Cedar Looks Small Straight Log Bench

SKU: 030019A/B19A
UPC: 01911-2
Sale price$145.00 Regular price$211.00
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The bench for tight spots. The one that fits by the front door, at the end of the hallway, on the section of porch that's too narrow for a full chair, or along a garden path where a bench makes the walk worth stopping. Small means it goes where other seating can't.

The Cedar Looks Small Straight Log Bench is built from 100% Northern White Cedar — compact footprint, the same smooth splinter-free surface as the rest of the line. Works indoors or out. No painting, no sealing, no maintenance.

Small Bench vs. Standard Bench

100% Northern White Cedar. Compact. Versatile. No maintenance.

  • ✅ Naturally rot and insect resistant — indoor or outdoor use, 10-20+ year life with zero treatment
  • ✅ Compact size — fits entryways, mudrooms, tight porch corners, and garden paths
  • ✅ Smooth, splinter-free cedar surface — comfortable on bare arms and legs
  • ✅ Ships partially assembled with all hardware and instructions included
  • ✅ Made in Edmore, Michigan — family-built since 1923

Which Bench Is Right?

Small is intentional here. This bench is sized for accent seating — shoe bench at the door, end-of-bed seating, the tight porch corner, a spot along a garden path. For full two-person bench seating, see the Straight Log Bench (B20A). For a long dining or fire pit bench, see the 6' Straight Log Bench (B20B). For circular fire pit seating, see the Curved Log Bench (B20).

Details That Matter

  • Style: Straight — flat seat for flexible placement
  • Material: 100% Northern White Cedar
  • Best use: Entryways, mudrooms, bedroom seating, small porch spaces, garden paths
  • Color: Natural cream and vanilla — weathers to silver-grey if not stained
  • Assembly: Ships partially assembled; hardware and instructions included
  • SKU: B19A

Is This the Right Bench?

The Small Straight Log Bench is for places where seating needs to fit into a tight or accent position. It's the entryway piece, the bedroom bench, the garden path seat. For longer bench seating that handles two people as primary seating, step up to the Straight Log Bench (B20A) or 6' Straight Log Bench (B20B).

The front door bench is one of the most useful pieces of furniture in a house. Not glamorous — just the thing you sit on when you come home, the one you're glad is there when you need to tie something or pull something off. The small straight log bench is sized for exactly that: compact enough to fit the entryway wall, solid enough to actually sit on, and made from cedar smooth enough that it's comfortable in shorts or bare feet.

Northern White Cedar is the right material for a piece that lives near the door. It works indoors or out without any treatment — which means it goes from the entryway to the porch to the garden path without you having to think about it. The smooth sanded surface doesn't catch on clothes or scratch bare legs. It just sits there and does its job.

Small benches are more useful than they look on a product page. End of the bed for getting dressed. Side of the garden path for sitting down when the garden earns it. Tight corner of the covered porch that isn't wide enough for a chair. Spot in the mudroom for kids to sit while boots come off. One bench, a lot of places it works.