{"id":382,"date":"2013-09-17T18:58:59","date_gmt":"2013-09-17T23:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/?p=382"},"modified":"2013-12-10T19:00:23","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T01:00:23","slug":"commercialrestaurantdesign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curedesigngroup.com\/wordpress\/cure-design-group\/commercialrestaurantdesign.html","title":{"rendered":"Great local eatery gets a face lift design style!"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the winter of 2011\/2012 my husband and I got the crazy notion to buy a local restaurant that has been around for years. I actually went there when I was a student at St. Joe! \u00a0After much deliberating with the owner at the time and much planning on our part , we put together an idea on paper. We started coming up with ideas to spruce up the interior and make Grassis not just a great lunch place, but an eatery that customers could relax in with family and friends.<\/div>\n
If you have never been to Grassi’s, it is cafeteria style eating. You grab you tray, napkin and silverware and hit the line. The challenge for me was to come up with a design plan on a limited budget and work with the existing cinder block walls.<\/div>\n

— So.. we decided to use old windows we purchased at a local shop and mount those to barn wood beams and attach to the ceiling for stability. The outcome was awesome. It created cozier seating areas and broke up the long boring wall that you immediately see when walking into the main dining area.<\/p>\n

\u00a0We also used the same red barn wood to conceal the electrical panels in the ” cafe” portion of the restaurant. \u00a0Again, breaking up the visual simplicity of the cinder block.<\/div>\n
\u00a0 We decided to expand upon the term ” Where did you go the high school?” by literally photographing where customers went to high school. We used architectural elements in the photographs that line the hallway that only a former student would \u00a0recognize. Kinda fun to look at when your standing in line to grab that awesome Grassi’s food!!<\/div>\n
Anyway, take a look at the before and afters and you will see what a little elbow grease from family and friends, paint and creative ideas can do to transform a space!!<\/div>\n
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