{"id":1549,"date":"2025-06-30T04:53:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T04:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1549"},"modified":"2025-07-07T04:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T04:37:54","slug":"happy-viking","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/?project=happy-viking","title":{"rendered":"Happy Viking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-5e613f58-a7f3-4240-bf7e-3f981e40fa51&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||0px|||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-5e613f58-a7f3-4240-bf7e-3f981e40fa51%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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Result Result: Bar sales increased by 30% within two months after the remodel was completed. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Project Info Project Type: Remodel Timeframe: 18 months Project Budget: $150,000 Year Completed: 2004 &nbsp;Project photos and sketches<div class=\"et_pb_module dmg_masonry_gallery dmg_masonry_gallery_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dmg-gallery-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dmg-gallery dmg-modal-gallery  dmg-zoom-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dmg-gallery-sizer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dmg-gutter-sizer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"600\" href=\"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HV_800x600.jpg\"  data-categories=\"35,29,33\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"Elegant bar interior design with modern industrial style by Lauren Anderson Design, featuring a curved bar, vibrant decor, and cozy atmosphere for dining and socializing.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HV_800x600.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"600\" href=\"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Viking-pool-tables-enlarged-800x600-1.jpg\"  data-categories=\"35,33\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"Relaxed bar scene with pool tables, vibrant artwork, and casual patrons at Lauren Anderson Design. 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Perfect for restaurant or cafe ambiance.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Viking-seating-enlarged-800x600-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"600\" href=\"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Viking-seating-800x600-1.jpg\"  data-categories=\"35,33\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"Elegant interior of Lauren Anderson Design showcasing a cozy lounge with brick walls, framed artwork, and stylish seating area, perfect for hospitality or residential interior design.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Viking-seating-800x600-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-width=\"979\" data-height=\"650\" href=\"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ad831c_f2edb5c79d5947f98f95ff21abafce39mv2.avif\"  data-categories=\"32,26\" class=\"dmg_masonry_gallery_item \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"dmg-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ad831c_f2edb5c79d5947f98f95ff21abafce39mv2.avif\" width=\"979\" height=\"650\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t  \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\n  \t\t\t<\/div>\n  \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>Ready to bring your vision to life?Contact Lauren Anderson Design [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:divi\/placeholder \/-->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[36,13,18,19,20,12],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1549","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-case-studies","project_category-commercial","project_category-concept","project_category-interior-design","project_category-renderings-and-perspectives","project_category-restaurants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/project\/1549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1549"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/project\/1549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2071,"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/project\/1549\/revisions\/2071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproject_category&post=1549"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladesign2.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproject_tag&post=1549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}