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West Elm Boise Grand Opening

June 21, 2016

Mat and I were ecstatic when West Elm reached out to invite us to their grand opening for a private tour. We love West Elm and actually just recently purchased our bed frame and duvet cover from them online. We have been anxiously awaiting the opening of the West Elm Boise store since the first sign went up in the window of the old Anthropologie space. It doesn’t hurt that it’s only a few blocks away as well. 🙂

The day of the tour we were welcomed by Nicole Sutliff (I basically want her to be my new bff) and were showed around the new space. It’s absolutely beautiful and I want to move in. Nicole showed us the new lines, their recently updated wedding registry with gorgeous mix and match options, seasonal items, and some amazing reclaimed wood furniture. Gorgeous! Nicole also pointed out how many grab ‘n go gift-y items they have, such as decorative glassware, table topper, succulents, etc. I basically want it all.

We especially loved how much West Elm involves local artisans in their stores. They have an entire section where local Boise artists sell their homemade goods. Nicole also let us know that when someone uses their (free!) styling service, West Elm likes to work with local shops to include items from their stores as well. I’m desperately trying to convince Mat to let us use this service, because our bedroom is really needing some TLC and direction.

My favorite items that are on the “to get” list are:

This light for our bedroom

This rug for our dining nook

This pillow for…anywhere. I just want it.

These Euro shams to go with our all white bedding.

And of course this to create our own faux headboard!

Let us know what you think of the brand new West Elm Boise location!

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

West Elm Boise, ID

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Payette Brewing – Boise

May 4, 2016

Ever since Lacey and I moved to downtown Boise, we’ve been looking for a coffee shop, pub, or restaurant to adopt as “our place”.  You know, similar to how on TV shows like Friends, Seinfeld, and How I Met Your Mother, the main characters always have their established hangout? We so badly want that!  Well, after attending Payette Brewing’s soft opening last weekend, we feel like we might be a step closer in achieving this goal.

Payette Brewing was founded back in 2010 by Mike Francis after he decided to ditch his corporate gig as an industrial engineer to pursue a career that lined up more with his personal interests.  We love hearing stories that include the line, “… left something they didn’t enjoy, to do something they love.”  Especially when it results in a success story.  Well this one sure did as Payette has rapidly become one of the most, if not the most, successful Idaho born brewing companies ever.

We have been excited for this new location to open ever since the construction began months ago.  While it’s in a kind of a subtle, hard to notice area off of River St., I think the location is absolutely perfect!  For all of you Boise River floaters and Greenbelt bike riders, Payette’s new place is about 200 yards from the river take-out point across from Ann Morrison Park.  Genius business move if you ask me.  They are going to absolutely kill it during the summer months.  Who wouldn’t want to get a beer and some delicious food truck grub after floating the river?

The building has an industrial feel to it with a lot of wood and steel furniture filling up the open warehouse space.  Up near the large wooden bar top, is a giant cooler full of Payette’s products that you can purchase to-go.  There are a few garage doors that slide up on the west side of the building allowing for the river breeze to creep in.  While it hasn’t been built yet, we got the feeling that there will be large patio area outside the garage doors.  There is a really big yard that would be perfect for horse shoes, corn hole, or any other park game  Another feature is the “brewing view” area where you can watch the beer being made.  It is located on the far south side of the building through a door and up a stairway leading you to a 2nd story viewing platform.

Payette Brewery did a fantastic job with their new space and we couldn’t be more excited for them to be in our neighborhood.  We’d highly suggest checking it out once they officially open.

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Can you spot Payette’s founder in this pic?

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

Payette Brewing Boise

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