"Moody lighting via mixed fixtures and plenty of textured surfaces - from the marble table tops and the supple leather banquettes to rustic-chic cherry wood."
"A counter with 1920s bar stools and classic soda fountains is lined with tile, and walls feature plaster with a detail Winter hand-combed to evoke post-WWI times."
"Winter’s warm, cozy interior beckons diners on chilly nights in Los Angeles. ...the blend of wood and marble tables gives it a timeless feel.
"Matt Winters' design nailed the brief without feeling like a copy of every other diner you have ever been to."
"... it won’t have the stuffy vibe so many L.A. restaurants seem to have today."
"The devil is in the details, with reinforced glass coming from the Sherman Tank factory, stools made with automobile jacks, and back bar elements pieced together by Winter’s decades of collection."
"...a pretty substantial facelift on the dining room optimized for guest comfort with new furniture, a seating plan, lighting, and a sound system with M Winter Design."
"The space is much more laid back. It’s warmer, it’s brighter... It feels like an airy, light space with some warm, pubby-tavern elements."
"...Winter on his design process, “we payed close attention to the details of the building, the color scheme, the intention of it. There was no piece on this building that was scrapped and not reused.”
"Winter, who tends to focus on historical authenticity, is aiming to give the nearly 60 year old bar a European alley bar vibe that would fit right into the side-street feel that Power House maintained for years."
"Matt Winter designed 41 Ocean Restaurant with a Spanish revival California feel, demonstrated via rewired chandeliers from the 1930s, barstools made from 1920s porch banisters topped with 100-year-old Persian rug remains, and wrought iron from a local home built in the 1920s."