# Hearth & Tap

> A fireside den and a full tavern — built for four people or forty.

https://narunest.com/portfolio/hearth-and-tap

Style: Venue, Cozy

The idea: Two ways to spend an evening in the same building: a hearth to sit at, and a bar to fill.

The den is the small half. A stone hearth, layered rugs, a bench deep enough to sit sideways on, and a table for Triple Triad games with friends. A casual, cozy hangout space.

The tavern has a full bar with barrels and graded bottle shelves and seating pushed outward so the middle stays walkable. Water walls run behind the bar and a tree grows out of a raised planter, which keeps a large hard-surfaced room from feeling empty.

Both halves share the same brick and stone vocabulary, so moving between them feels like moving through one building rather than between two sets. A dual-sided fireplace warms both spaces.

What went into it:
- A love for casual Triple Triad tournaments with friends informed the vibe
- Layered rugs in the den: a large blue ground with smaller patterned ones over it
- Bar run with barrels below and graded bottle shelves behind
- Water walls and a raised tree planter breaking up the tavern's hard surfaces
- The central floor left clear throughout, so a full room can still circulate
- Shared brick and stone across both halves so they read as one building

Key pieces:
- [Masonwork Stove](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/8790) — Furnishing, ×2
- [Wooden Reel Table](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/33263) — Tabletop
- [Hingan Andon Lamp](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/20741) — Tabletop
- [Red Brick Counter](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/33276) — Table, ×3
- [Ale Tap](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/28145) — Tabletop, ×3
- [Cask Rack](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/12097) — Table
- [Hyperboreia Bench](https://www.garlandtools.org/db/#item/41099) — Furnishing

Photographs:
- A lit stone fireplace with a stump table and a red paper lantern on a layered blue rug (caption: The den: everything faces the fire.)
- The den seen wide — brick wall, cushioned bench, storage box and framed pictures under an A-frame ceiling
- The den from the opposite corner, layered rugs running under the bench seating
- The tavern bar — barrels, graded bottle shelves and warm dome lights over a compass-rose floor (caption: The bar, and the floor that centres the room.)
- The tavern seen wide, with tall windows, water walls and a stone table setting
- A white staircase rising beside a raised tree planter and the tavern seating
- Guests at the bar beneath a hanging flower chandelier, tree and fireplace behind (caption: The bar from the opposite corner.)
- The long bar with staircase and fireplace beyond
- The raised tree planter and perimeter seating, water running down the wall behind