I am sure many people are familiar with a furniture store, Room & Board. Because their selections are tasteful, I often stop by. Yesterday, I visited the store to find some pieces for my client.
特にオレンジカウウンティーにあるコスタメサ店は、建物やその周りの花壇からこだわっていて、とても気持ちの良い場所。
Especially the store in Costa Mesa in OC is my favorite one. Its building and surrounding design create a very comfortable and attractive atmosphere.
ここでいつも感心するのが、家具のセッティング。絵や花も合わせ、とても上手にコーディネートされていて、このまま全部買っても絵になる。色の似たものを合わせるだけでなく、上手に癖のある物も取り込んでいる。
One of the things that always impresses me is the room setting including the decorations. It is very well coordinated and makes me want the whole set. Instead of gathering similar colored items, some unique pieces are included and generating an interesting environment.
ソファーは$1,500ぐらいから、ダイニングチェアーは$300ぐらいからと、IKEAのソファーでさえ、最近は$1000を超える物もある事を考えると、このクオリティーに対して大変リーゾナブル。何より品格があるセレクションが多い。
A sofa starts from around $1,500, and a dining chair starts from around $300. Ikea sofa could cost over $1000, so I believe these are pretty reasonable prices for the quality and their sophisticated selections.
窓から差し込む日が、日曜日の昼下がりのような雰囲気を作り出す。ここでビールを飲みたい...
The sunlight plays a role of creating a Sunday afternoon like atmosphere, and makes me feel like drinking a glass of beer here.
After wondering around the large store, I stopped at Corner Bakery.
チェーン展開しているカフェなので特に珍しい店ではないが、ここには多種多様のペイストリーがある。サンドイッチも色々あり、昔シカゴにいた時に会社のビルの下にあったのでたまにランチに行ったが、パンの皮がパリパリすぎて口の中を切るほど。
同僚をここにランチに誘う時の質問は、
”Do you wanna go cut your mouth? (口の中切りに行く?)”
I like the fact that they have a lot of choices for the pastries. Their sandwiches are also good, but the skin of the bread is pretty sharp and I always cut inside of my mouth. When I was working in Chicago, there was Corner Bakery on the ground floor of the building, so I had lunch there time to time.
My question to my colleagues if they want to go downstairs was,
" Do you wanna go cut your mouth?"
Hiroki
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