Hotel guests use the light-filled room for reading, listening to records, cooking, and engaging in conversation—”all the things I hoped would happen and more,” said hotel owner Greg Hennes. “It’s been a dream to see community and friendship develop around the space.”
Photography by and courtesy of Greg Hennes.
Above: The kitchen is anchored by custom oak cabinets by Phloem Studio, topped with quartz countertops. On the back wall are two Hand-Painted Yellow Cutting Boards by M. Crow & Co., suspended from oxidized cherry hanging pucks with leather cord. Above: The lights above the kitchen are Rejuvenation’s Rose City Six-Inch Pendants with 14-Inch Eastmoreland Shades. The trash can is from Rubbermaid’s Defenders line. Above: The plates, bowls, and cups are a mix of garage-sale finds and work by Portland ceramicist Addy Kessler. The open shelves are made of fir planks with off-the-shelf brackets. Above: Hanging from S-hooks on a simple brass rod: a Hand-Painted Cutting Board With Bronze Hook from M. Crow & Co., garage-sale mugs, and an Iris Hantverk Horsehair Handle Brush. Above: The communal oak dining table is a custom piece by Phloem Studio, surrounded by Tolix Marais Armchairs. Above: Over the dining table hangs Rejuvenation’s Haleigh Eight-Inch Three-Light Multipendant in gloss white. Falcon Ceiling Fans keep the air moving. Above: A sharing library of books and records sits on shelves of locally milled fir with brackets by Phloem Studio.
Before
Above: When Hennes first viewed the building in 2010, several years before he bought it, the ceilings had been dropped to 8.5 feet high and a wall divided the kitchen from the rest of the room. Above: They demolished the kitchen; it had been poorly constructed and only the plumbing was usable. Above: Hennes had the ceilings raised to a height of 12 feet.
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