Unless you enjoy having diners fight their way to the backside? Or yanking a table in and out to let folks in and out? A bad idea that is all looks and no function. A 48 or 54 inch round table. MAX

Maybe go back to the drawing board AND the designer.

I love the look but can echo the caution. We have a corner banquette from Ballard in our kitchen and while it's cute, it hasn't worked quite as well as I expected.

That said, there was a poster on the original Gardenweb kitchen forum who did an amazing banquette in the style of your inspiration picture. Her entire kitchen reno was incredibly detail oriented, so it might be worth hunting for some of her threads in the archives for more discussion around the banquette itself. Here's one with some of the banquette photos: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/2669043/2littlefishies-banquette-for-yellow-kitchen-check#n=95

Part 2 of her reveal post shows the dining table she eventually had made to fit: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/2496394/2littlefishies-yellow-kitchen-reveal-part-deux#n=143

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No to the banquette they barely work for 2 seats and are a PITA to get in and out of and with the cabinets on the sides almost impossible In order to get into that seat in your picture you would need to pullout the table really just because it is in a picture does not make it doable.

I have a corner banquette from Ballard Designs and it was one of my best purchases ever. Lots of banquette hate on these boards but I'm a huge fan.

As to your question, I debated a long time about table size for my banquette and ended up going with a 42" round table instead of 48" and regretted it. So I'd go with a 54" in your space.

I suppose I should update:

This space is not being built with functionality as the primary goal. The concern over ease of use isn't relevant. Asking for aesthetic reasons only!

Thanks!

I generally don't like booths or banquettes because i feel trapped but I do like the one LittleFishies did in the link provided above. The tables in the link and in the inspiration photo seem to be ovals, not round.

Designers drawing can only be evaluated if we know the dining table you plan to use. With only 74” - leaving room at the ends to get in and out without bumping hips on those side cabinets - you will only realistically fit a small round table. So 2 people on the bench max. Which is a bonus because then no one is jockeying to get in and out. Also means the round table will only fit 4-5 total. If that’s ok and in the overall plan then it’s fine as drawn. If you think you are using a rectilinear table for seating more than 4 max then the side cabinets need to go.

Thank you thinkdesignlive. We were planning on 4/5 max anyhow. Open to any shape of table.

I'd go with oval, not round. One of the issues we have with our corner banquette is that the round table means only one person on each bench is really close enough to the table without an awkward angle or stretch. (And we still were constantly pushing the table in/out, but that may have been more an issue of messy kids.)

If you have an oval table, you'll have a long enough stretch of table proximate to 2 people on the banquette. T And as your inspiration picture shows, an oval looks great too!

Alternatively, consider designing the banquette with a slight curve like the 2littlefishies example.

Please narrow it down with your designer as to the exact table and then allow at least 2' clear space on each end of the table - right now with how it's designed that means less than a 48" round. If you go with oval you will need to loose the storage cabinets at each end.