I need a bench for my entry hall that is interesting

[niknik]

and has storage for my kids shoes and stuff.
Should be around 40 inches or so, give or take a few

I have an mid century/asian/rustic/industrial decor. My floors are hickory and my paint is BM Revere Pewter. My LR which is directly ahead has a really soft grayish blue asian rug.

I have walnut color railing on my stairs with black iron spindles in a funky pattern and the art on the wall in there is a Pier 1 red and silver tree picture you can see in this blog. lovemyearth.blogspot.com/2006/12/radiant-red.html

 And a picture from World Market www.worldmarket.com/product/voile-de-montogne.do?&from=fn

I can't find anything that isn't too country. There are a few interesting ones on Home Decorators.com but I hate ordering from there because things seem to always be damaged. I don't want to spend a fortune but this is the first thing you see when you walk into my house and I want it to look good. I'm at a complete loss.

Help me please

[mrs.jacinthe]

What's your budget?

In the $300-$400 range, I found these two:

www.homefurnitureshowroom.com/products/view.aspx?sku=8977278&af=1530&cse=1530&gclid=CMDaqPKw2LgCFap7QgodgjwAFw&gclsrc=aw.ds (This website is owned by Lowes, I guess)


www.ebay.com/itm/Restoration-INdustrial-Style-Hardware-Storage-Bench-Shoe-Storage-Cushion-/141010607040#vi-content (Yes, it's on ebay, but it's gorgeous)

[niknik]

Omg, I literally have both of those in my cart at Homedecorators.com and one other. That's awesome

[pitterwoo]

Ana White has some interesting plans for this type of thing. I was thinking of building or finding someone to build something like this to my specs.

[VillainV]

Have you thought about an old church pew? Some have benches that lift up to provide storage (not much, but a little bit). They are usually cut up to be anywhere from 36-70 inches, so the ends might not be original. Try looking in antique shops :-)