From The Bench

We had quite the response in our other post that some of you haven't heard of the Swedish concept 'Lagom' before! ⁣⁣Pronounced lah-gom, it's the Swedish aspiration to live a...

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 "𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗷𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜'𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲?"✋ While you can certainly recycle the jar when...

One of the most popular questions we get is🤔"How did you come up with the name Begonia & Bench?"⁣⁣While most guess the play on words is a reference to "us"...

See these gloves?🖐⁣ Yep, we wear these when wrapping the candles to prevent any smudges or marks on every jar.⁣Even though it's just Darren and myself, we provide a LITERAL...

#funfactfriday⁣Did you know in the U.S. that wildfires account for approximately 80% of the reforestation need in our National Forests? 🌲 Despite COVID, The National Forest Foundation is dedicated and making headway on the...

Did you know its #justthetwoofus here at Begonia & Bench? Every pour, package, posting, media work is all just us? #handmade ⁣👩‍❤️‍👨⁣Keeping true to our #maker roots, I'm attempting my hand at trying to capture the...

It's #NationalForestWeek! Did you know 7 in 10 Americans live within a 2 hour drive of a National Forest? 🌲🙌⁣🚶‍♀️⁣There are many ways to get involved with the #nff to celebrate this week! Check...

Since #wfh is becoming a reality for many, here are some office tips for organizing your home office so it has good "Feng Shui".🚪To help with focus, try to keep your office...

Our first year in biz ( just last yr.!) our BIG lofty goal was to plant 200 trees and we ended up closing out the year with over 1500 trees...

Did you know it's just the two of us here at Begonia & Bench? We've heard we've set the bar high for those who've had the opportunity to experience our...

"𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦?"🕯️You should burn a candle one hour for every 1 inch in diameter in actual size of the candle and the melted wax pool...

#trendytuesday✨This year "Classic Blue" is the #pantone color of the year. In a neutral space I just love little pops of blue in the #decor Also, did you know Tuesday is the most #productive day of...