating with loose scatter cushions as back | via http://myscandinavianhome.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-stunning-white-norwegian-home.html

A settee-type banquette seat | via http://www.styleathome.com/homes/small-spaces/small-space-interior-narrow-row-house/a/29403/7

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Banquette: (English pronunciation: “bang-ket”) is a long bench with an upholstered seat. Often associated with dining areas, kitchen nooks, and restaurants – banquettes are usually built-in or fixed to either floor or wall. It has however become increasingly popular to use loose standing settee-type benches in a banquette context.

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