down the scale. A top-of-the-line stainless steel cooking suite with coveted counter seating makes up a section of one sidewall, and an old stone hearth Weber unearthed during the renovation now divides an 18-seat private dining room from the main dining room. Straight edges of the chocolate-brown chairs are softened by gentle curves atop oversized, horseshoe-shaped caramel leather booths, and several cowboy hats hang from wall-mounted horseshoes. Lighting is mainly hammered-metal fixtures surrounding yellow incandescent bulbs that give the space a warm glow. “It is intended to be a steakhouse where the big tough guys with guns would sit down and have a steak. But we did need to keep some balance so that it didn’t get too heavy, harsh, and cool,” Ellis says. “We focused on warm colors and textures to balance things out.” hd www.bluemotif.net; www.thecowboystar.com Above: A fireplace, cowboy hats, and cowhide-covered seating give the waiting area a Western feel. Opposite page, from top: Framed Hollywood icons from 1930s and ’40s Westerns line a brick wall in the dining room; Douglas fir shelves line the bar. 200 hospitalitydesign www.hdmag.comhttp://www.bluemotif.net http://www.thecowboystar.com http://www.hdmag.com