2013 gold key AwArds Best Hotel Budget | focused service SourceS "Great design is possible at every price point. This project is fantastic." -Larry Traxler LIGHTING: Establish & Sons (hotel suite pendant lights); Julie Plottier (custom light installation); CUSTOM FURNITURE, MILLWORK: Contract Art; FLOORING: Gerflor (vinyl tile); Tarkett (laminate); Flasker (floor tile); RUGS/CARPET: Lano Carpets; Milliken Contract; STONE/ TILE WORK: Caesarstone Quartz Surfaces; Olympia Tile (subway tile); UPHOLSTERY: Adriana Bifulco & Geppino; WALL COVERINGS: Armstrong Flooring (vinyl composite floor tile used on walls); Ideapaint; Tres Tintas Barcelona; ACCESSORIES: Mercat Del Encants (misc. artifacts and objects of interest); Wouff! (accent pillows) THE TAKEAWAY Creativity is not a line item. Color, texture and a lot of ingenuity pump up the design volume of this budget hotel to a level even Antoni Gaudi would enjoy. Affordable materials used on a grand scale make these interiors dramatic and memorable. Pattern provides a cost-effective way to make walls into gallery spaces. There's also a lot of good editing in this project. A few major statements grab guests' attention, so that simple pieces with good lines and strong colors can do the heavy lifting in a cost-effective way. 36 boutiquedesign.com december 2013http://www.boutiquedesign.com