{"id":97321,"date":"2026-03-23T13:22:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=97321"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:56:09","slug":"drab-to-fab","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/destinations\/2026\/03\/23\/drab-to-fab\/","title":{"rendered":"Drab to Fab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Quattrone and Jake Santelli collaborate to reforge an outdated hospitality space<br>into L.A.\u2019s new place to be\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.galerieonsunset.com\/\">Galerie on Sunset<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS2-771x1024.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-97317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS2-771x1024.png 771w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS2-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS2-768x1020.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS2.png 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\"><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20771%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97317 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20771%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 771w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS2-771x1024.png 771w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS2-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS2-768x1020.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS2.png 1072w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS2-771x1024.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Checkerboard marble flooring by Castelli Marble adds classic style inside the bar where the duo added arches over the shelving. Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/zimmerman-media.com\/\">David Zimmerman Photography.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wanted it to feel classic, but with a 1970s twist,\u201d says multidisciplinary creative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonquattrone.com\/\">Brandon Quattrone<\/a> on the design he devised alongside friend and prior collaborator Jake Santelli for one of L.A.\u2019s hottest new spots\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.galerieonsunset.com\/\">Galerie on Sunset.<\/a> Located just below the famed Chateau Marmont on the Sunset Strip, the Tudor-style structure had layers of renovations and additions that were full of trend and didn\u2019t honor the architecture. \u201cWe had to bring it back to its essence and make it feel like some of these details had been there all along. Unearthed but with a new lens,\u201d says Quattrone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5-1024x760.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-97320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5-1536x1140.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5.png 1908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20760%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97320 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20760%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5-1536x1140.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5.png 1908w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS5-1024x760.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Burgundy drapes by Sunbrella are juxtaposed with Sunbrella\u2019s Pashmina Mist on the settees in the outdoor dining space. <br>Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/zimmerman-media.com\/\">David Zimmerman Photography.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike most restaurant redesigns, the project moved quickly, in part because Santelli\u2019s long-standing friendship and years of mutual trust with owner Trae Meyer-Whalley streamlined the process. One of the main goals was to instill big, bold Sunset Strip moments. Quattrone recalls, \u201cWe also needed to peel back the details that just weren\u2019t working anymore in the space and to give it that classic Parisian feel but in a Hollywood way. Again, we\u2019re right below the famed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chateaumarmont.com\/\">Chateau Marmont<\/a>, so there\u2019s got to be a dialogue with an icon without replicating or copying it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS3.jgp_-773x1024.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-97318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS3.jgp_-773x1024.png 773w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS3.jgp_-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS3.jgp_-768x1017.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS3.jgp_.png 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20773%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97318 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20773%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS3.jgp_-773x1024.png 773w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS3.jgp_-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS3.jgp_-768x1017.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS3.jgp_.png 1074w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS3.jgp_-773x1024.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amelia Toile wallpaper by Amaranth adds feminine flare in the women\u2019s bathroom. Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/zimmerman-media.com\/\">David Zimmerman Photography.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS4-771x1024.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-97319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS4-771x1024.png 771w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS4-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS4-768x1021.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS4.png 1070w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20771%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97319 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20771%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 771w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS4-771x1024.png 771w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS4-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS4-768x1021.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS4.png 1070w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS4-771x1024.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The designers enlisted events production team Whalefilm to build a custom floor-length mirror that has become an Instagram sensation. Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/zimmerman-media.com\/\">David Zimmerman Photography.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Arches were added over the bar shelving next to expansive window seats designed to inspire casual conversation, and an oversize \u201cbeauty vanity\u201d mirror in the women\u2019s room vestibule has proven to be a huge social media hit. The current It color burgundy, reigns throughout on the checkerboard marble flooring by Castelli Marble and the vinyl fabric by Nassimi on the booths that Quattrone proclaims \u201cis major!\u201d When asked what the owner felt about their work, the design duo added, \u201cWe took this place from dive bar lore to classic Hollywood Sunset Strip lounge.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3512,"featured_media":97316,"template":"","destination-region":[4827],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Drab to Fab | California Home+Design<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/destinations\/2026\/03\/23\/drab-to-fab\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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