Design Travel With Sarah Lonsdale
Aquatic farmer and champion of native oyster restoration Luc Chamberland opened his own restaurant on Tomales Bay, north of San Francisco—and not far from the boathouse featured in today's wedding spotlight—to rave reviews.
With the exception of Manka's Inverness Lodge, which lost its restaurant after a fire in 2006, the quiet town of Inverness has long lacked a decent place to dine (ironic given that this is sustainable, farming-friendly West Marin). Much to the delight of locals, Luc Chamberland (who began at Manka's) fulfilled a 20-year dream with the opening of Saltwater Oyster Depot in 2012. To launch his business, he independently crowd sourced the requisite $50,000 for operating costs. The result? An airy, light-filled restaurant offering local oysters, fish, and a seasonally changing menu with accessibly priced beer and wine on tap. In short, a great new Inverness hangout for locals and tourists alike.
Photography by Mimi Giboin for Remodelista.
Above: Luc Chamberland behind the bar. Having opened with money raised from the community, he's a big believer in giving back and hosts Closed on Mondays, turning the place over for events that benefit local groups and feature special dinners. In another community-driven gesture, the restaurant also doubles as a wine store of sorts with wine available for retail.
Above L: Chamberland shucks a freshly sourced oyster. He encourages local fisherman to bring their catch straight to the kitchen door. Above R: The oysters are plated on sea salt granules resembling ice, a more sustainable way to serve them.
Above: Saltwater's pastry chef Stacy Lauer oversaw the restaurant design. The space was formerly a pizza restaurant; Lauer took out the beams to open up the room and reveal the skylights, and added a wall of built-in shelving for storage and wine display. The raw, simple beveled-edge countertop is by Concreteworks in Oakland, with beadboard paneling beneath.
Above L: The zinc-covered plywood tables were made by Eclipse Design in Petaluma. Above R: The Nelson Cigar Lamps are from Y Lighting.
Above: Lauer sourced the Black Metal Chairs from Overstock; $129 for two.
Above: Fir wood tables are mixed with zinc-topped tables. On the wall is an installation by local photographer Gwendolyn Meyer.
Above: Fresh oysters on the shell with a mignonette sauce. Chamberland also likes to serve them with freshly grated horseradish.
Above: Menus sit in a basket made from seaweed, a gift from a local.
Above: The wall sconces are from Ohmega Salvage in Berkeley.
Above: The community-minded Chamberland is also involved with Pickleweed Point Community Shellfish Farm, dedicated to maintaining the safety and quality of the waters that support oysters. For more, go to Saltwater.
Heading to Northern California? Check out our Guide to the Bay Area, including the Oldest Bar in SF. On Gardenista, have a look at Floral Designer Lila B.'s Shop at the Stable Cafe in the Mission District.
N.B.: This post in an update; the original story ran on October 16, 2012 as part of our West Marin and Beyond issue.
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Design Travel With Margot Guralnick
Faye McAuliffe, LA interior designer, blogger, and co-owner with her sister of Bread & Water Catering, planned her Inverness, California, wedding the way she approaches interiors projects: "I went on Pinterest and got super addicted. Then I created mood boards of looks that I liked." Those pins paid off.
She married cinematographer Justin Kane and their wedding took place in the Northern California hamlet of Inverness on Tomales Bay, about 40 miles north of SF, where Faye and Justin were able to have both the misty woodland ceremony and waterside celebration they envisioned. And also the crowd: Both of their families live in California and Faye's have a tradition of gathering at her aunt and uncle's in Inverness, "so it made sense to convene in one of the most pristinely beautiful places in the world." In lieu of a team of wedding planners and hired help, the couple and friends and relatives did most of the work themselves, wedding cake included. Faye was happy to relive the day with us.
Photography by Pascal Shirley.
The Prep
Above: "I wanted our wedding to be low key and to have a magical, woodsy vibe: sophisticated but comfortable and intimate," says Faye, who recruited her aunts and mother for help with the flowers. Shown here, the perfect way to transport just-made boutonnieres.
Above: "The flowers were chocolate coreopsis, spray roses, olive branches, white lisianthus, veronica (white with dark tips), dahlias, scabious, heather, wax flowers, sea holly, aster, purple center white anemones, eucalyptus, and several more I don't remember the names of. My bridesmaids all got to pick their own flowers for their crowns so each one was quite different. We took all the petals from the broken and damaged flowers along with dried lavender and put them in brown parchment paper cones for guests to throw when we walked down the aisle after the ceremony."
Above: McAuliffe's aunt directs the rehearsal.
"Justin popped the question after he graduated with his masters from AFI. We were on a hike in Elysian Park, and he stopped and bent over saying he got a rock stuck in his shoe; when he looked up, he had a ring in his hand and asked if I would marry him. It was so surreal that I kept asking him if he was sure between sobs. Finally I snapped out of it and said yes!"
Above: Faye and her bridesmaids got ready at the Wee Housie, a 1917 redwood cabin rented via VRBO "as a place to get away from the chaos of the wedding." Guests lodged in area hotels, including Manka's Inverness Lodge. (Planning a trip to the area? See our San Francisco Bay Area Guide for our recommendations.)
Above: Moments before the big moment. The wedding dress is an Ivy & Aster design and the veil was Justin's mother's.
The Ceremony
Above: "The ceremony took place in the meadow beside my aunt's house which overlooks the bay. I ordered simple wood benches to tie in with the meadow, and my aunt made flower garlands that hung from the oak tree which served as the alter of sorts."
The Party
Above: Arriving at the Launch for Hire, which dates to 1914. Faye and Justin chartered a school bus to deliver the wedding party to the boathouse for the celebration.
"Booking the Launch for Hire was extremely difficult. Fortunately my aunt and uncle are part of the Inverness community and were able to track down the owners, but it still took months of emails and calls to get a response. That being said, the persistence paid off because it was such an amazing space."
Above: The place came well accessorized.
Above: "I envisioned long communal tables with rustic garlands running down the middle and bench seating," McAuliffe told us. "The tables were arranged in a U formation so that the guests could look out at the breathtaking view of the bay as the sun set."
Above: The couple and friends rigged a 20-foot-long nautical rope chandelier to hang over the head table at varying heights. "The rope referenced the beautiful wood boats that were displayed up in the rafters, and the wall of buoys outside."
Above: Faye created the menu making the most of the area's bounty: halibut caught the day before, grass-fed local steak, and vegetables and cheeses from the San Rafael farmers' market. The cooking was done by her friend David Wilcox—like Faye's sister, Maeve, Wilcox is an alum of Remodelista favorite Gjelina in LA.
Above: Chef David Wilcox in action in the open kitchen on the back deck. The outdoor setup included oysters "served straight from Tomales Bay with homemade cocktail sauce that guests received as parting gifts. I had to throw in a little kitsch and sent them home with custom beer koozies too."
Above: McAuliffe's mother, a baker and French bakery owner, created the final course: a French genoise cake with vanilla pastry cream, French butter cream, lemon curd, and fruit and berries from the farmers' market. "It was decorated with flowers referencing the garlands on the tables."
Above: Take a look at Faye's Wedding board on Pinterest to see how so many of the wedding elements and the overall vibe grew out of a collection of images. And see more wedding pictures here and here on Faye's blog, You Are the River. Have a look at Faye's interior design work in our Designer Visit post.
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Home Inspiration With Alexa Hotz
Last month I was helping a friend compile her wedding registry when the topic of monogramming came up. To us, two women who prefer an understated sans serif script to prim calligraphy, the traditional monogram evokes a lost era of conspicuous spending and His and Hers linens. This led me on a search for the modern monogram, embroidered and printed in a distinctively contemporary typeface, and with a sense of subtlety. Here are 10 eye-opening discoveries: tableware, bedding, and household accessories that take a new approach to the bespoke.
Tabletop
Above: Meet the quintessential modern monogram: March's new Monogram Tableware line features hand-painted American porcelain, custom-monogrammed before being fired and glazed. The set ranges from $110 for a cup to $332 for a charger.
Above: The Caterer's Six-Piece Napkin Set comes in cocktail and dinner napkin sizes with custom monogramming in contrast thread; $15 for the cocktail set, $29 for the dinner set at Pottery Barn. The napkins coordinate with the Caterer's Table Runner ($24–$29) and Caterer's Tablecloth ($45–$59).
Above: Ceramicist Mae Mougin makes custom Porcelain Tableware with subtle monogramming in pale blue; contact Mougin for pricing and more information. Her plates are also available through A'maree's in Newport Beach, CA; Bloom in Sag Harbor, NY; and Lazy Point Variety Store in Amagansett, NY.
Above: Sferra's Modern Monogram Cocktail Napkins are made of Lithuanian fine linen, detailed with a black or brown embroidered initial; $25 for a set of four at J Brulee Home.
Above: London sculptor and designer Julian Sainsbury of John Julian Design creates Bespoke Monogrammed Plates. Shown here are custom pieces designed for the Beckford Arms in Tisbury (L) and the Talbot Inn in Somerset (R). (Read about Nick Jones's Talbot Inn in Dine and Recline.)
Above: Typographer's Linen Dinner Napkins have tonal monogramming and a colored hem; $59 for a set of four from Mark & Graham.
Above: Arne Jacobsen's fonts designed for the signage of the Aarhus City Hall decorates the Jacobsen Typeface Cups, available in every letter of the alphabet; they're $22 each at Fitzsu.
Bath
Above: Restoration Hardware's Linen-Bordered Turkish Towels can be monogrammed in tonal thread; $31 for a bath towel.
Boudoir
Above: Matouk's Tranquility White Bedding is available for monogramming in eight typefaces; from $95 for a sham to $390 for a king duvet cover at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.
Household Accessories
Above: Playtype's In Love with Typography Posters are printed on uncoated, Pantone-colored paper; €40 ($35.67) each.
Above: Last week at Legends, the La Cienega Design Quarter annual gathering in LA, Margot and Julie admired the monogrammed hardware at Nanz Company. Nanz's No. 1228 Doorknob has a minimalist profile and can be custom monogrammed; price available on request.
Above: An idea inspired by the finishing touch architect Oliver Freundlich added to The Ultimate Starter Apartment, Cobble Hill Edition: The Plain Monogrammed Coco Doormat is $49.99 from Coco Mats 'n More. (Freundlich ordered a Coco Mat with his newlywed clients' wedding monogram on it.)
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