Lots of pews in Seattle building salvage stores.

Yes!

Gallery 18 in Prince Edward Island has many beautiful pews that have been removed from old churches on the Island. Perhaps call for details, I don't think they are shown on the website:

www.gallery18.com

In Seattle I saw some recently at seconduse.com. Don't see any in stock now, but their inventory is constantly changing.

Side note... I have a church pew in my basement that came from the catholic grade school I attended. Love it! It even has the hymnal box on the back, sans hymnal though...

http://www.earthwise-salvage.com/newbootyf.htm

Salvage One in Chicago always has a ton:

http://salvageone.com/furniture/seating?SID=3f21f2613fc9e1e72fe44ced88997f2e&limit=all

If you're around boston, Longleaf Lumber in Cambridge has some random salvaged items from churches (along with some cool other stuff).

http://www.longleaflumber.com/architecturals_unusual.cfm

It looks like they just have the ends of pews right now.. but you could make the seat & back...

i have a church pew! I was so excited to get it.

Here in Pittsburgh, there seem to be an abundance of church pews at Construction Junction. Often they get really long ones in and cut them and fix them into two smaller pews because people are more likely to fit them in their homes.

We have a lot of churches that are empty and eventually have the sacred items removed, and are turned into venues and breweries among other things. If you call Construction Junction they can tell you if they have some.

I have a few for sale.
They run at roughly 8 foot lengths.
Message me if you live in Manhattan.

The province of Quebec in general. It went from super-Catholic to super-secular in a generation. There are empty churches everywhere.

I found some on Craigslist here in Nashville. They were perfect but then I realized that the space I had was too narrow for one. :(

I bought a solid oak church pew at a barn sale. It was made by the Indians in Sault Saint Marie, Michigan. The barn was filled with the pews along with an altar, vestments, hymnals and candles. No, they weren't starting a church. The people that owned the barn stored the items while a church was being renovated. The clergy didn't want the items back and the items were sold. My point, you find pews in the most unusual places.

Yeah, at least in the Midwest, pews are almost always available on Craigslist. They pop up constantly in central Ohio. I have a really long one we bought (delivery included!) for about $100.

My parents had a pew from my mom's childhood church (where they also got married). It was a shorter pew that was from the front row (they had to take some front pews out to put in a piano, so my parents bought one). The shorter ones can be very handy. Right now they're using it on one side of their kitchen table.

We had a pew in our rec room when I was growing up. They're not generally very comfortable. If you're thinking about getting one, don't plan on it as primary seating, unless you find one that's particularly comfortable. They make great long shelves, if you think of them as display/storage pieces.

I don't have a church pew, but i do have a bookcase that was given to my father for restoration.... I just love the rustic feel of the wavy glass and the simple austere aesthetic....

there is a GREAT salvage yard right in baltimore with PLENTY of church pews. very close to the stadium, just off of 295...It is called Second Chance...they have a section in one of the warehouses. they also have doors, shutters, doorknobs, lighting fixtures, furniture, radiator covers...you name it -they have it. i have used a few items and updated them for staging projects.

here is the link. http://www.secondchanceinc.org

if you go, come back to AT-DC and tell me what you found!

I often see them at places in Ontario. There's a place selling antiques and not-so-antiques in Hamilton that always seems to have them.

If you are in DC I have seen them at Goodwood from time to time.

Red Barn Mercantile reminded us that the store sells products through 1stdibs as well:http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?FRID=lGqZZ5ljx5bI

We totally forgot about 1stdibs as a source. Thanks Red Barn!

I am sooo thankful that you put this up when you did. I am seriously considering buying an 11' pew for $75; my only hesitation is that, even with the upholstery I plan on doing to it, it wouldn't be that comfortable.

Anyone else do the same with a pew? How did it work out in your home?

Glad someone mentioned Second Chance in Baltimore -- I was there recently, and they have a ton of pews to choose from. Of course, they generally have a ton of everything to choose from... AT readers in the area should really check it out.

Community Forklift in Hyattsville (5 mins from NE off RI ave/Rte 1) often has them.

http://communityforklift.com/index.cfm

The last time I was there, they had a church-ful. They were gorgeous...might've been mahogany veneer....but might not be the style you're looking for.

DC locals should always check there. The inventory turns over pretty fast, but you can get almost anything there (and get on the list for something that might come in the door later). For example, when we reconstructed my termite-eaten porch, we got *just* enough composite decking to do the job. Also see claw foot tubs, doors of all sizes, windows and sashes, cabinets, tile, granite and marble remnants, ironwork, carpet pieces...and all salvage!

I guess this post must have cemented my decision because I am now the proud owner of two sixty year old solid wood pews. Each of them are ten feet (!) long and fit with exactly a foot and a half feet left on the wall.

There really was reasoning behind this move: room for storage underneath; on one end I plan stacking books on & below and placing our comfy leather chair next to it; the center is directly across from the TV and will have cushions for seating; the other end serves as seating at the dining room table. My townhouse's first floor itself is only about 450 sq ft so I needed something creative and flexible.

Bonus? Only $40 each. Double bonus? My husband who initially thought I was crazy is now in love with them.