Coming soon to Victoria Gardens is Napa Lounge, an original wine bar and lounge with light dining options. Napa Lounge will be located in the corner of this charming Rancho Cucamonga shopping center, which features a courtyard, fountain, greenbelt and a selection of retail shops and eateries.
Napa Lounge is a new venture, and being built from the ground up. Lisa McDennon is pleased to announce that LRM Interior Design has won the contract, and is coming in on the early stages to design from scratch. “We’re going with a clean, modern look, with natural wood and stone, concrete floors, cool lighting and comfortable seating,” says Lisa, principal of LRM Interior Design.
Napa Lounge developer and owner Todd Melinn had seen LRMID’s work through his friends The Clemens. Both Scott Clemens and his wife Danielle are clients – LRMID designed Scott’s office; Danielle’s hair studio, Studio DC in Laguna Beach; as well as their home residence. Todd came to Scott to discuss the project, and asked for a recommendation for a designer. Scott didn’t hesitate to put Lisa’s name forward.
“Although Todd impressed with our studio’s work, he did interview another designer,” explained Lisa. “Our initial design bid was too high for his budget, and Todd thought he’d have to go with the other designer.”
Luckily, after discussing budgets, Todd and Lisa were able to come to a compromise: Lisa would design the interior, with completed renderings and all colors, furniture and fabrics chosen. LRM Interior Design would then hand the project off to Todd. Lisa explains: “That meant his final cost would not include any project management, and that shaved quite a bit off the bid.” Project management can include design meetings with the contractors, construction and shop drawings. By just providing a conceptualized template, Todd would save on LRM’s costs for design, but still provide him with a well-designed roadmap to create a beautiful space.
The hope is to have Napa Lounge open by Christmas—an ambitious goal. “Our team has just started the drawings, which will include preliminary space plans and original concepts for the restaurant interiors, occupancy numbers, and maybe a patio outside.”
Lisa and the team are excited about the Napa Lounge project, as it rounds out LRM Interior Design’s already extensive portfolio of retail, commercial, residential and resort properties.
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Very nice… curious to see what it looks like. Will you be posting pictures on the site?
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Sounds nice! I would love to see the finished product!