Its the same depth as the radiator. Check out this bench that AT reader, ShannonC, stumbled upon at a neighborhood antiques/design store.
It's located in her very narrow hallway and establishes a bit of a landing strip when she comes in the door. We love how it fits so perfectly right next to the radiator. And since it's no deeper than the radiator, it doesn't feel like it's intruding on the hallway space at all. She's pleased with her find, too:
...it's perfect for our super-narrow hallway! We've always wanted a place to sit and take off our shoes, but with a hallway that's less than 3.5 feet wide, we never thought it would be possible. We're very happy with it!
Well, I'll happily ask the inevitable question. As the owner of a narrow entry hallway myself, does anyone have any idea where I could find such a perfect thing?
Would be interested in other similar minded space conscious seating solutions for the entry as well! Quite difficult to find something in just the right dimensions to fit our narrow space by the door . . .
I used for Molger Bench from Ikea for awhile and it served me well. I have a 36 inch hallway. It was great to store shoes underneath and on the middle shelf. Now the bench has moved to the kitchen so I'm looking for something thinner perhaps shorter as well.
(First post! But I've been lurking for so long! :))
I'm in the same (very narrow) boat, Jonathan and Moira. For a while I was considering getting one of those super-skinny console tables, just to have a place to put my stuff, but seating would be much more useful.
Hey all -- Shannon and I found that bench when we randomly wandered into an antique shop on 11th St SE, across from Fragers. I just posted a bit about it here:
http://q.queso.com/archives/002082
The bench truly looks like a custom-build piece, and the antique shop owner said that it was one of a few that were in a place she renovated a little while ago. In all honesty, it'd be an easy thing to build -- after looking closely at it, I told Shannon last night that it's truly just a box with a benchtop lid, two legs secured inside the sides, and a single support rail. I bet it'd be about an hour's worth of work with a saw, router, and nail gun... which, of course, is inspiring me to try sometime. :)
I got an antique chinese bench at Miss Pixie's here in DC that looks a lot like this one on Ebay:
http://tinyurl.com/2fy9gt
It's perfect for my hallway for the same use described above and is very interesting looking.
There is a narrow (12" deep) longish stool at Target here: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=bxgy_cc_img_b_3233571/601-7578681-4502524?asin=B000HKPH5G
and, for the truly tiny spaces, this triangular stool: http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-3/qid=1172515972/ref=sr_1_3/601-7578681-4502524?ie=UTF8&asin=B000CDHR6A is about 10" on a side and tucks into just about any corner.
Thanks, Pixie & Hunter!
(Pixie, I've used that eBay seller before and have been pleased. I'm going out to their warehouse this weekend, in fact, to pick up my bedside tables.)
there's a man at the hell's kitchen flea markets who makes slender benches, tables, stools. i think he takes custom orders as well.
i have bought from him and i'm pretty happy.
can i ask where you found this bench? my apartment is small as well and am always on the lookout for small thin tables/furniture.
Caron, check out my comment from 12:52PM -- Shannon and I found it at a small antique store in Washington, DC.