A day in three rooms
The house moves from morning to night. The family room is daytime: warm greens and yellows, Pierre Frey's "Water Lily" wallpaper, and a window seat onto the garden. The dining room is dusk, in cooler forest tones, with Holland & Sherry's hand-painted sisal wallpaper and a Workstead Orbit chandelier. The front parlor is night: deep blue velvet, oxidized Martian reds, and a Cassini floor lamp named for the NASA/ESA mission to Saturn.
Made by named makers
The 12-foot aluminum and ash console in the family room was built by Brandt Hewitt of Medium Small in San Francisco. Hinterland made the Ecliptic coffee table, inspired by the sun's orbit. Bertu Home built the primary bedroom's bed, with a 14-foot slatted headboard and floating nightstands, so the room feels like sleeping in a tree house.
Vintage, reclaimed and found
Some of the most important pieces in the house were already made. The parlor sofa is a 1963 Adrian Pearsall. A Hans Olsen Bikini chair from around 1960 was reupholstered in chunky wool twill by Lauren Hwang, and a 1970s Modeline cactus lamp stands beside the console. In the entry, Claude Bouchard's bench is hollowed from reclaimed redwood and painted green inside.
Art with a local address
Two paintings by Gaétan Caron came from Lost Art Salon in San Francisco. One, an arial view of a lake, is layered with clay from the lake's shore, which sheds over time to reveal the painting beneath. California artist Virginia Conroy's 1965 "Sunspots and the Eye of the Storm" hangs above the redwood bench.
In the clients' words: "We were drawn to their collaborative nature, their ability to listen to what we needed… it is now a reflection of our best selves." (via Rue)
Project Scope: Full Interior Design, Space Planning, Custom Furniture, Furniture & Vintage Curation, Lighting & Wallcovering Selection, Art Procurement, Styling
Location: Cole Valley, San Francisco, CA
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