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I like it a lot, even though it's not quite my style. I love all of the vintage pieces and the space itself. I, too am very inspired by Mad Men. I sometimes find myself more interested in the fashion and the sets than the characters.

It's great to be challenged by something young, fresh and unaffected. Clever and real, isn't it?

i love everything about this place.

What a cool little tufted chair in photo # 16! I could definitely live here, especially if it were a third the size... cleaning extra rooms wouldn't turn my crank, but grant you it must feel wonderfully decadent to have them.

I adore all of the plants. They do make wonderful accessories.

After seeing so many white/metal "modern" apartments, this really does feel like a relaxing, peaceful "Lake" residence. Very nice!

Love it! Looks roomy, comfortable, and inviting. And you're right, light is very important. Love the brightness!

This is the first time I actually read the article before taking the tour and I love Dan's inspiration, in fact, I'm a bit smitten. For some reason I find his home welcoming and serene almost. It's not completely my style but the whole thing just feels cohesive and it works.

Also, I love how he painted the mouldings red and the color separations with the picture rail. I live in a place that has very similar architectural details and was a little nervous that it'd look to busy but his really works.

One of my favorite parts is the produce labels as decorative tiles in the kitchen,

Is this guy single or what??

Interesting place that truly reflects the person living there. How lucky that Dan has a lot of natural light and windows...something I wished I had more of. My place is lacking windows, being that I have attached units on both sides. This place is very fresh.

it kind of reminds me of my friends dorm. . . i wasn't thrilled with anything. to me it's very plain and too simple.

gorgeous! I'm drooling over this place. thanks for sharing Dan

I love the produce stickers, but that's about all that fits my style. Very simple and forcefully vintage! But if that's your style it's an awesome place.

Love all the plants and stuffies. And you're colors are lovely and warm... and all that teak. yum.

Some lovely art (including the DIY mini mural in the living room), a subtle palette and a sense of humour. Win.

However the stuffy bunny collection is just... disturbing.

Fantabulous. My favorite parts: the punnish works of art (spooning, cancer sticks); the plants, particularly the one that annexed a sink; the atomic!Danish!armchairs!; the peeling paint on the bedroom wall; and, most of all, the psychotic ceramic bunny.

Heh... Dan reminds me of me, "I don't need all these material possessions! .... but boy those spreads in Dwell are cool. Wonder where that sofa's from."

I adore all the art. I've never understood art from a chain store- it's so personal, like a tiny peek into your head and your heart. Also, I think I'd marry the boy who gives me the "i heart you alot, so sue me" note. (This isn't a hint, Dan. Or is it??)

How can I concentrate on the pics when that horrible American Aparel ad is flashing in my face?

It's funny, I feel like I stepped back into 1976 or so. I love the spooning spoons by the way. Nice job!

@RedOrangePink what ad? Try an adblocker.

I second, or third, the "is this guy available?" thought. Gorgeous place, and how lucky to afford no roommates in SF!

emaozora "Gorgeous place, and how lucky to afford no roommates in SF!"

He's been renting this place for 12 years, SF has rent control so he is probably not paying very much.

Grad student chic!

The stove is from the 70s and it's called copper. Harvest gold, olive green, and copper were all very popular colors back then. Just like all that chrome stuff is now. Someday, it too will look dated. Hope I live long enough to see it happen.

Can we get color sources please?

i'm not sure what it is... but this place kind of seemed depressing to me. a lot of brown... dreary, skimpy curtains, dorm room aesthetic. i really wanted to like it. but i don't.

Love the spoons. I'm going to replicate that meme.

What a fascinating apartment and equally interesting interview (which is unusual), yet the photography was truly a disappointment. This is particularly unfortunate because this apartment has evolved so well from 'Haight hippy' and who knows what else.
I would love to visit this one in the flesh! Hardly a trace of femininity yet so graceful. Thanks for sharing.

It doesn't look decorated at all to me. More like you picked up furniture from the curb without editing. I will pick up something from the curb myself, but it has to add to my decorating story--which is Paris Apartment in San Francisco. But kudos to you for outliving your roommates and the 4 bed on Market!

Refreshingly unpretentious, and seemingly unconcerned with impressing people with some phony DWR catalog showroom aesthetic.

Although the stuffed animal collection is a bit disturbing...

LOVE this! So many vintage/handmedown things that make the house personal and one of a kind.

Is Dan single? I have a bit of a crush.

love the place and the perspective behind the design. i had the same stove in my last apartment and considered it a "feature." i smiled at the produce sticker ornament, too. the colors you chose are a good mix of peaceful, vibrant and unexpected. i appreciate that you put what money you have toward art...makes me want to minimize so i can afford to invest in more artists' work. thanks for sharing.

I have to agree with Salon du Trendyloin. I'm surprised this was a feature. There doesn't appear to be any defined decorating style. Most of the furniture looks second-hand, a hodge-podge and isn't placed well, especially in pic 1 (everything is lining the walls). Besides the quirky unique art pieces, this place is nothing to write home about.

I mean, "Salon du Trendyloin" ?! How does anyone in San Francisco take THAT seriously?

I don't like anything about this apartment. It looks like a dorm room furnished from flea markets and Craigslist.

I am upset that I clicked through all those pics hoping it would get better and it was just more and more blah and boring and depressing.

i like this apartment, alot. it seems like the kind of place that everytime you hang out here you could get lost in something new. how nice to have such a big space to spread out the facets of your personality...nice work, dan.

I really like your paint colors. Can you share them please?

Looks like a good place to do something sordid...

Did I count 3 turntables? Awesome. I'm so glad to see another person who refuses to give up their records in the name of minimalism. Really nice furniture you've got for those stereos & LPs, too.

Sorry, wish I could just love this place truth be told I don't.

I'm not sure what kind of dorm rooms you people are talking about. When I went to college dorm rooms were dark, small and crappy. This appartment is nothing like a dorm room. I love it. I love the light and the abundance of green plants, so refreshing. As far as design goes, I'm a huge fan of using vintage pieces from craigslist or- god forbid- the flea market. Sounds like you guys are just jealous no one came to your house. Thanks Dan for the inspiration.

Overall, I like this place. I don't love love love every part of it, but the plants everywhere make me smile and the light is fabulous! After spending a year in my first (and darkest) basement apartment, seeing sunlight is a lovely privilege.

Good work on this place, Dan! It reflects a lot of personality, even in it's minimalism.

It takes a lot of work to make it look like you don't care. This is the only House Tour I've looked at more then 2x.

Genius!!!

So, Dan, you need any new roommates?

i have to agree. dorm room.
of course if he's happy with it that's all that matters. but i honestly saw nothing worthy of inspiration here.

how dare you call my Exploited poster and masking tape buttons holder 'bad art'!!

Alert- heard through the grapevine that Dan is single- lucky us.

It only took me a couple of photos to realize that I lived on the other side of the wall in an almost mirror image apartment. I lived there above the diner for eight years beginning in 1996. Man! I have a lot of stories about that place. It was an odd layout and there were times when I thought the whole building would go up in flames. Quickly.

I painted several times, ripped up carpet, tore telephone wiring off the walls, installed carpet, tried to strip the paint off the faux-fireplace mantle. I'll never forget how the Muni used to wake me up in the morning, ahh...

great place, but at first i was alarmed when i read that ALL of your roommates moved out. it sounded like you were difficult to live with. but if you've lived there for 12 years, it makes more sense that you're on your own. living with roommates for over a decade would be alarming.

I love the fantastic Living Room Designs put in place in the main room. The colors and trim blend nicely.

I like the apartment for the space and light and all the plants, lucky Dan to have stuck with it all these years and now he can enjoy all this space (I'm a slightly jealous space deprived New Yorker... ) I do like the furniture too and the Mad Men feel...

Anyway, was wondering where the bookcase that holds the vinyl records comes from. My husband's LP collection is overflowing and we'll soon need more storage. This one looks to fit the LP size perfectly.