MISSION SANCTUARY

Our young clients’ first home in San Francisco’s lively Mission District was a historic late-19th-century row house filled with character and potential. Their love of art, music, cooking, and time spent with good friends became the guiding inspirations for the design, while rich colors and thoughtful antiques told the story.

Making the entry stairs a deep, moody blue malachite, artfully painted by Caroline Lizarraga, added immediate drama and interest. In the dining room, a beautiful custom cabinet serves a dual purpose, housing a beloved collection of vintage records alongside a state-of-the-art turntable, creating the perfect setting for long dinners and evenings of music. In the kitchen’s cozy seating nook, the classic barn painting by Jean Jack speaks to the green garden in the courtyard. The vintage Wedgwood stove, balancing beauty, nostalgia, and function, is the ideal centerpiece for this cook’s kitchen. Upstairs, an elegant antique claw-foot tub in the primary bath provides the pièce de résistance, a relaxed final note to this warm, spirited home.

Throughout, old and new are thoughtfully layered together, giving this young family a place that feels both distinctly their own and historically rooted in San Francisco.