Timber Vintique

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Contemporary Bench With Curved Design For Entryway

$1,560.00

Timber Vintique


Color: Black
Size: 39"W x 14"H x 16"D
Custom dimensions on request

Every piece is built to order — send us your target size and we confirm feasibility and price before you pay.

In stock

Made to order — about 4 weeks from payment to delivery, sometimes 6.

  1. Order placed
  2. Details confirmed
  3. Built by hand
  4. Shipped & delivered

We keep you updated at every step

From the moment your order comes in, we stay in touch — order confirmation and detail check first, then build updates and photos from the workshop, then tracking and a scheduled delivery window. From payment to your doorstep, you always know where your piece is.

We send photos of your finished piece before it ships.

White-glove delivery, included

Room-of-choice placement and full unboxing, on us.

Made to order in solid wood

Free US shipping — fully insured

Returns within 30 days of payment, freight arranged for you

Details
Available sizes
39"W x 14"H x 16"D47"W x 14"H x 16"D51"W x 14"H x 16"D55"W x 14"H x 16"D59"W x 14"H x 16"D65"W x 18"H x 16"D
Material
Solid teak
Custom sizes
On request
Lead time
About 4 weeks — sometimes 6

Natural grain. Finished by hand.

The form of this bench is shaped by natural grain, then its visible wood surfaces are refined and finished by hand.

What is included

Only the wooden bench is sold.

Not included: cushions, pillows, upholstery, seat pads, throws, mattresses, bedding, and hanging ropes; loose mounting or installation hardware; other non-wood accessories; decorative objects and styling props.

Details at a glance

  • What's sold: wooden bench
  • Available wood: Teak
  • Available sizes: 39"W x 14"H x 16"D
    47"W x 14"H x 16"D
    51"W x 14"H x 16"D
    55"W x 14"H x 16"D
    59"W x 14"H x 16"D
    65"W x 18"H x 16"D
  • Not included: cushions, pillows, upholstery, seat pads, throws, mattresses, bedding, and hanging ropes; loose mounting or installation hardware; other non-wood accessories; decorative objects and styling props

Natural wood, one piece at a time

Wood grain, knots, edge contours, and color naturally vary from piece to piece. Product images show the expected character rather than an identical grain pattern.

General care

These products are not waterproof. Their durable wood-and-finish construction is designed to handle ordinary accidental spills when liquid is wiped up promptly. Avoid standing water, soaking, submersion, and harsh cleaners.

SKU: MPK-B-00920-01

Dimensions & assembly

Exact dimensions for each size are listed on the option you select above. Most pieces arrive fully assembled; wall-mounted designs include hardware and a template. Measure doorways and stair turns before ordering — most pieces pass a standard 32-inch doorway.

Care: wipe with a soft, dry cloth and oil the grain once or twice a year to keep the surface nourished.

Shipping & returns

Your piece ships free in a protective wooden crate. Freight delivery comes with a scheduled window and tracking; white-glove service — carried inside, placed, packaging removed — is available at checkout.

Returns: 30 days from payment. Pieces need to be unused and in original condition — we arrange the freight pickup and walk you through repacking. Damaged or defective on arrival? We repair, replace or refund at no cost. Made-to-order pieces can be changed or cancelled while the build has not started.

Solid teak · Entryway bench

The first seat inside the door

The piece

Plate I
Plate II

A bench that makes the entry a room of its own.

One continuous teak seat rides on gracefully curved legs — a profile the designers pared down until nothing extra remained. Each artisan selects the board for its grain, shapes the sweep of the legs by hand, and sands the seat until it invites a palm before it invites a coat. Solid stock throughout, through-joined where a flat-pack bench would hide a hanger bolt.

The entry takes the roughest traffic in the house — wet boots, dropped bags, a kid landing hard twice a day. A veneer seat chips and a wobbly one loosens by spring; this one is dense teak dried twenty days before it was built, so it plants under all of it without a shudder. Against the wall, it turns the busiest three feet of the house into a composed first impression.

  • Seats two for the morning shoe routine
  • Lands bags, packages, and groceries on the way in
  • Slides to the foot of a bed or under a window
  • Curved profile keeps a narrow hallway feeling open
  • Solid teak seat shrugs off boots and winter gear

It fits real homes.

The seven-forty rush

The seven-forty rush

Shoes tied, backpacks zipped, one kid per end of the bench — the school run launches from this seat every weekday morning, and the teak takes the heel-drumming and the dropped lunchbox in stride.

Where the party lands

Where the party lands

Dinner guests sit to pull off boots, set the wine down beside them, and finish the story they started on the porch. December after December the salt and slush wipe off the oiled seat and leave no mark.

The mail minute

The mail minute

Home at six, you sit for one quiet minute with the day's mail before the house takes over. The curved seat has become the pause between out there and in here, and it is exactly hip-height for the drop.

Available sizes
39"W x 14"H x 16"D47"W x 14"H x 16"D51"W x 14"H x 16"D55"W x 14"H x 16"D59"W x 14"H x 16"D65"W x 18"H x 16"D
Material
Solid teak
Doorway fit
Fits standard 32-inch doorways
Lead time
Made to order

Every piece is made to order, and dimensions vary from one to the next. Need a different size for your space? Tell us your measurements and we'll build it to fit.

Teak, up close.

Grain that reads quiet

Tight, straight, even grain runs the full length of the unbroken seat — the calm figure that made teak the wood collectors ask for by name. It warms a landlord-beige entry the moment it goes against the wall.

Grain that reads quiet

The finish nature applied

Teak carries its own natural oils. We hand-rub more into the seat and curved legs, deepening the golden tone to a warm satin that sheds the road salt and wet-boot drips an entry sees all winter.

The finish nature applied

Density you can feel

At roughly 700 kilograms per cubic meter, with shrinkage about half that of oak, the seat stays flat and planted through years of daily sitting and the winter humidity swing that racks softer benches loose.

Density you can feel

Golden now, silver whenever

Left outdoors, teak weathers to a paper-thin silver-grey. Indoors it deepens toward honey instead; a light sanding and fresh oil bring the bench's gold back whenever boots and bags dull the seat.

Golden now, silver whenever

From plank to piece.

The wood selection

The wood selection

The seat board is chosen by thirty-year selectors for grain that runs clean end to end, then kiln-dried twenty days. Stock with twist, checks, or dull figure never makes the cut.

The shaping process

The shaping process

The curved legs are traced from templates, then bandsawn slightly proud of the line — leaving material for the sweep to be trued by hand.

The hand refinement

The hand refinement

Seat and leg curves are sanded through five grits until edges feel right against the back of bare knees, not merely look right.

The final inspection

The final inspection

Oil goes on in thin coats, buffed between each. The maker sits, rocks, and checks the stance before the bench leaves the workshop.

One maker follows each piece from rough plank to the final coat of oil, and signs off before it is crated.

The Timber Vintique workshop

No two boards alike

The grain that arrives is yours alone.

  1. Every board is cut from a different tree — the photos here are a reference, not a promise.
  2. Your piece is photographed in the workshop before it ships, so you see your exact grain.
  3. Small knots and mineral streaks come with real wood. We leave them in.

Delivery, done properly.

White-glove option

Choose white-glove and the crew brings the piece inside, places it in the room, and removes every bit of packaging.

Crated for freight

Each piece travels in its own wooden crate with corner protection, built to cross the country without a scuff.

Scheduled window

You get a delivery appointment and tracking — not a truck that shows up unannounced.

Honest returns

30 days from payment. If it isn't right — unused, in original condition — we arrange the freight pickup. Made-to-order terms are stated up front.

Questions customers usually ask

How much weight can a bench hold?
Built from thick solid-wood stock with through-joinery, it seats two to three adults and is conservatively rated well above 500 pounds across the seat. The weight in your hands on delivery is the proof — solid reads on a scale.
What wood and finish do you use?
Most benches are solid teak or acacia, hand-sanded and finished with penetrating oil rather than a plastic-feeling film, so the wood stays warm to the touch and spot-repairs at home instead of needing a refinisher.
Do benches need assembly?
Nearly all benches arrive fully assembled — off the truck as a finished bench. A few long designs ship with legs removed to survive transit; they bolt on with the included key in about ten minutes.
How do I keep the seat looking good?
Wipe with a soft, slightly damp cloth and dry. An entry bench sees boots and bags, so refresh the oil once or twice a year; a scuff or gouge spot-sands out in ten minutes rather than becoming permanent.
How are benches packed for delivery?
Every bench is made to order, blanket-wrapped, corner-protected, and boxed or crated by size. Photograph the packaging before the driver leaves and note any damage; we pack for the occasional rough handling of freight and make it right if it arrives hurt.
Can this bench work outside the entryway?
Yes — the curved profile sits just as naturally at the foot of a bed, under a window, or along a dining table's open side. Many owners move it seasonally.

Made to order

Built for you. Signed by the maker.

From $1,560.00

Just-opened wooden crate revealing the corner of a natural-wood piece

A letter from the workshop

The Workshop Journal

Wood care notes, new pieces, and rooms we've delivered — a short letter, once a month.

Read the journal