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I'm not sure about you, but I think this is just about the best thing ever.

photo courtesy of cottage living

I actually have a wall that I think this look would look GREAT on.

I EVEN have a pew available for me.  It is actually from the church that I was baptized at, at 12 years old, which I think makes it even more special.  The only downside is that my pew is sort of long, considering the size of my wall, my husband hates it, LOL, and it has more of a 70s look to it than the rustic pew in the above photo.   --modern lines, dark finish, gold carpet type cushion.  YIKES!  lol

I'm pretty confident that I can sand off some of the dark finish, and I can of course recover the cushion to something that resembles more of a burlap bag - wouldn't that be fabulous?  However, I can't make it shorter, or easily change the shape.  Hmm.  I'll be measuring my wall very soon and reporting to my step-mom who currently has the pew (she hates it!) lol. 

Back to the inspiration photo:

I LOVE the look of the ledge, combined with the coat hooks.  What a great place to display family photos, without creating the typical family gallery you normally see next to stairs - all about being different here!  The big chunky hooks contrast so nicely with the white trim, and I think it would be so simple to make our own version of that.  Gotta love how some of the photos are hung on the wall, while some are resting on the ledge.   LOVE it.