Vibrant hues and the power of wallpaper refresh a beautiful historic home in Dolores Heights.
The home’s vibrant office features Cowtan & Tout wallpaper and a Prevalent Projects knitting chair.
When in doubt, take a peek overseas for a little inspiration. That’s what French-born, California-based Florence Livingston, founder of Florence Livingston Interiors (florencelivingston.com), did with a recent project in SF’s Dolores Heights.
“We turned to current British interiors for inspiration—specifically, our client holds a deep admiration for Beata Heuman and their remarkable work, which seamlessly incorporates playful and feminine silhouettes into their designs while skillfully balancing them with classic pieces of furniture,” says Livingston.
The designer says the perfect mix she used creates interiors that are never gimmicky but timeless and cheerful. “We admire how some current British interiors can have an effortless mix of color, pattern and antique pieces. We wanted that for this 1911 Edwardian home, but we put it through our quieter and cleaner California filter.”
A Garde bench and an antique Malayer rug grace the home’s foyer.
FOYER
Standout pieces include a Garde (gardeshop.com) bench and an antique Malayer rug.
PRIMARY SUITE
The space includes a custom closet with antique mirror paneling painted in Dusty Road by Benjamin Moore (benjaminmoore.com), Gregory Schreier (gregorgyschreiercabinetmaker.com) custom cabinets, a Soane Britain (soanebritain.com) ceiling light, a custom bed with Osborne & Little (osborneandlittle.com) fabric, a Crump & Kwash (crumpandkwash.com) side table, Carolina Irving Textiles (carolinairvingtextiles.com) Roman shade fabric and Quercus & Co. (quercusandco.com) wallpaper.
The primary suite boasts a custom bed with a custom bed with Osborne & Little fabric, a Crump & Kwash side table, Carolina Irving Textiles Roman shade fabric and Quercus & Co. wallpaper.
GUEST BEDROOM
We love the Susan Connor (susanconnorny.com) Roman shade fabric, Croft House (crofthouse.com) side tables, a Hedge House (hedgehousefurniture.com) sideboard, Holland & Sherry (hollandandsherry.com) fabric on the ottoman, an Urban Electric (urbanelectric.com) ceiling light, Workstead (workstead.com) sconces and Morris & Co. wallpaper via Una Malan (unamalan.com).
The guest bedroom features Susan Connor Roman shade fabric and Morris & Co. wallpaper via Una Malan.
OFFICE
The room features a Prevalent Projects (prevalentprojects.com) knitting chair, a BZippy (bzippyandcompany.com) side table, Barry Underwood (barryunderwood.com) art, Zak+Fox (zakandfox.com) Sauvage Roman shade fabric, a Nickey Kehoe (nickeykehoe.com) desk chair covered in Perennials (perennialsfabrics.com) and Holland & Sherry (hollandandsherry.com) fabric, a Four Hands (fourhands.com) desk, a Visual Comfort (visualcomfort.com) ceiling light and Cowtan & Tout (cowtan.com) wallpaper.
Photography by: DAVID DUNCAN LIVINGSTON
