Seat walls are becoming more and more popular in outdoor living, and for good reason. According to annual national surveys conducted by the American Society of Landscape Architects, built-in seating has regularly been among the top 10 trends in outdoor living design in recent years.
The reason for this is simple…people are spending a lot more time in their outdoor living spaces, and they’re bringing friends. Plus, there’s only so much you can do with traditional furniture, and it typically needs to be replaced periodically due to exposure to sun, rain and critters. Whereas, a built-in patio seat wall provides a more permanent solution and can perform multiple roles within the design.
In addition to providing a place to sit, a patio seating wall can act as functional design elements to define the space itself. Whether you need to control the slope of your yard, or are just looking for a way to define the transition from one outdoor room to the next, a seat wall may be the design solution to your seating needs.
Patio Seat Wall Ideas
Fire Pit Patio Seating Walls
Seat walls provide an excellent design solution for fire pit patios. The wall itself helps to reflect the heat to provide a cozier environment. In addition, the bench-style seating can accommodate more people than traditional chairs. For additional comfort, add pillows or cushions.
WALL PRODUCT: Castle Manor™ Wall.
WALL PRODUCT: Celtik® Wall
WALL PRODUCT: Weston Stone®
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Adding Form & Function
A retaining wall or perimeter wall can easily be embellished and converted into built-in seating to create a more functional space.
WALL PRODUCT: Celtik® Wall
WALL PRODUCT: Tandem® Wall.
WALL PRODUCT: Weston Stone®
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Incorporating Natural Elements
When using manufactured stone to build seat walls, natural materials can be incorporated into the design to add visual interest.
WALL PRODUCT: Weston Stone®
WALL PRODUCT: Weston Stone®
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Terraced Design
Terraced design lends itself well to the addition of seat walls, as a retaining wall is already being used to create the terrace and needs only to be embellished with a seat ledge.
WALL PRODUCT: Belair® Wall
WALL PRODUCT: Celtik® Wall
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We are an architecture firm and I would like technical info curved seat wall construction. Our situation is similar to third photo of a curved seat wall in front of a retaining wall with a circular fire pit.
Thanks
Matt
Your request for information was forwarded to a wall design expert who will reach out to you directly. Good luck with your project! Sounds like it’s going to be gorgeous. If you’re using Belgard products, we’d love to see images afterwards. Thanks for reading the blog.
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Would be very interested in seeing further pictures of the Weston wall seating in the third picture under the Fire Pit Patio Seating Walls section of this article.
Here’s another angle of that project:
Hello
My contractor used Belgard Weston stone for a seat wall. However, the seating area with one horizontal brick and an cap only measures 16 inches only. This is too short to feel comfortable particularly that there is a cap along the back rest area that pushes you forward a bit. We like to use cushions for the back and seat area. I noticed it immediately after he was done but he stated that it couldn’t be fixed. So, what would you suggest to use to extend the seating area to 18 inches? I’m happy to include a pic. Thx.
Where are you located? I can have a local Belgard rep reach out to you to discuss a solution.