My Weekend in Tahoe

I went to Lake Tahoe at the beginning of the month and stayed at the Marriott Timberlake Lodge. I wanted to share what I thought about the interior design of the impressive hotel. First of all, I loved the ceiling in the lobby. The design, the beams, the paneling- all very cool. The ceiling fixture, on the other hand, I thought was just "all right." Very "predictable"- and smaller than I would have done.

The fireplace mantle decor- Let me explain what is wrong here. The mantle is only deep enough for one candlestick. This means that the only option is to have them in a "row" rather than a more desirable "layering look." Should the designer have used a thinner candlestick? No- it would have been too small a scale. Do you also notice that there is no "overlap" with the art... This leaves you with four separate items "lined up." It doesn't look good- it certainly doesn't look professional. The solution?

1. They could change the mantle with a deeper one.
2. They could remove the candlesticks altogether.
3. They could replace the candlesticks with two symmetrical items- and display them with a slight overlap with the art.

Think about this before you purchase items- are they too large for "layering?"

I liked the rug and the colors in it. The blue is repeated in the ceiling- and looks great with the wood. The coffee table and the chairs didn't "do anything" for me- but I wouldn't say that they were "wrong." What do you think?
Now this coffee table I definitely did NOT like- and I did not like the row of blue chairs.- I thought the table looked cheap- and the chairs looked sloppy.

This picture was taken from my room. The camera I used was not good enough, as it is not showing how bad the wall color is. It is yellow- which is a tough color- but- come on- this was not a good tone- too "pastelly." I would not specify a color for a HOTEL without seeing it in a pretty large area. I think they should have used "Blond" by Sherwin Williams. Don't necessarily look in the "yellow section" for yellow. Go to the neutral section- and look for yellow tones. So- there you go- the architecture was fantastic. It was a beautiful place- I really should find out how to get the job when they "re-do." I assume they will use a large firm rather than an individual designer though. But- that's probably what they did last time :)- maybe Mr. Marriott will read my blog and hire me- ya think?