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Be Inspired: Beacon Public House

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June 25, 2013 By Jackie

While you are staying at The Commons Hotel we toured yesterday, you can enjoy upscale dining at Beacon Public House restaurant.  Situated just off the lobby, Beacon Public House, features regionally-inspired gastropub fare.  But we are not here today to discuss the food.  Nope…I want to show you the amazing decor and atmosphere inside.

Walkway to Beacon

Beacon Public House is situated off to one end of the u-shaped hotel on the first floor.  The designers did an impeccable job of making an inviting and interesting walk way and waiting area leading to the restaurant.

You are greeted first with a beautiful reclaimed wood wall.  The reclaimed wood was all locally sourced in the upper mid-west.  This transition to the reclaimed wood transports your from the more formal hotel lobby areas, to a more rustic chic dining experience.

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Just outside the entrance is a large custom banquette.  The fabric features names of local streets.  The same fabric was used on wing chairs in the hotel lobby.  The mismatched chairs look like they could have been collected from old school buildings.

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The lighting above the banquette is the epitome of industrial schoolhouse style.  Each light “shade” is a glass funnel, like you might find in a chemistry lab.

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Lounge and Bar Seating

Just inside the restaurant is a lounge seating area perfect for mingling and enjoying a cocktail from the restaurant’s “Classics Reinvented Cocktails”.  The striped floor, alternating light and dark, throughout the restaurant is gorgeous!

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There is also some hightop seating.  I am told the  Prescriptions sign is a nod to the University hospital.

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Main Dining

The teal leather tufter high-back booths would be my choice place to dine.  They offer just the right amount of cozy privacy.  The floating shelves above hold more color-coded books, a theme carried in from the hotel lobby.  This time all in shades of yellow.  And, yes I checked…they are all real books.

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Private Dining

Towards the back of the restaurant there is an alluring private dining room.  I was ga-ga over the tall sliding door with the long brass handle.

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Inside, the private dining room showcases all the best of the hotel design in one room…exposed brick, reclaimed wood, industrial lighting, and a faux library wall.  Definitely a classy place to hold your next private party.

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Obviously, I am biased, because I would love almost any place that uses teal as a signature color.  But seriously, how amazingly beautiful is The Commons Hotel and Beacon Public House restaraunt?

I love this industrial schoolhouse style so much that tomorrow I will be sharing a Mood Board for All inspired by The Commons Hotel.

 

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Comments

  1. Jule {inside9B} says

    June 25, 2013 at 7:27 am

    You are right, it’s gorgeous! While I was reading this and looking at the photos, my mind was working, as always when I look at pictures of places I love. It’s like I’m taking photos with my head and it’s rotating and thinking “How can I incorporate this look into our living/dining/ … area!” Haha.
    Jule

  2. Dee says

    June 25, 2013 at 12:38 pm

    Love the past two posts. Looking forward to the “Mood Board for All” tomorrow!

    • Jackie says

      June 25, 2013 at 4:10 pm

      Dee, You are going to love it!

  3. Jessie says

    June 25, 2013 at 1:36 pm

    I love it, Jackie! Thank you for sharing.

    In our house we have a formal dining room, a formal livig room, a family room, and a eat-in kitchen. The latter i think is kind of small for my growing family (we’re going on baby #3)… Right now it is an empty junk space.

    That being said, I often talk to my hubby about changing the formal living room – which currently has my mother’s furniture: I’m “furniture sitting” while she lives overseas – into a sitting room. We are readers so having a space like that, away from the TV to lounge sounds like a dream. I mean, look at those wingback chairs? They look delicious! The possibilities there are endless.

    I am also curious on the flooring in the hotel lobby… Are those ceramic tiles? We live in South Florida and tiles are definately the flooring of choice, but I soo love the look of wood.

    • Jessie says

      June 25, 2013 at 3:36 pm

      the wingback chairs i love are from The Commons Hotel. the look amazing

    • Jackie says

      June 25, 2013 at 4:09 pm

      Jessie, You are definitely going to love the Mood Board for All I am sharing tomorrow. Hopefully it will give you some great ideas for your sitting room.

      The wood-look tiles are amazing. So durable and beautiful. There are many residential options available today. I think it is a great options for bringing the wood look into high-traffic or water-prone areas like mud rooms, kitchens, and bathrooms.

  4. Mel says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:14 pm

    I live in MN and may have to stay there! (if I can afford it)

  5. Lisa says

    June 25, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    That was such a fun tour Jackie. I was trying to think of what I like the best and I think I like it all. It would be so much fun to be able to design a hotel don’t you think? I did get some good ideas for my home (or my next home).

    • Jackie says

      June 25, 2013 at 4:06 pm

      Yes, Lisa. Designing a hotel would be amazing! I love how they incorporated the history of the University surroundings, but gave it a fresh spin.

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