Perhaps one of my favorite tours ever! It's wonderful. It's great to see a home look so colorful even with a lot of white rooms. Kudos!!

What a fantastic home! Love all the attention to detail, yet it doesn't feel overly done.

wow we have VERY similar tastes to the point where it's almost frightening!

one of my favorite tours in a long time. It's fantastic.

Great place but that boobie lamp creeps me out. :P

i love the print above the bed- where is that from

The print above bed is ESPO. You can get it here:
http://www.picturesonwalls.com/Art_Artists.asp?Artist=Powers&Offset=0&PageNo=1

Somebody loves Jonathan Adler almost as much as I do!

ugh, that breast lamp is like designer misogyny

awesome tour! Is there a store on ebay where you purchased the mobiles? I LOVE them!

Love that shower curtin! Where is it from?

The shower curtain is from West Elm!

Thanks! This was really exciting for us! Jess did a fantastic job.

Love this so much. Well, apart from that lamp.

Hahahah! the lamp is kitchy but I just love the little boobs. It's definitely our thing.

absolutely love these two and their wonderful home.

Just wanted to say -- I don't think you should be embarrassed of that bathroom! As the once-reluctant but increasingly proud owner of a mid-century pink bathroom myself, I think it's lovely. I like the black accents -- love the little shelf over the toilet. Save the pink bathrooms!

love love love! whats up with the titty hating??

I am so jealous of your cat stuff!

Gray (the shower curtain) was a good choice to accent the bathroom. I bet a high gloss medium dark gray paint would look great on the walls (ceiling and all), and I'd add a washable shag rug in white or light gray. Embrace the glamor! :)

I'm extremely intrigued by the bedroom paint, shabby chic. It looks like a color that would be very flattering to all skin tones.

FYI - that mobile is a reproduction of the famous mobiles by the artist Alexander Calder. They are pretty rare to find on Ebay, but you can get reproductions for 50-100 at many online retailers. CB2 even sells its own repo for $20, and for that price, you could probably buy 2 and hang one above the other. You can also get them at many museum shops but they are quite expensive.

Where did you get that crazy boob lamp?! I would LOVE one!

The mobile is a reproduction of a Calder mobile. I bought it from user "modernup" on Ebay.

and the boob lamp is called the Georgia Lamp from Jonathan Adler

Love the art and toys. And there's nothing inherently misogynistic about boobies! While I don't know that I'd have a place for the lamp in my own home, I think it's crazy and awesome.

I LOVE it! Wow, you people are good. It's all so .....perfect, actually.

Ariana and Andrea, you shouldn't be embarrassed about ANYthing. I might be in the minority, but I think your pink vintage bathroom rocks. Yes, please, save the pink bathrooms!

Wow, I totally missed the boobie lamp the first time through, and I did look at all the pictures. Naturally I had to go back and check it out.

I have to say, those are nice boobies! If you're going to have breasts as part of your decor, I say at least make them perfectly formed, lovely breasts.

Love the whole place, including the pink bathroom.

Very nice! And very nicely photographed tour, as well.

I love that boobie lamp. But was nobody else scared shitless by the cats in the fireplace? They look like they're trapped behind the screen, AND they look like deeply evil alien cats.

I like the boobie lamp! :) All the toys and art are really nice too. This tour made me happy.

I never knew neutrals could look as cozy as that bedroom makes them. I think I will work harder to embrace my beige rental bedroom instead of fighting against it.

Really like how you've mixed modern with whimsical and vintage. Your home shows personality. Nice job A & A!

And your bathroom and my bathroom could be twins. Same pink and black wall/bath tiles, right down to the placement of the skinny black tiles. Floors are almost the same too (mine is pink rectangles with green center squares). Hmmm I live about 11 miles south of you. Maybe the same contractor did both our bathrooms in the 30's or 40's.

Love the furniture, most of the artwork/knickknacks less so. <3 owls, though (yes, a cliche, but I come by it honestly! There was an assembly at school when I was 9 or something and they had this tiny owl IT COULD TURN IT'S HEAD ALL THE WAY AROUND ITWASSOCOOL.) And I do like the painting/print/whatever in the den, who did that?

Thanks also for the layout, it really is helpful!

Can I just say I love bathrooms with that kind of tiling? Many people wouldn't, but when I start looking to buy my own home, I would rather have a bathroom like that than a sleek modern one any day.

Couple of things...
1. I love your place! It is phenomenal..
2. That "high board" in the dining area is dreamy - where did you get it!? I have been eyeing those gorgeous pieces for a while now.
3. Your style has that twist of kitsch, but still manages to be sophisticated (basically what I am trying to create in my home!)

Seriously- this is one of the best house tours in a long time. So incredible after less than 4 months - congrats to you guys!

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AWESOME.

My 2 favorites are the bathroom... awesome, and in such great condition. And the bug in the frame... great detail. Where can I get that? Funny how people can love and hate the same things!

what is that cocktail cabinet by the dining room table??? love it!

The bar cabinet was a find at the Alameda Antique Fair two weekends ago! We were walking and I saw it and I wanted to marry it hahaha. It's by a manufacturer called Bruksbo. Very high end Danish Modern furniture company from the 1950s. We got it for way under 1,000 buckaroos and turns out in today's market is well over 4,000$$

the bar is so neat, it actually makes me want to have more cocktails than usual as I love opening it up :(

@chicagosue

Couldn't agree with you more. The thing is we never actually went out and bought those things as add-ons to our home, they were actually inherited and the pieces all have back stories. A lot of the stories seem to center around my father, so in a sense they are remembrances of his life. In this sense, they almost cast energy into the space.

Antlers - I grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. My father was a builder and general nature lover. He would take walks in the woods all the time and would always ask me as a child, "what leaf is this?", etc. Anyway, hunting is very common in PA, and sometimes people shoot bucks and they run away and die somewhere else in the woods. My father was not a hunter. He found those antlers on one of his walks. I later used those same antlers in a college art piece where they were like hands typing keys on a typewriter.

Skull in hall - this was an antique from Austria that I grew up around as a child. My father was really into collecting antiques, and when he died, my mom didn't want it, so I decided to take it as a remembrance of him rather than give it to thrift.

Taxidermed cicada - this was a wedding gift. In the photo there is a green rock looking thing, that's actually a cicada statue that my parent's used to have on their deck where they would spend evenings together. The cicada is a symbol for me and the hot summers on east coast (water sprinkler sound all day), and of my father, so a friend saw this, and bought this for us because he knew what it meant in terms of my dad.

Cat irons - antiques from my father.

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i actually meant to post that. oops!

that boob lamp? awes.

I love the boobie lamp. I can't justify spending $550 on a lamp, otherwise i'd have one.

That bar is such a score! totally want it.

Love this, and love, love, love the bathroom! I really like they way you have some nice investment pieces of MCM furniture, but your home still looks personal and not like you went to DWR with a checklist.

Beautiful pink bathroom!!! Nice home.

I want to live here. Seriously, I live in Miami, FL and have been trying to figure out a way to move to SF, and well this is what my "dream" apartment in San Francisco looks like. Funny thing your biggest embarrassment (pink bathroom) is also my biggest want. I love those tiles, that color pink, everything. I wouldn't change a thing, don't explain yourself to anyone regarding your choices, you have to live with them, no one else. Enjoy your new home, maybe we will be neighbors one day.

Great color on bathroom wall...Can you tell me what color? And walls on living room? I am going to attempt to paint more rooms white/off whites. Getting tired or getting tried of colors!

Hi HurricaneKate,

I will get the paint color for the white walls when I get home.

Thanks.
You place looks so refreshing!
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I love the boob lamp! Subtle humor is what makes a home uniquely yours.

i love the couch...where did you get it?

Love your home-very nice, thanks for sharing.

Coletta: It's actually from Room & Board but I found it on Craigslist!!! It was definitely a find. It was in perfect condition and a LOT less expensive than Room & Board. They actually don't make it anymore though :(

Thanks for letting us visit this gorgeous place. It is so clean, personal and welcoming. You have an eye for all things wonderful. Great scale with the sofa and table. I prefer your bathroom to many new ones as well. As long as it is in good shape I would keep it . As a former breastfeeding mom I'm all for honouring the boobs. I too have antlers that we found in the woods, displayed on my table. They are part of life. They aren't "dead " .

Classic San Francisco interior details should never an embarrassment, in my humble opinion. Though it seems American culture always wants a box box makeover in the kitchen and bathroom.

The mid-century update to the bathroom, even with the "modern toilet" looks great. Save the pink bathroom, after all there is nothing more "green" than keeping irreplaceable period and functional architectural details out of the Altamont landfill.

Though I wish my own "pink and baby blue" bathroom was instead "green and yellow" it has proven quite popular with guests, once I removed the 1960s era remodel cover ups.

What you have done is inspiring to this former [San Francisco] City kid with an East Bay mid-century - great job!

Ha - karlaudi, I have had the exact same wish for a "green and yellow" bathroom. Especially since "the house that got away" had a beautiful mid-century green and yellow bathroom, in great shape.

But my pink and baby blue one keeps growing on me... and yes, guests have told me it's their favorite thing about the whole house. Our sink needs to be replaced, though... found one at ReStore that I think will work, but it's a tile-in whereas our current one is a wall-mount. So I'm trying to figure out the best way to retro-renovate well enough to fool people into thinking it's original...

Beautiful space. Clean look but the personality of the owners pops. And the bathroom...we had similar original bathroom tile (pink and white), but no matter what we did, it still looked pepto-bismol pink. Maybe it's the shower curtain and keeping everything else simple that makes this work.

@hurricanekate - the white wall color is kelly moore 550-20 western acoustic. The trim color is kelly moore 1650-20 western acoustic semi-gloss enamel.

Your style is so similar to mine (or what I wish mine was) that I feel we could be best friends! Love the details and pops of color. Love the bird brown/white pillows, the owl pillows, and the art in the bedroom. By the way, i have the same wooden sculpture by your front door, except it's gigantic and it sits outside of my parents' apt. back in Brazil. Did you get it in Brazil? Ours sits outside of the front door because they say it scares away bad luck (so it doesn't enter your apartment). Anyway, beautiful apartment!!

Gumivore Love print <3

Ju - We have some brazilian friends here and Andreas went to Brazil for work while filming mini movies for the Cachaca company Sagatiba. While there he bought a lot of the little "spirit" based brazilian items.

gosh lovely apartment.

I wonder can you tell me about the Vous lighthouse shining on Moi?

I Love your home and the bar has given me a great idea for an AT post about what to do with an old TV cabinet I have.

I only have one suggestion (not that you asked or even need it). In the kitchen, why not move the cordless phone to the middle of the shelf so that it is over the outlet and then bundle up the cord and tie with a twist tie behind the phone so that you only have a black cord going straight up the wall to the self, vs, that drapy thing. Also that way you could get to the phone even if the fridge was open. And of course would make cleaning the floor easier. Actually now that I think about it... doesn't the cat grab at the cord laying so tantalizing there on the floor?

Your home is so well thought out, so the phone just kind of jumped out at me as being out of character with the rest.

p.s. the last photo in the series shows a built in shelf, and about half of it seems to be a desk or office type storage, but we don't get to see that part. Any reason why?

Hi TracyWHI: It's an original piece of art from Philly artist Steve Powers (he used to be called ESPO back in his graffiti days) This particular one is part of his series of murals that he has done in Philly.

Here is the link of all murals. (the project was called "A love letter for you")

http://www.aloveletterforyou.com/?page_id=198

Also, it is the same artist that did the arrow/hand print in the living room and the print above the bed.
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Hi Experiment: Interesting points! We try to keep everything fairly clean and tucked away but, hey, we live here and can't have everything perfect. Thank you for the tip though!! Fortunately, our cats don't bother with hanging cords or wires. One cat loves rattan and the other LOVES upholstery hahaha.

As for the built in shelves in the back, you're right, it is connected to an office (built in desk, with chair and tons of little windows) There is actually a french door back there as well that lead out to a little balcony with herb garden boxes and trellis. Jess did a wonderful job taking photos but you can't show them all you know!!

you have such a lovely, warm home.

i am echoing the sentiments that have come before me--i especially love the bathroom. i agree that a grey that matches the grey in the shower curtain would be a great paint choice. i love the shower curtain you chose for that space.

i also really like the terra cotta tile surrounding the fireplace--looks very california to me.

and that breakfront containing all of your barware is just wonderful and such a unique piece--i love it!

thanks for sharing your lovely home with us.

Just love the bar cabinet and the pink tiles in the bathroom! Beautiful home, thanks for sharing it!

Such a cute place!!! I love your use of white with splashes of color and I also love all of the ethic touches. I'm SOOOO jealous of the Ipanema pillow! I love that song and was obsessed with it when I was little. Why you ask?? Well, being mixed and adopted by a white family I was in love with anything that was related to Islands. I loved C&H commercials and the Ipanema song! I wanted to be Hawaiian ;o)

Lovely ... and fresh.

atagger - oh office with a French door leading to patio, yes, very sorry that didn't get included. I would rather see someones office than their bedroom... but maybe AT will give us another look sometime. "Offices not show in previous house tours, tour" ;-)

Worst biggest embarrassments ever: the fireplace and bathroom tiles are fabulous and I would love to have both. The kitchen does need an update, but is far from embarrassing. I've seen many a worse kitchen!

Lovely place though and fantastic layout.