New Opening: The Granger Hotel in San Diego’s Historic Gaslamp Quarter

To create the Granger Hotel, the Mansour brothers worked closely with Erika Baker, the lead designer and in-house creative director of Oram Hotels, who selected a tasteful mixture of vintage and custom pieces and artworks. Guests are greeted in a lobby with a vintage Philip North painting as well as two custom murals created collaboratively by Baker and local muralist Taylor Wilson. A ceiling mural depicts an abstract elephant and lion, while a floor-to-ceiling textured plaster wall artwork extends over 50-feet in length and creates a sense of movement throughout the space. Original 12-foot-tall windows bathe the paintings and lobby areas in natural light, augmenting the overarching color palette of blush, chartreuse, and cerulean. Such bold tones, as well as the rich textures found in velvet and animal-print upholstery, contrast materials like organic stones, handcrafted tiles, marbles, and lime wash, creating a feeling that is both mature and wildly playful.