Photography by and courtesy of Greg Hennes.
Previously we featured the five-room, Kickstarter-funded Jennings Hotel (see Labor of Love: The Jennings Hotel in Joseph, Oregon).
Today we take a closer look at its communal kitchen and library, jointly designed by Matt Pierce of Wood & Faulk and Ben Klebba of Phloem Studio, both in Portland, Oregon.
The kitchen is anchored by custom oak cabinets by Phloem Studio, topped with quartz countertops.
The lights above the kitchen are Rejuvenation’s Rose City Six-Inch Pendants with 14-Inch Eastmoreland Shades.
The plates, bowls, and cups are a mix of garage-sale finds and work by Portland ceramicist Addy Kessler.
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.
The communal oak dining table is a custom piece by Phloem Studio, surrounded by Tolix Marais Armchairs.
Over the dining table hangs Rejuvenation’s Haleigh Eight-Inch Three-Light Multipendant in gloss white.
A sharing library of books and records sits on shelves of locally milled fir with brackets by Phloem Studio.
Before
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.
They demolished the kitchen; it had been poorly constructed and only the plumbing was usable.
Hennes had the ceilings raised to a height of 12 feet.