Personalized Memorial Benches

Whether you have a loved one who retired from the military or want to honor police officers, firefighters, teachers, or first responders and public servants, memorial benches are a great way to commemorate their sacrifice. A memorial bench can help to remember good times and difficult endings. They can be placed in many places, including parks or a boardwalk. Often, these benches are used as contemplative spaces, offering a peaceful place to reflect on their lives.

Veteran memorial benches help you honor your loved one or to remember a friend who served in the military. They are perfect for parks, community buildings, and memorial parks, and they are often found outside VA hospitals, American Legion posts, schools, and other public areas. Many cities and towns now have memorial benches that honor their veterans.

Honor Your Memories With Long-Lasting Memorial Benches

A memorial bench is a loving way to honor and memorize the special people in our lives as a lasting tribute. It's a place to sit and reflect on a life well-lived and all of the memories made together. You can choose a personal message or highlight the person's career accomplishments, hobbies, interests and more. Create a beautiful tribute to mark your loved one's life with a memorial bench from Bright Idea Shops.

FAQs About Outdoor Memorial Benches

Below are some of our most common questions about personalized memorial benches. If you don't find your answers, do not hesitate to reach out, and our team will gladly assist you.

What Are Our Commemorative Memorial Benches Made Of?

All of our memorial benches for sale are made of recycled plastic lumber that comes from high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Recycled plastic HDPE is an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional wood because it is highly durable and fade-resistant, creating heavy-duty park and memorial benches that last. Because it's non-porous, it doesn't rot, splinter or crack like natural wood. This makes it an ideal choice for outdoor memorial benches and other furniture. Recycled plastic memorial benches are also mildew resistant and impervious to graffiti.

Unlike wood and metal tribute benches, HDPE products do not require regular maintenance like scraping and painting. Only recycled lumber outdoor memorial benches offer long-lasting beauty without any upkeep.

How To Clean Outdoor Memorial Benches

Memorial benches made from recycled plastic lumber are incredibly easy to clean. Just spray with a hose or scrub with a soft-bristled brush once a year or as needed to keep your memorial bench looking as good as new.

Painted graffiti can be removed with a solvent cleaner, and carvings can be smoothed over using common tools to buff away the gouges.

How Can I Customize a Memorial Bench?

There are two primary types of tribute and memorial benches:

• Memorial Benches With Plaques
• Engraved Memorial Benches

Engraved memorial benches do not have separate outdoor plaques that must be attached — or can fall off. You can customize the piece with colors, fonts and images.

This is where plastic lumber really shines. Your color, image and font options for memorial park benches are virtually limitless, thanks to:

• Unlimited fonts.
• 19 UV-resistant color choices.
• The ability to create additional color combinations with epoxy, routing and color-fill.

How To Get a Memorial Bench in a Park

Once you select a location for your personalized memorial bench, you'll need to contact the authorities in charge of public memorials. Whether you're dealing with a cemetery, park system, city, school or other institution, they each have their own regulations and procedures regarding memorial benches. You'll typically need to submit an application to begin the process. Some entities may restrict the type of memorial bench allowed or require you to purchase it directly from them. Be sure to follow the guidelines carefully.