Want is not a strong enough word. I NEED a Banquette.

Insert banquette into above photo.  Please.  I have this thing about them.  They seem so cozy and cute and friendly and homey.  Like a booth at a your favorite breakfast restaurant, only better.  PLUS, you can store stuff in them if you make them right.  Here are a few banquettes I LOVE.

This one was designed by my brother, Jay McCoy, of W.L. Rubottom Co..  I am not even biased in that I think it is amazing.

Here is another one I like.  Same idea, but with some cushions and a view.

Can’t you just picture it in my dining room?  Ahh… someday.