From the layered patterns of coastal Maine to the quiet restraint of the Utah desert, these five hotels offer interiors worth taking inspiration from.
Some of the best hotel interiors stay with us long after we leave. Not necessarily because we want to recreate the entire room at home, but because they make us look differently at colour, pattern, materials or the things we already own.
Across America, these five hotels could hardly look more different. Yet each offers a design idea that can be borrowed, adapted and brought home.
The Asticou, Maine
Bring Home : Mix patterns without losing calm
The Asticou proves that a room can hold far more patterns than we might think. Stripes sit beside florals, smaller prints appear against larger ones and warm shades of rust, green and blue run throughout. Rather than feeling overly coordinated, the rooms have a relaxed quality, as though different pieces have simply found their place over time. The shared colour palette is what quietly holds everything together.
At home, begin with colours you already know work well together and allow yourself to be a little less strict about the patterns. A striped sofa can sit beside floral cushions, while patterned curtains do not necessarily need to match either. Repeating one or two shades throughout the room creates enough connection, leaving you free to have a little more fun with everything else.
Amangiri, Utah
Bring Home : Let the Landscape Lead
At Amangiri, the landscape is almost part of the furniture. The interiors are kept intentionally quiet, with stone, timber, soft neutral colours and simple shapes allowing the desert beyond the windows to take centre stage. Nothing feels as though it has been added simply to fill space, and the tones inside seem to continue naturally into the landscape outside.
The same idea can work even without a view across the Utah desert. Look first at what surrounds your own home and take your palette from there. Natural stone, timber, handmade ceramics and quieter colours can create a similar sense of calm. It is also worth remembering that not every shelf or corner needs to be filled. Sometimes leaving a little space is what allows the materials you do choose to stand out.
Cataloochee Ranch, North Carolina
Bring Home : Reinterpret Regional Craft
Cataloochee Ranch embraces its setting in the Smoky Mountains without allowing the interiors to become overly themed. Stone fireplaces, timber and traditional quilts sit alongside simpler furniture and more contemporary shapes. These details give the rooms a strong sense of place, but they still feel comfortable and relevant rather than like a recreation of the past.
At home, look at the craft and traditions connected to where you live or the places that mean something to you. A handmade quilt, woven textile, carved piece of furniture or locally made object can bring far more personality than something chosen simply because it matches the room. Pair traditional pieces with quieter contemporary furniture and allow them to become part of the home rather than the theme of it.
Cambridge Common House, Massachusetts
Bring Home : Make It Feel Collected Over Time
Cambridge Common House has the charm of an interior that does not appear to have been decorated all at once. Bold wallpaper sits beside four-poster beds, artwork, books and older-looking furniture, while different colours and patterns are allowed to exist together. There is a sense that the rooms have accumulated objects gradually, which makes them feel far closer to a private home than a perfectly coordinated hotel.
It is perhaps one of the easiest ideas to bring into your own home because it begins with not rushing. Mix pieces you have owned for years with newer finds, hang artwork because you love it rather than because it matches the sofa and allow books, ceramics and smaller objects to build up naturally. A vintage chair beside a contemporary lamp can often tell a far more interesting story than buying everything from the same collection.
RT Lodge, Tennessee
Bring Home : Layer Materials for Warmth
RT Lodge shows that warmth in a room is about far more than choosing a warm paint colour. Dark timber, patterned textiles, antique-style furniture, brass lighting and artwork all sit together to create interiors that feel comfortable and established. There is richness to the materials, but the rooms still feel relaxed rather than overly formal.
At home, think about warmth as something that can be built in layers. Mix different woods rather than relying on one matching finish, introduce brass or aged metal through lighting and choose fabrics with visible texture. A wooden bedside table, linen shade, patterned cushion and softly coloured flowers can often do more for a room than adding another decorative object. The aim is simply to create somewhere that feels inviting the moment you walk in.
What makes these hotels interesting is not that they offer one definition of American style. In fact, their differences are exactly what makes them worth looking at. The Asticou embraces pattern while Amangiri strips almost everything back. Cataloochee looks to regional craft, Cambridge Common House celebrates rooms that feel collected and RT Lodge shows how much warmth can come from the materials themselves.
Perhaps that is the best thing to bring home from a beautiful hotel. Not an exact room to recreate, but one idea that makes you see your own space a little differently.
By Sayhrah Noor Asif-Ali
