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A Slightly Different Art Wall Post

Thank you all so much for the nice comments/tweets/emails about the InStyle mention yesterday! And thank you for all the compliments on my living room too. You all are the nicest bunch, I swear.

Okay, so I usually do roundups of art walls but when an art wall (and the space it’s in) is this outstanding, it deserves its own post.

This is the newly opened Woodsman Tavern in Portland, Oregon and as soon as I saw the photos, I knew I had to post about it.

All manners of landscapes in a variety of frames. It must have been so much fun to hunt for all of these pieces and put this wall together!

What’s really cool about the place is that it was created from scratch.

It looks like it’s been there for ages due to their choices in vintage industrial furnishings, fixtures …..

lighting …..

and furniture:

Total PNW hipster vibe, right?

Now I just need to know how the food is. Any Portlandians (Portlanders?) reading this, if you try it out, let me know!

(Photos: the Woodsman Tavern)

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Traveling Thursday: Nomiya, Paris

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Anyone else dying to have a meal at Nomiya in Paris? If you don’t already know about it, it’s a temporary restaurant that is part of “Art Home,” a concept developed by Electrolux and the Palais de Tokyo. The restaurant is housed in a sleek structure on the roof of Palais de Tokyo where you have panoramic views of the city. Reviews indicate that the food is as good as the views.

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You have until the end of the year to try and book a table. After that it’ll be gone, possibly to a different location.

Happy Traveling Thursday and bon voyage!

Paris Restaurant Interiors

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I love the mix of contemporary pieces with very ornate ones that I found in a lot of Parisian restaurants in recent years.  I think the Crystal Room at the Maison de Baccarat by Philippe Starck is to die for.

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This is the private room at Senderens. I love the walls. (The food is divine too.)

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And an oldie but a goodie – Bon also designed by Philippe Starck.