You’ll sense the retro vibe at the Durham Hotel (@thedurhamhotel) even before entering this 53-room boutique property that opened in the summer of 2015 in the former Home Savings Bank building, adding a restaurant later that year. A stylish restoration by the Los Angeles-based design firm Commune (@communedesign) preserved many of the midcentury structure’s architectural features, including the zany gold-and-white-striped facade. The lobby’s gorgeous interiors look plucked from a set of “Mad Men,” with patterned red-and-cream carpeting and curved cognac-leather couches illuminated by golden pendant lamps. Beyond the cool aesthetics, this local-focused property stands out for its dedication to all things made in North Carolina, from breakfast offerings to bedding textiles.
From “Sense of Place, Midcentury Style” by Ingrid K. Williams for the New York Times, Photo by Robert Rausch
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