Northwest #30: Tony and Katherine's Mission-Inspired Home

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Name: tony and katherine
Location: mission district, san francisco
Type of Home: rented, loft, 1bed/2bath, lived here 3 months.
What inspired you to use color? our neighborhood! we live in san francisco's brightest and most colorful neighborhood, the mission district. a walk around the block contains open produce markets, outdoor flower vendors, mosaic-tiled sidewalks, and boldly painted murals and victorians. our home becomes a collection of treasures inspired by our surroundings.

Color Tip: the easiest ways to bring fresh seasonal color into your home are with fresh flowers and fresh produce! also, only bring things into your home that you absolutely love.

Colors Used: luckily, our apartment was already painted these colors when we moved in. a little digging through the touch up paint under the sink finds laura ashley yellow squash and benjamin moore carrot stick and fall harvest.

Comments (16)

Looks like a fun place!

posted by rhiana on October 16th 2008 at 4:16pm
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I like it.

If there is one thing I have learned from all these house tours: orange is the new red.

posted by jyw on October 16th 2008 at 5:18pm
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I like it. Well done.
Having lived in a loft for twenty years, this reminds me of what a noise and privacy problem big open spaces are.
Now I like rooms.

posted by dandy on October 16th 2008 at 6:04pm
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cool and joy
the kitchen storage could be painted with a lighter color

posted by ziiip on October 16th 2008 at 6:46pm
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Beautiful! What a great use of the space! I especially love the grocer's packaging-as-fruit-holder on the bar (first picture). And it's hard to think of a space that could better showcase that giant gas/motel road sign. Love it.

posted by charliepark on October 17th 2008 at 3:02am
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I really enjoy the rug on the diagonal. Very clever.

posted by Signe on October 17th 2008 at 3:33am
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Yes, I notice the rug as well...cool! This is a great space!

posted by nazrd on October 17th 2008 at 4:44am
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Very nice. Lovely colors and a beautiful space.

posted by SeanG on October 17th 2008 at 4:58am
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Very cool.

posted by PhillyLass on October 17th 2008 at 6:22am
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I enjoy the blues in the vintage sign and the throw pillows on the couch.

Also, what's going on with that rug? It's amazing!

posted by amandaleedotorg on October 17th 2008 at 7:47am
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Great use of space! I love the placement of the sign (what a find!) and the diagonal rug. Fantastic fall colors.

posted by nataliehg on October 17th 2008 at 8:14am
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I love the patchwork rug and its placement there is so great compositionally; it's not just good color-wise.

posted by Curtis on October 17th 2008 at 9:07am
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Sorry, I know it's slightly off the subject here...but

Should San Francisco really be considered pacific "North West"? I guess I just don't think of SF as being in the same category as Seattle\Washington\Portland\Oregon. I mean, there are palm tress in San Francisco. I'm just sayin'...

posted by Novabass on October 17th 2008 at 9:18am
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super cool place

posted by hanako66 on October 17th 2008 at 11:30am
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Love it. And I agree the rug is great.

posted by Elizabeth II on October 19th 2008 at 11:53am
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thanks for the lovely comments everyone! we've only been here three months so the encouragement is great as we figure out how to make the most of this huge space.

the colorful patchwork rug is made from samples of tretford carpet that we received from tony's sister who is an interior designer. we made the rug while we were at the old place and you may recognize it from a "flickr finds" post that appeared on apartment therapy in the spring. here's the whole flickr set.

@ZiiipÂ® unfortunately we're renting so we don't have a choice on the kitchen cabinets!

posted by kkr on October 20th 2008 at 7:55am
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