weekend in bend: part 1

if you have been reading my blog for a while, then you know that my husband and i get away every year for our anniversary. these trips have been everything from a single night to a 12 day adventure. we usually opt for a stateside town that we can easily explore in 2-3 days. a few places we have been to include savannah georgia, charleston, seattle, and kennbunkport maine, but we have also ventured to mexico, the florida keys and maui. 

this year, we had family in town around our anniversary, and so we put off planning something until after the kids went back to school...or so i thought! on thursday evening, my husband surprised me by handing me a suitcase and telling me i had 10 minutes to pack---- that we were heading out the door to drop the kids off at my brothers house (a 5 hour drive away in boise), where we would spend the night. from there, he and i were headed to central oregon to spend a couple of nights in bend, oregon.

i have never been to oregon before,  (well--not on PURPOSE. i think i grazed a corner of it once on my way to washington!) and the first 5+ hours from boise to bend were much drier and ummm..."empty" than i imagined. i thought the entire state would be covered in pine trees! of course, the closer we got to bend and the cascade mountains, the more oregon started to look like the oregon of my imagination.

the town of bend is completely charming. we stayed at the oxford hotel, in downtown bend, which was nestled right in the heart of hundreds of boutiques, restaurants, salons, and specialty shops, ALL within walking distance.  also within walking distance is a beautiful riverside park with pedestrian bridges, walking and biking paths and a slew of beautiful historic homes. (more on that tomorrow)

want to see a snippet of our weekend? (ok...really, there are a slew of shots of the hotel, cuz it was pretty cute.) 

the hotel--the oxford in downtown bend, oregon.

 our room:

it had a tiny balcony and a kitchenette (which we never used), dining area and seating area.

cozy bed, and tall tufted headboard.

 the bathroom.

hello, lamp! i like you UH-lot.

isn't the mix of the lamp and the wood slices mirror great?

 the halls were covered in  this subtle metallic leather-look wall covering. the stitching detail on it was gorgeous!

 aren't these sconces great?

i adored them!

the contrast between the sconce and the wall covering behind it is really fabulous.

 the lobby. the most striking feature is the branch like chandelier...more like a sculpture.

 the seating area.

love the simple concrete fireplace and the green shag rug.

the mix of wood, metal, concrete tile, and leather is really beautiful.

there is a theme of wood--branches, stumps, wood slices, faus bois...and it adds a lot of character to

all of the spaces--the halls, the rooms, and the lobby.

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