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ReddWood
By:
Dana Benoit
The entire space has
concrete floors, a private dining room with glass and metal pivot doors, and
the kitchen prep area is floor to ceiling white subway tiles.
Nearly everything in
this space is custom. The walls are slat wood, for acoustical purposes, but
Erin has hand written quotes in random places, adding just the right amount of
humor. The lights lining the dining room are all custom made on one linear
piping system. The shelving system to hold supplies and dishes are custom made
in dark metal. The same dark metal is repeated throughout for an industrial
feel. The lights over the bar are vintage records from the early 1900’s, with
Edison bulbs.
The chairs were
purchased from one of the middle states for next to nothing, recovered in black
leather with brass nail head detail. The built in booths are custom made as
well in rich black tufted leather. The space is actually quite small, so Erin
made a custom glass partition between the bar and dining room to create privacy
without creating a visual block, and the word “Bar” is hand painted in gold.
The budget was very tight, with little to nothing allotted for art. The private
dining room has an art wall compiled of magazine clippings, and journal entries
from the chef himself. The wine wall was custom built as well, all metal
rounding out the industrial feel. The “Wappo Hill” mailbox in the center was
procured from Margarit Mondavi herself.
To maximize the
space, there is an antique mirror wall behind the bar to reflect light. Erin
opted to have the walk in wine fridge have a glass door. Of course, two fiberglass
pigs from Italy hover over the door. The
designer utilized wood, glass and metal to create this sexy, moody space,
incorporating vintage and custom pieces to truly make it unique.
I can’t talk about
ReddWood and not mention the Hotel lobby directly across from the restaurant that
the designer designed simultaneously. Here, is my favorite feature. The ceiling
is made up entirely of recycled scaffold boards, where local artists hand
painted the boards with just wood stain. The result is a dramatic piece of art,
with a huge capiz globe hanging from the center.
The budget for art
was low here as well; so the designer took hundreds of golden skeleton keys,
and hung them from the wall all in a row. The signs for the restrooms reads
“He-She” and “She-He”. The men’s restroom includes a Trans Am hood hanging off
the wall.
Erin’s sense of
humor, imagination and fearlessness truly transformed this entire North block
of Yountville.
Work Cited:
Images from
www.erinmartindesign.com: Tubay Photography
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