Ep. 109: designer Barbara Balongue
b'Designer Barbara Balongue specializes in hospitality design \\u2014 restaurants, bars, and boutique hotels. We loved chatting with her about the intricacies of restaurant design, how it impacts our dining experience, and everything those goes into building out a gorgeous venue. She blew our minds with all of the details we\\u2019ve never even thought about!\\n\\nWhat You\\u2019ll Hear on This Episode:\\n\\nThe challenges with restaurant designWhy you can take a bigger risk in restaurant design than you might at homeWhy booths are great and why they\\u2019re great to use in residential spaces as wellThe science and psychology of restaurant designWe talk about restaurants that haven\\u2019t used designers and a client of Barbara\\u2019s who was blown away by how interior design changed his bottom lineNew trends in restaurant designHow Barbara chooses color in her projectsRestaurant noise \\u2014 how to combat it and why its an after thoughtWhy people covet the \\u2018hotel feel\\u2019 when they\\u2019re designing their own homesBathroom lighting and everything you need in your guest room\\nWilliamMcClure\\n\\n@balonguedesign\\n\\nBalongueDesign\\n\\nTheWhiteDogCafe\\n\\nSchumacher\\n\\nAutograph\\n\\nRestaurantImpossible\\n\\nSunbrella'