Open Hearth: 7 Design Ideas to Steal from Dunsmoor in LA - Remodelista
Photography by Chris Mottalini, courtesy of Lovers Unite. “We were inspired by ritual meals: church banquets, Sabbath gatherings, and old American dining halls,” say Karen Spector and Alan Koch of studio Lovers Unite. “We created a narrative about Dunsmoor the character based on Brian’s travels around the country,” the designers add. “Brian loves a granny aesthetic, and we were pretty restrained with the rest of the design so we thought we’d granny it up for him,” say the designers. The dining area is filled with salvaged chairs taken out of a church. “The walls in the dining room are a combination of original masonry, plaster, and new plaster (from Meoded). In the wine bar, we used a Portola Roman Clay called Cassidy.” 3. Go au natural on the walls. 4. Design around the hearth. The heart of the restaurant is the open hearth and kitchen, with cast iron pots and pans hanging above. 5. Necessities can be decor. Chef in the open kitchen. Speaking of function as aesthetics: “It was very important to have space for tools for the hearth and items that need to be accessible but not cluttering up counter space,” since the space is a functioning kitchen. 6. Keep it all within reach. A wall-mounted knife rack keeps blades within much easier reach than tucking them away in a drawer. 7. Consider a copper bar. “The copper bar top was fabricated by Dusk, our craftspeople for all the wood pieces you see throughout the restaurant (including the custom tables, barstools, bars, wine bar, and wine shelves),” the designers say. The outside of the wine bar.