Banquettes & Poufs

If you’ve ever tried to make a bedroom or living room work for everything at once – reading, working, storing throws and extra pillows – you already know why banquette seating is so popular. A good banquette doesn’t just “look nice in a catalog”; it quietly solves three problems at once: where everyone sits, where all the soft things go, and how to make a space feel cosy instead of crowded.

Why banquettes feel so natural at home

Think of a banquette as that friend who always fits in. A banquette seat slides neatly along the back of a sofa, at the foot of a bed or under a window. In the living room it becomes an easy extra seat for guests or a long lounge spot for reading. In the bedroom it works as a landing zone for clothes and bags, or as a soft bench where you sit to put on shoes.

Unlike individual chairs, banquettes don’t need much circulation space. You can sit shoulder-to-shoulder for movie night, spread out with a book and a blanket, or let pets claim their own corner – and still keep the room feeling open. We design banquettes to match our sofas and chairs: calm proportions, rounded edges, fabrics that feel good to touch every day. This collection is the “real home” version – practical pieces that actually fit into bedrooms, hallways and living rooms.

Storage, corners and real-life layouts

Life comes with blankets, spare cushions and all the “we’ll put it somewhere later” things. Instead of adding another cabinet, try banquette seating with storage. A low banquette with storage in the hallway hides shoes and scarves; a storage banquette in the living room keeps throws, magazines and board games out of sight but always close.

One of our favourites here is the Jacqueline Bedside Table – wooden top with hidden storage. Despite the name, it’s not tied to the bedroom at all. Next to a sofa or bench it becomes a tiny side table for mugs and books, while the inside works like a mini banquette bench with storage for everything you don’t want on display.

Corners are another place where this collection really helps. An awkward angle in the living room can turn into the best seat in the house with a simple corner banquette. Combine a straight bench with a pouf at 90 degrees and you get relaxed corner banquette seating for reading, talking or stretching out by the coffee table. It feels a bit like your favourite hotel lounge, just without the noise and the rush.

How Blest pieces work together

Inside this poufs & banquettes collection you’ll find a few quiet heroes that are easy to mix and match. Pouf Terni is a soft, generous block that can live as an ottoman in front of the sofa, as extra banquette seating by the bed or as a low window seat for reading. Because it’s an upholstered banquette module, it looks finished from every side, so you can float it in the middle of the room or push it against the wall – whatever your layout needs this month.

The Jacqueline Bench is our slim, elongated option. Behind a sofa it turns into a light, flexible banquette seat for guests. At the end of a bed or in a hallway it becomes a quiet landing spot for bags, jackets and extra cushions.

Every piece is designed to be sat on, not just looked at. Deep enough for real lounging, firm enough for everyday use, and available in a wide range of fabrics and colours, these banquettes can either blend into a neutral interior or act as a soft accent in a bolder scheme.

How to choose the right banquette for your space

Start with the room. For a family living room, think about durable, wipeable fabrics and a sturdy banquette seat that can handle movie nights, kids’ games and everyday relaxing. For a bedroom, a modern banquette at the foot of the bed adds both seating and hidden storage for bedding. If you’re short on storage, prioritise pieces that open up: a banquette bench with storage or compact storage banquette can quietly replace a chest or sideboard.

Then look at the shape. Straight benches work well behind sofas, under windows and along empty walls; modular poufs like Pouf Terni help you build L-shapes and flexible banquette seating clusters that can move as your life changes. Finally, choose a fabric that matches how you really live – not just how the room looks in your head.

In the end, a banquette is less about a piece of furniture and more about what happens on it: slow Sunday mornings in the bedroom, quiet laptop hours by the window, kids’ crafts on the coffee table and late-night talks with friends. This collection of poufs and banquettes from Blest is here to give all those moments a comfortable place to land – in the living room, the bedroom, the hallway and every little corner in between.