Los Angeles designer Sean Knibb has renovated a mid-century hotel in Austin, adding textured surfaces and pale pink accents to update the guest facilities.
The Line Austin sits on the edge of the Texan capital's downtown area, overlooking the Colorado River and the Congress Avenue bridge ? where tourists gather at twilight to watch flocks of bats fly eastward during summer months.

The modernist building first opened in 1965 as The Crest Inn, but has been updated by hospitality company Sydell Group as the third in its Line chain, following outposts in LA and DC.
Knibb was tapped to overhaul the 428 guest rooms and swath of communal spaces, with a brief to capitalise on the location.

"Interiors by Los Angeles-based Sean Knibb focus on drawing the surrounding nature in by opening the lobby to lake views, and adding landscaping that blurs the lines between indoors and outdoors," said a statement from the hotel. In the lobby and lounge, a series of fireplaces create focal points for seating areas. Each hearth is made from a different material, rough cement, brushed copper, wood and marble among the surrounds.

To complement the muted hues, some walls are painted pale pink and a handful of furniture pieces are upholstered in soft blue.
These tones ? along with sage green ? are echoed in the fabrics used in meeting rooms and event spaces, which total 20,000 square feet (1,860 square metres) when combining indoor and outdoor areas.

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