Calling all lovers of Insomnia. . . Do you have any antiques sitting around the house collecting dust that you’d love to see being used and appreciated daily in our coffeehouse?  We’re on the lookout right now for a couple specific items and we wanted to open the door for patrons’ items first.  Imagine sitting in a comfy chair at Insomnia with a warm, cozy latte and looking up at what was your old gaudy chandelier that (truth be known) looked awful in your dining room but incredible hanging with our eclectic group of other lighting fixtures. . .or seeing that table that has rich history from being hauled down the Oregon trail (but is now collecting laundry in the den) being loved and admired in our comfortable setting.  It’s re-using . . .giving the old, new life!

Now, so there is no confusion, we are looking for specific items that have a specific feel.  IMPORTANT: Please do not get offended or allow your feelings to get hurt if we don’t need/choose your beloved item. . .we still like YOU, we just have a specific vision for the look and practical use of the shop.

What we’re looking for:

• - old doors
• - several chandeliers
• - small tables
• - chairs
• - old desks
• - antique buffet
• - bookshelf
• - benches
• - church pew
• - wingback chairs
• - small sidetables
• - floor lamp

If you feel you have something that would go great in our shop, please email us a description, a picture, asking price and your contact info.  We will be amassing the furniture over the next couple months and we would love to formulate the new location around pieces from our customers!  Our email address: insomniacoffeecompany@yahoo.com

Thanks for helping us make our coffeehouse, YOUR coffeehouse.  :)

Visual artist, Jacqueline Mckay, is displaying her eye-catching work on our walls for the month of May.  She calls herself an “acrylic on canvas/ mixed media artist who loves dabbling in the land of ‘what if?’”  Jacqueline’s current series features ‘Sci-Fi’ injected Sea life.  Subsequent series will feature birds, insects and East Indian motifs.  Come by to see her colorfully whimsical pieces!

Ladies and Gents…after three years of growth we are expanding to open another location!  The doors flew open, details fell into place and we’re proud to announce that Insomnia will be TWO shops in a couple short months!  The new location is also in Hillsboro, only two and a half miles from our current spot.  AND even more exciting for some, the new shop will be…wait for it…OPEN ON SUNDAYS!  (and the crowd goes wild!)  Now, our open date is not set in stone yet, but we will keep everyone updated through our website and facebook so stay tuned for more details.  Oh, yeah…and you can stop in to congratulate us, pat us on the back and hand us a cigar…it’s like we’re having another baby!

Here we are signing the new lease:

Pictures of the location and buildout progress to come…

Get out your calendar, mark down this Saturday for Insomnia’s Open Mic Night and come enjoy tunes (and other fantastic talent) from local joes.  The sign up list has been FULL for over a week already so this is gonna ROCK!  If you know someone performing, or even if you don’t, come on out and cheer on amateur talent at its best!

Introducing our newest additions…two new mug styles!

Come by the shop to check ‘em out!

Wow…we’ve made it to 3 years!  Our “baby” is now a toddler!  As we look back at our humble beginnings, we’re so grateful for those loyal customers/friends that have stuck with us all this time as we learned what we were doing!  We’re amazed at HOW MANY of our patrons today started coming within our first two weeks, way back when!  What a joy to know each of you!!

And we thank our fantastic employees, some of which have been here over TWO years!  Wow…talk about passionate baristas!  We love you and can’t say enough wonderful things about each of you…now get back to work. 

Here’s to the next 3 years…and many, many more!  Cheers!

Wow. . .we are so lucky to have such fine artists offering to grace our walls with fantastic artwork.  This month’s featured artist is our friend Mia Hocking. . .lovingly nicknamed “Yoda” by her Girl Scouts troop.  Her works will be here all month, so stop on in and admire!

You can find out more about her and her pieces on her website: http://www.miahocking.com

Okay, friends!  It’s time to get off the couch, set your latte down on the coffee table and get ready to RUN!  A couple employees, customers and friends are participating in Portland’s Shamrock Run this year, running anywhere from a 5k to 8k.  If you can make it out to the waterfront on March 14th, cheer for your fellow coffee lovers!

UPDATE:

WE DID IT!  Evan, Tyler, Lindsey, Adam, Bri and a bunch of friends joined 21,000 other runners and hit the pavement down by the waterfront.  We ran the 8k (5 miles) and had a blast!  As we were rounding a corner about two miles into the run, we heard a bystander shout, “Hey, the guys from Insomnia!”  Fun to have fans even there!

This month’s artist is our very own Yvonne Stotler.  Her art features amazing textures and trendy images.  Stop in and admire her artistic touch.

Last year we were nominated for and received Washington County’s Recycle at Work Business Award, recognizing our efforts to be sustainable and recycle at the shop.  And now the Oregonian picked up the story and published it yesterday.  Cool!

Here’s the full story.