The Highcliffe
Restaurant

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Fine fresh local cuisine and a spacious inviting bar make The Highcliffe a welcome addition to our scene. The various dining rooms offer different styles suitable for intimate groups, family dining or group affairs.

A palette of delicious paint colors distinguishes each dining area, heightening your whole experience of “Eat, Drink, and Be Merry”.

The Highcliffe Restaurant
602 7th Street,
Oregon City, Oregon

In designing the new colors and décor I worked closely with the owners to create the sophisticated yet casual atmosphere they desired. In particular we wanted this historic 1922 venue to benefit from a contemporary aesthetic.

I especially enjoyed the hunt for humorous historical décor and art pieces!

Tandoor Indian Kitchen

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Responding to customers’ remarks on the lack of ambience in the uniformly green-painted restaurant the owners contacted Art First Colors for a major facelift. They hoped to make their restaurant more comfortable and family-friendly and bring in the warm visual flavor of Southern India they loved.

The window film pattern, a “cut-glass” prismatic floral motif with multi-colored facets, relates well to Indian fabric and tile patterns while it provides privacy from sidewalk traffic.

Tandoor Indian Kitchen
406 S.W. Oak Street,
Portland, Oregon

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Delighted to plunge into research about Indian design, art, and architecture, I benefited in many ways from the fascinating visual journey. The colors, fragrances and landscape of India heightened my appreciation for the luscious cuisine I was presented with at Tandoor. My goal was to bring some of the dazzling beauty of the culture to us somewhat soggy denizens of Portland, and to do it without being gaudy or detracting from the simple elegance of the space.

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I selected new lighting design and fixtures and receommended the new artwork. For painting I chose a spicy delectable panoply of nine colors to add warmth to every surface from ceiling to floor. With my encouragement the owners installed new wooden booths to replace the stand-alone tables along the walls and added wall sconces to make each booth an intimately comfortable dining experience.