The first real taste of summer is here - it just feels like time to let off a little steam and get out there and enjoy. In today's calendar, we've got a full roster of ways to make the most of the weekend AND possibly pick up a few goodies for your home at the same time. Happy (finally!) May, everyone!
Name: Eunice Chang, Senior Principal User Researcher at Autodesk, a 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software company
Location: Eureka Valley, border of Castro and Mission; San
Francisco, California
Size: 1,073
square feet
Years lived in: 3 years; Owned
The soothing coast meets San Fran city living inside Eunice’s sophisticated-yet-laidback urban hideaway. After years of moving around from place to place on the East and West Coasts and Hawaii, she returned to her home state of California to put down roots.
Name: Andi Forker
Type of Project: Kitchen Renovation — full gut remodel
Location: San Francisco, California
Type of building: 1890's Victorian condo
The Renovation Diaries are a new collaboration with our community in which we feature your step by step renovation progress and provide monetary support towards getting it done in style. See all of our Reno Diaries here.
Our backsplash tile arrived this week. It took seven weeks for these little green gems to be hand-made at the Ann Sacks factory in Portland, Oregon. I was okay with the wait but very grumpy about the $300 delivery fee, which only transported the tile to the curb in San Francisco. I had to take an afternoon off of work to accept the shipment... on the street.
Furniture with clean lines is timeless; it'll last you several lifetimes.
Name: Stacy and Christoph
Location: Russian Hill; San Francisco, California
Size: 1,400 square feet
Years lived in: 3.5 years; Rented
Walking to Stacy and Christoph’s Russian Hill apartment from mine in nearby Pacific Heights was like taking my own personal stroll down memory lane. I lived just around the corner from them 10 years ago, and despite never getting used to the steep hill climb it was one of my favorite neighborhoods — very classic San Francisco, right on the cable car line with a view of Coit Tower to the east and Alcatraz to the north, with quainter and quieter restaurants than you find down the hill on Polk Street.
Soon we'll spend our weekends enjoying cookouts and beach parties. Until then, let's take the time to get our homes in shape for summer entertaining. To help, here are the week's best design-centric sales and events. Check them all out in the Weekend Guide, pass it on and be sure to send us your own sale or event.
I’ve admired Michelle Pattee’s style since I first visited her family’s farmhouse in Sebastopol, California four years ago. The all-white palette peppered with rustic wood and natural elements made the home, built in 1902, feel modern and cozy and refreshing in its minimalism.
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A magnetic chalkboard is a new addition to the back hallway, on the wall next to the refrigerator.
Name: Andi Forker
Type of Project: Kitchen Renovation — full gut remodel
Location: San Francisco, California
Type of building: 1890's Victorian condo
The Renovation Diaries are a new collaboration with our community in which we feature your step by step renovation progress and provide monetary support towards getting it done in style. See all of our Reno Diaries here.
We were supposed to finish our construction project this week, but our backsplash tile has not arrived yet. The backsplash needs to be installed before the range hood— the two final big pieces of the kitchen. We accomplished some smaller decorating tasks this week while waiting for the tile.
Shirley Watts had impressive artistic vision when she planned this garden. Each element, from the paving to the furniture to the plants, displays an attention to detail that makes this small garden something special.
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Ana Creates a Community at Home
Jessica's Crafted Space
Good Food to Share 
The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces 
Apartment Therapy Presents 
The Eight-Step Home Cure 
Z2 iPod Dock and Wi...
Catch Up With Friends: Menu for a Casual Dinner Party with Fresh Comfort Food
True Greek Recipe: Paximadi Bread Salad with Tomatoes, Feta and Capers
