Greg & Brian’s Decadent Deco Moderne Condo

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Name: Greg, Brian and their dog Mr. Biggs
Location: Mission District — San Francisco, California
Size: 1,100 square feet
Years lived in: 5 — owned

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Furthering the line of luxury and comfort, Greg and Brian provide choice accommodations for everyone in their home, not just themselves. Their dog, Mister Biggs Barker, is a Chiffon (half chihuahua, half brussels griffon) who has his own monogrammed four-poster bed — although, he settles for spots of sunshine in their light-filled living room, too. The token women of the home, who are sure to avert evil with their super powers, comfortably reside on custom display shelves covering a wall in their office niche. Even doughnuts, robots, and big-eyed creatures from the likes of Greg’s eccentric San Francisco art collection hang proudly on the walls. No doubt, fanciful character and modern chic find harmony alongside the gorgeous striped, dotted and metallic wall textures and fabulous furnishings throughout Greg and Brian’s decadent condo.

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Apartment Therapy Survey:

My Style: Hollywood Regency; Modern; Art Deco

Inspiration: I get most of my inspiration from reading blogs like Apartment Therapy! Also Design Sponge, Things That Inspire, The Style Files, Retro to Go, The Peak of Chic, Habitually Chic, Dwellers Without Decorators, Desire to Inspire, Digs Digs, Casa Sugar, Alkemie…

Then there are the magazines I read: Elle Decor, Atomic Ranch, California Home & Design, and House Beautiful.

I have books by design legends like Billy Haines, Gio Ponti, John Lautner, David Hicks. I also like the work of several current designers, like Woodson & Rummerfield, Jonathan Adler, Jay Jeffers, Preston Lee, Greg Natale, Jaime Hayon, Jeffrey Bilhuber, Jan Showers, John Loecke, Kendall Wilkinson, Miles Redd, Kim Betzina…I could go on and on.

Favorite Element: Our neighborhood. The Mission District is vibrant and always evolving…we are surrounded by fantastic restaurants and cafes, and we are only a stone’s throw away from the Noe Valley and Castro Districts. It’s a natural extension of our home in many respects.

If we had to pick one furniture piece, it would be our Wegner wingback chair in the living room — puts a smile on our faces every time we use it.

Biggest Challenge: Actually, it’s not being able to do our whole place all at once! We have slowly been acquiring furniture and accessories for the last 4 years. While our place is mostly put together, we still have a list of projects we want to complete. We have the most plans for the bedroom at the moment — (rug, curtains, new chest of drawers, bench, accent chair, etc. all still to come). Also, we are just now starting to collect art and other pieces to add as accents, after investing so much time/money on choosing furniture for the last four years.

What Friends Say: “I love all the color”, “This place is well put-together!”, “That Keane painting is creapy, get rid of it”, “This is not a child-safe home”, “You get great light in here!”, “Where is the guest bedroom?”

Biggest Embarrassment: We had custom-made bookshelves fabricated based on my specifications at Books & Bookshelves here in San Francisco. I wanted the bookshelves to be black. My big mistake was in telling them to paint the bookshelves black, instead of having them stained dark instead. When we received the bookshelves, they were ‘tacky’ (meaning objects on the shelves sort of ‘stick’ to the surface). They still are to this day. Well, live and learn.

Proudest DIY: The stripes we painted for the accent walls in the dining room and living room. Also, the wrapping paper we used as a backing on our living room bookshelves.

Biggest Indulgence: A complete bathroom teardown and remodel — working with Tineke Triggs, principle of Artistic Designs for Living (interior designer) and Cook Construction (contractor).

Best Advice: Start with a blank slate, as much as that is reasonably possible.

When we moved from our old 710 square feet apartment into our new 1,100 square feet condo, we got rid of most of our hand-me-down and particle board furniture and tried to live with the bare essentials (we didn’t have an ’emotional’ attachment to most of our possessions). It was very soothing for a while to have all the empty space. It’s easier to imagine the possibilities and reach your design vision that way.

Dream Sources:Plantation SF, L I M N, Monument, Alameda Antiques Faire, Roche Bobois, Art Deco Collection SF

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Resources of Note:

PAINT & COLORS

Golden Cherry

Succulent Peach

Sea Mist Green

Soft Mint

Spring Meadow Green

Neon Celery

Sweet Bluette

Coconut Grove

Firewood

Chocolate Mousse

ENTRY

LIVING ROOM

DINING ROOM

KITCHEN
Our kitchen was remodelled by the previous owners. This was one of our criteria when house-hunting — we wanted something that was functional and contemporary without need to remodel. We love the bamboo veneer cabinetry, poured concrete countertops with their worn patina, and floating shelves!

BEDROOM

BATHROOM

POWDER ROOM

OFFICE

OTHER

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Thanks, Greg & Brian!

Images: Beth Lundell Garver

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