Where to buy an oak bench

An oak bench is a versatile piece of furniture. Used as a replacement for dining room chairs, in the kitchen, or even outdoors, a solid oak bench - if looked after - will look good for many years. Quality hand crafted oak furniture can be expensive but there are places you can buy benches at an affordable price and still be sure of quality.

Oakfurnituresolutions.co.uk

Oakfurnituresolutions.co.uk has a wide range of solid oak dining benches with matching solid oak tables. They have sturdy light oak benches and dark stained ones too. Currently, their dining table benches have 50% off and are priced from £123.50 to £325.99. They will also price match. Delivery is free for orders over £300. There is a £20 charge for orders under £300.

Oakdiningsets.co.uk

This online retailer does have a showroom in the Midlands, but they state on their website that their focus is on Internet sales in order to keep prices low. They specialise in European Oak furniture with a lightly oiled finish, so the beauty of the wood remains. Their benches are priced from £139.99 but they do have a budget range starting at only £99.

Notonthehighstreet.com

The Oak & Rope Company has just one bench for sale on Notonthehighstreet.com. It is a solid oak bench with rope handles at each end, suitable for use in a hallway, kitchen or dining room. It is available in three sizes and is priced from £325 to £575. It is expensive but the real selling point of this bench is that it can be personalised. Names, or any wording you like can be engraved into the wood. Delivery to any address in the UK takes between 10 and 14 days. There is also a delivery charge of £32 to take into account.

Oak World

Oakworld.co.uk have a range of plank oak benches with backs for sale. Their wide range of oak dining bench and table sets compliment each other and can be mixed and matched, for example you can buy twochairs, a bench and a dining table, or two benches and a table. Their online prices for wooden benches range from £204 to £366.54. They do also have a showroom in the North East of England. Delivery is free on all orders. *Prices are as seen on 28.07.11.