Inside Boston’s Restoration Hardware
Restoration Hardware's new store on Boylston Street was formerly occupied by Louis Boston.
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The building has a reinterpretation of an 1892 traction and counterweight elevator inspired by a model in L.A.'s Bradbury Building.
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A chandelier hung in the new store.
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The renovations are part of a dramatic two-year transformation of the historic landmark at 234 Berkeley St.
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There are four "clubrooms" on the third floor.
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The store is intended to bring a new type of retail experience to the Back Bay.
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Restoration Hardware employee Danielle Bolas sprayed linen as workers set up the new store.
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Kate Doerr and Travis McCullar set up a table.
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The store also has a 24-foot Eiffel Tower model.
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The building was also once home to the New England Museum of Natural History.
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