Petite Maison California Home + Design

Petite Maison
California Home + Design

This San Francisco condo isn't our normal cup of tea, but today the elegance and dark colors are really appealing to us. The homeowner enlisted the help of designer Georgina Rice in creating a "tiny jewel box" out of "a grim little box." The studio has a dressing room, soaking tub, crystal chandeliers, and walls painted such a dark green that they appear charcoal. Luxurious, yes -- but the surprise is that it's all in 500 square feet.

Small space solutions include built-in cabinets, a Murphy bed, hidden storage in the hallway, and small-scaled appliances.

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Images: David Duncan Livingston

Comments (17)

This is simply stunning - It's like a suite at the Plaza...

...and that Charcoal/Green is awesome - that may be my next living room color.

posted by bepsf on October 27th 2008 at 7:58am
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I don't favor classical design, but this is simply fantastic.

posted by amygdaloides on October 27th 2008 at 8:00am
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I heart this place.

posted by toniannette on October 27th 2008 at 8:14am
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I like the overall european feel of this place, even if it is all to formal, like bepsf said, a sort of ritz like feel.
but the colours are lovely, the furniture beautiful. Just a bit stiff, no risk is taken.

posted by Daniel Poitiers on October 27th 2008 at 8:35am
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Beautiful paint colors and overall feel. Definitely worth bookmarking.

posted by btoddster on October 27th 2008 at 8:46am
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If I ever own my space, I'm going to go wild with crown molding. That leopard print carpet is great too. Unexpected. Too fancy for day to day for me, but I'd love to spend a vacation there.

posted by Nephthys on October 27th 2008 at 8:58am
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Wow...

posted by krpm1 aka Kelly:) on October 27th 2008 at 9:13am
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I quite like the understated colour scheme and the sense of glamour in this design, but I also think it would be tiresome to live with over time -- though it would make a fine a hotel suite. Isn't there something just a bit silly and rather excessive about tarting up a tiny city flat to look like Versailles?

posted by amed studio on October 27th 2008 at 9:39am
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In the second pic it looks like the apartment survived a sooty fire...

posted by gryt on October 27th 2008 at 9:53am
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Beautiful, but ultimately too dark for me. Now a champagne peac and I am there.

posted by dandy on October 27th 2008 at 10:07am
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This is no more excessive than a MCM flat that looks like a time capsule.

posted by Seaside on October 27th 2008 at 10:10am
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@ Seaside: I agree completely, and I find the MCM timecapsules chock full of 'famous' chairs equally tiresome.

posted by amed studio on October 27th 2008 at 10:27am
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This is most decidedly not my style. However, it is stunning and done very well.

posted by moptop on October 27th 2008 at 10:49am
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This is so well done. It is not my taste although my dining room is a very similar color. I would be curious to know the per square foot price for this very small apartment. The molding alone is very ex-y.

posted by threadbare on October 27th 2008 at 11:22am
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wow wow wow
i'm not into green, but that dark dark green has totally won me over. amazing space; not my style, but i still really admire it

posted by formosagirl on October 27th 2008 at 11:53am
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The green is too dark for my taste, but it's still a very impressive space. If only all condos looked this good!

posted by Stiletto on October 27th 2008 at 2:30pm
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j'adorable!

posted by quiltmaster on October 27th 2008 at 2:40pm
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