One-night stands aren’t often pretty. But designer Colin Fjeld aimed to make an overnight stay at The Jupiter Hotel a beautiful experience worth bringing home.

Finding the right tone for the 2009 revamp of the Portland hotel was tricky. The owners had in mind something light and modern. Field imagined a grungy rocker motel. Or maybe something that would play up the motel’s mid-century roots.

"I grappled with the design,” says Fjeld. “Rock-star-meets-Zen collaboration. That’s kind of where it landed.”

Fjeld’s first solo project won accolades from shelter magazines and the hotel industry. Bring it home with his design tips.