Burl, Tents, and Banquettes: 5 Design Concepts I’m Borrowing From Lodge Ulysses

Final month, I had a transformative expertise on the resort Ulysses in Baltimore. Perhaps it’s as a result of I’m a creature of consolation (inform me you’re a Taurus with out telling me you’re a Taurus), however there are only a few locations I take pleasure in staying outdoors of my residence. Ever since that weekend, I’ve been reassessing what it actually means to stay a lifetime of luxurious, although. Past the glamorous decor, what set Ulysses other than so many different locations that I’ve frequented in a single day was the hospitality—from the concierge who greeted me on the entrance desk and the waitstaff on the restaurant to the bartenders and housekeepers, I felt so taken care of by each single individual I interacted with.

I truthfully by no means needed to depart Ulysses, despite the fact that I used to be on the town for different occasions, as a result of every thing that I may ever presumably want was proper there. After I was hungry, I may go seize a chunk at Ash Bar restaurant. After I labored up an urge for food for a nightcap, the doorways of Bloom’s have been vast open. And once I was lastly able to name it an evening, the elevator was ready down the corridor to take me again as much as my room. I need to be the Eloise of Ulysses, however till everlasting residences are provided, I’ll should accept recreating this fantasy at residence. Listed here are 5 design concepts that I took away from my latest go to.

Ash Bar options burl paneling, completed in a excessive gloss and inlaid with metal.

Photograph: Brett Wooden

Don’t be afraid to provide burl a whirl 

For those who admire burl as a lot as I do, then Ash Bar will simply develop into your favourite spot to congregate, with its shiny burl paneling. I don’t suppose I’ve ever been surrounded by that a lot burl in my complete life, however I used to be absorbing each minute of it. I had the pleasure of staying in one of many Queen rooms whereas I used to be on the town and, earlier than I may even get settled in, I used to be distracted by the burl rest room. (The checkerboard tile bathe additionally caught my eye within the grand scheme of all of it.) If absolutely committing to a burl aesthetic feels too overwhelming, think about equipment lined within the materials as an alternative—Ulysses has burl lighters and bottle openers scattered all through the institution. Greater than something, this reaffirmed my want to hold on with my quest for a burl wooden credenza and aspect tables.