A San Francisco Renter Reimagined a 615-Square-Foot Apartment After a Breakup
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director
For more than 10 years, I've led Apartment Therapy's real home content, producing thousands of house tours from around the world. Currently, I live in my maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
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A San Francisco Renter Reimagined a 615-Square-Foot Apartment After a Breakup

Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director
Adrienne BreauxHouse Tour Director
For more than 10 years, I've led Apartment Therapy's real home content, producing thousands of house tours from around the world. Currently, I live in my maximalist dream home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with my partner, a perfect dog, and a cute cat.
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Home Type

Apartment

Location

San Francisco, California

Style

Contemporary

Minimal

Bedrooms

1

Square feet

615

Sq ft

615

A few months ago, Andres Sandoval went through a tough breakup, and says he “had no choice but to hit the reset button. My 600-square-foot apartment became my canvas.”

The canvas of this modern one-bedroom apartment was bright white, but also without a ton of character, according to Andres. “I wanted to fill it only with things I genuinely loved, objects that made me feel something.”

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The living room features the CB2 Sureau Antiqued Black Rectangular Wall Mirror, 36" × 48". A vintage lamp from Stuff sits atop a Fleur Tall Burl Wood Drink Table from Crate & Barrel. A similar-style rug can be found at AllModern. The living room features a custom sofa. A glass bowl from Tiffany & Co. adds a decorative accent.

Andres says he actually started “ordering furniture before I moved in based on the measurements and I started to get nervous that my choices may not fit the space well.”

After moving in, he also “started to find specific pieces at antique shops in The Mission. I was going through Facebook marketplace. I spent so much time finding pieces that brought me inspiration.”

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"I added track curtains to soften a big window that has no views and used a easel TV stand instead of a wall mount," Andres writes. "For the dining area, I knew I wanted to fit as many chairs as possible, so I positioned the table at an angle to make the best use of the space without making it feel cramped. The angle creates a sense of flow and draws your eye toward the living space as you walk in." The space features the Halo Edition Mag 2 Sunset Lamp. The dining table is from Wayfair. The black dining chairs are from Overstock. The curtains are from H&M Home. The curtain system is from IKEA.

“Every piece carries a memory, and every inch and corner was considered, not because I was trying to create a perfect home, but because I needed to create a place where I could begin to feel whole again,” he writes.

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The one-of-kind sculpture/light fixture is a Facebook Marketplace find from a local artist. "She made the piece from rooftop tiles and [it brings] a fun industrial look to the space."

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.
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