LIBERTY HILL VICTORIAN

Our client decided to undertake the restoration of a historic home beside Dolores Park, in San Francisco’s Liberty Hill district, a neighborhood celebrated for its preserved Victorian architecture and renowned for Tartine bakery and Delfina pizzeria.

Our approach was to honor the home’s history while giving it a fresh presence. To create a sense of continuity with its past, we designed leaded-glass cabinets, fireplace mantels, and architectural moldings using era-specific motifs. Alongside these period-inspired elements, we introduced custom and unexpected details that give the home its own distinctive character and reflect the client’s unique personality.

Exquisite sky-blue Fromental silk wallpaper, with its hand-painted and embroidered birds, trees, and flowers, envelops the dining room, creating an enchanting, almost dreamlike atmosphere. A sumptuous plum velvet high-back banquette brings an inviting sense of comfort to the elegance of the space, and a beautifully restored leaded-glass cabinet becomes an artful display of china and glassware.

In the primary bedroom, an antique four-poster bed is set against walls finished in subtle blue damask Venetian plaster, crowned with a softly luminous linen-gold ceiling. Chinoiserie-painted nightstands, topped with delicate faux églomisé glass, complete the room with a touch of glamour and romance.

Liberty Hill Victorian feels rooted in San Francisco’s architectural past yet unmistakably personal, where historic details, exceptional craftsmanship, and collected beauty come together in a warm and sophisticated whole.