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" She has way too many places blacklisted" said a friend of mine. My friend and I were chatting away as we try to decide the next spot we would be spending for our coffee time. In this small town, I have quite a bit of them that gets into my "blacklist". They all have different reasons and especially poor service and the place that isn't quite aesthetic. But How time flies! I still remember the first few years when coffee shops slowly spruced up this small town. Unfortunately, most of them did not survive the first 3 years of the business and failed to find a loyal customer and innovate. At one point, the business died down due to covid and only today, more coffee shops, mostly franchises, are coming up to town. Some offer another aesthetic that first the current style of Gen Z and Gen Alpha as they are now the customers of these coffee shops and cafes. Back in the day, minimalist and brutalism were the aesthetic of these coffee shops. Every one of them shares a similar aesthetic that they spiced up the place as if we were traveling to tropical paradise. These days, long gone are spaces like that. It’s all now replaced with retro, jazz, and vintage vibe. Almost every place is simply identical, decorated with Vinyls and low dim light with darker earth tone with bold and round fonts surrounding the compound. ![](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/23u5bYANMHWx1o6Sk9PafiH6yMcJzJanYTrGEQ56X8WpTfD4mF84nZo7AtbbWT3u63TPa.jpeg) The other day, I got the chance to visit and sampled one of the new coffee shops in town called “Arte”. The interior has a jazzy vibe to it with low dim lights as well as vintage decorated areas. It has this distinct accent from other coffee shops that recently opened. These days, to survive in the coffee industry, even a place alone isn’t enough to keep customers coming back. Pricing and taste now also matter compared to the past as the competition is getting fiercer. But I have to say that this coffee shop looks more like an Art Gallery than a place to sip your favorite coffee. ![](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/23tkjunZ42tsGdVgW8v1NnVej6kStErd3XmceY3mQh1t7iuFRSPPykFVVGhv5jBXYU3aG.jpeg) I tried taking a few snapshots of the place and almost every corner of its indoor area looks like a photo studio. I wished I had my camera at that moment but my friend and I were simply trying it with our phone and the pictures were coming out nicely without that much heavy lifting.

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From this coffee shop, I also learned that when you know a good color combination, palette, and even placement of items that just look right, they really beautify the space. I also notice that the color of many of the newest coffee shops in town is back to monochrome and typically combines a few shades that complement each other. This space makes me want to change the color tone of my home to this since it would do well with the overall dim aesthetic that I love. It exudes warmth and comfort. ||| |-|- ![NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PG7qiS2SfyUvr6dYces7DWJ8xfHhq8PVtQPrvofyP72KL3ppdRxeugWvBfxeBRgtHv4FSStZc4YZ6Tzt1Pm995NNPZRyGjU7WNd7xvdEv2qtUNXuG.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/macchiata/23t77FQVTCGtEBi1QzCfnjLFZ3BpB57ocvnKWNZbybVoNT2WGNztX9UKrTyCVdjXyPVch.jpg)|

𝘊𝘦𝘮𝘺 (𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘤) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍 & 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘳, 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘱𝘰𝘱 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺; 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴.

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