Reclaimed Wood Benches

Shopping for reclaimed wood benches? From beams to doors to dining tables, reclaimed wood imbues even brand-new spaces with warmth and a sense of history.

When it comes to maximizing seating in your home's dining areas or outdoor space, benches are a great option. In today’s interiors, a reclaimed wood bench, side table or bookcase can add texture and a provocative focal point to a bedroom or living room. A live-edge coffee table is reliably attention-getting as functional art, while a blend of driftwood and weather-worn wood alongside your teak lounge chairs can lend emphasis to a space’s existing beach-house ambiance or draw eyes to the tranquil “California Coastal” style you’ve long been perfecting. And no cozy farmhouse kitchen is complete without a rolling metal-and-reclaimed-wood cart, leather stools and black-granite counters under its exposed rough-hewn wood beams, right?

Every piece of wood tells a story, especially wood recovered from 400-year-old shipwrecks or from devastating earthquakes. Environmentally minded furniture designers and makers are telling the fascinating stories of reclaimed trees by giving them a second life in the form of functional rustic-style furniture and lighting.

Tréology is a New Zealand–based company that continues a 150-year-old family tradition of furniture making. Its mission is to connect people with nature through contemporary organic furniture such as its mid-century modern-inspired desks, dining room tables, stools and other pieces.

In Kingston, New York, the cofounder of New York Heartwoods, a sustainable furniture and woodworking business, Megan Offner helps clients part with their broken, diseased or fallen trees by turning them into sleek tables, case pieces and other furniture that is inspired by Shaker tradition as well as modernist designers.

The combination of this unusually sourced wood with master craftsmanship results in one-of-a-kind pieces that can be cherished for generations. Today, there are many extraordinary practitioners of this eco-friendly form of design — find their reclaimed wood benches and other reclaimed wood furniture for sale on 1stDibs.