{"product_id":"hand-carved-wooden-owl-bench","title":"Owl Garden Bench — Hand-Carved Oak, 2-Seater","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo owls, carved deep into the backrest of a solid oak bench, looking out from the wood as though they’ve always been there. The Owl Bench is one of our enduring designs — a bench that works as garden furniture, as a school bench, as a memorial, as a golden wedding anniversary gift. The owls carry whatever meaning you bring to them: wisdom, watchfulness, presence, love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bench shown here went to Grove Road Primary School in Hertfordshire, arriving in September 2024. Schools and gardens across the UK have versions of this bench — each one personalised with a name, a date, or a dedication. One carries the inscription \u003cem\u003e“Cinquante années de mariage”\u003c\/em\u003e — fifty years of marriage, carved in French for a couple whose story deserved no less. Another stands in a forest setting in memory of Graham Peter Bartram, 1949–2023. The owls look the same, but no two benches ever quite are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAndrea at Exeter Cathedral School put it simply: \u003cem\u003e“The children are enjoying them immensely. All we need now is better weather!”\u003c\/em\u003e That’s what a well-made outdoor bench does — it gets used, season after season. \u003cstrong\u003ePrices include VAT.\u003c\/strong\u003e Schools can \u003ca href=\"\/en-fr\/pages\/contact\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eorder on invoice\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo hand-carved owls on the solid oak backrest — deeply carved, detailed, permanent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonalisation available: names, dates, dedications, inscriptions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable as a garden bench, school bench, memorial bench, or anniversary gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMortise and tenon joinery throughout — built for decades of outdoor use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChoose your finish\u003c\/strong\u003e — supplied unvarnished as standard, or add three coats of Epifanes yacht varnish for lasting colour and sheen (+£50)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-seater (140cm wide); also available as 3-seater (160cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-seater bench (as shown)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 140cm | Depth: 60cm | Height: 120cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree-seater bench\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 160cm | Depth: 60cm | Height: 120cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eYour Version\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe owls stay the same; everything else is yours. Add a name, a date, a phrase, a dedication. Change nothing if you want a clean design. We’ll discuss it with you before anything is carved. Lead time is typically 4–5 weeks. \u003ca href=\"\/en-fr\/pages\/contact\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eGet in touch to order.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFinish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is supplied \u003cstrong\u003eunvarnished\u003c\/strong\u003e as standard. Left natural, solid oak slowly weathers to a soft, silvery-grey — completely normal for outdoor timber, a graceful way for a piece to age, and with \u003cstrong\u003eno maintenance needed\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you’d prefer to bring out the grain and warm, honeyed tones, choose the \u003cstrong\u003evarnished\u003c\/strong\u003e option (+£50) and we’ll hand-apply three coats of Epifanes, a premium marine yacht varnish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer; font-weight:bold;\"\u003eMore about the two finishes\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:8px;\"\u003eOutdoor furniture takes a real beating from sun and weather. Left natural, an unvarnished piece simply silvers over time and asks nothing of you. A varnished piece keeps its rich sheen for a couple of years; after that the varnish may begin to flake or patch, at which point you can simply re-coat it, or let it weather back to that natural silvery-grey. Either way, your oak is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"FreeRangeDesigns","offers":[{"title":"Unvarnished","offer_id":53500154675575,"sku":"FRD-OTH-WD-1237","price":2090.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Varnished (+£50)","offer_id":57222615761271,"sku":"FRD-OTH-WD-1237","price":2375.52,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/7673\/1729\/files\/owl-garden-bench-2-seater-1511959.jpg?v=1759412193","url":"https:\/\/freerangingdesigns.com\/en-fr\/products\/hand-carved-wooden-owl-bench","provider":"FreeRangeDesigns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}