(Courtesy of Simon Breitbard Fine Arts)

The 2018 SF Decorator Showcase House Pops in the Marina

26 April 2018

If you take a walk down Marina Boulevard just across from Marina Green, you can't help but notice one standout house—a 1930 Spanish Revival home that's been brought dizzyingly into the 21st century thanks to a tattoo of kaleidoscopic swirls on its otherwise white and gray-shuttered facade.

The installation signals the opening of the 2018 San Francisco Decorator Showcase, which has transformed the house with the help of 20 top Northern California interior and landscape designers. Now in its 41st year, this is also the first year that the design-y fundraiser—this year benefitting the financial aid program of San Francisco University High School—has popped up in the Marina.

Built by the architect George McCrea, the home now brims with decor as thoughtful and stunning as its expansive views of the Golden Gate Bridge and SF Bay. Announced by the aforementioned exterior painting by Seattle native turned SF local AJ Oishi, in collaboration with Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, each of its rooms pops with a unique theme and a name to match.

In Lararia Guest Refuge, San Mateo–based Kari McIntosh channels her recent honeymoon to Italy's Herculaneum ruins with black clay and 24-karat gold snakes, created by Linda Fahey of Yonder, that spiral above the bed, flanked by charred nightstands and overlooked by a dramatic chandelier.

In designer Dina Bandman's Lemondrop Lullaby nursery, we were swaddled in an intricate but calming paradise with vines growing over mint walls and hand-embroidered lemons with sequins blossoming; the wall design flows seamlessly onto the custom curtains so the tree continues to flourish uninterrupted. A custom-made Lucite Plexi-Craft four poster crib stands as the perfect centerpiece—stylish, but allowing for the pattern of the room to shine.

A retro reverie takes place in Tangerine dream by Willem Racké Studio and Susan Chastain, with fabulous mid-century modern furniture, ombre patterns in the curtains, and wall art from Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

Upstairs, the rosé lounge by Coddington Design has plum and pink walls, a plush Adrian Pearsall tufted sofa to match, and a chic DeMuro Das mirror made from glossy black lacquer and hand-carved gilded copper.

Across the hall, Jeff Schlarb's Ten Thousand Dreams nails the ultra luxe master bedroom—screaming character, it drips with rich sapphire and saffron hues. Minimalists, meanwhile, would drool over A Room of Her Own by Heather Deragon. Inspired by moments of stillness in the morning, the hygge space looks like a page straight out of Kinfolk.

The facade of the 1930 Spanish Revival home was given a surprising coat of paint by SF artist AJ Oishi, in collaboration with Simon Breitbard Fine Arts.
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The bar nook in A Room for Living by Mead Quin.
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A room for living by Mead Quin.
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The sitting area in A Room for Living by Mead Quin.
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The terrace with living wall by Mead Quin.
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Heated furnishings from SF-based Galanter & Jones grace the terrace by Mead Quin.
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Opulent wallpaper in the Eyes on Hue entryway by Stephanie Brietbard and Evie Simon of SB Fine Arts.
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An intricate pendant in the Art Salon Dining Room by David Bjørngaard.
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Gorgeous chairs from the '20s in the Art Salon Dining Room, by David Bjørngaard.
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A bold color palette with gilded accents in the kitchen and breakfast nook by Ian Stallings.
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The Family Room by Ian Stallings.
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Linda Fahey's serpents wiggle over the bed in Kari McIntosh's Lararia Guest Refuge.
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The closet in Lararia Guest Refuge by Kari McIntosh.
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Lemondrop Lullaby by Dina Bandman.
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Hand-embroidered wallpaper in Lemondrop Lullaby by Dina Bandman.
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The Above, The Garden Awaits bathroom, by Stephan Blachowski, has a Japanese toilet that does all the things.
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The bar in the Tangerine Dream Lounge by Willem Racké Studio and Susan Chastain.
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Cozy seating in the Tangerine Dream Lounge by Willem Racké Studio and Susan Chastain.
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A one-of-a-kind jade-like vanity in Seascape by Beth Daecher.
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A gorgeous surfboard hidden in Seascape by Beth Daecher.
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A cerulean accent wall sets the mood in Ten Thousand Dreams by Jeff Schlarb.
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A sparkling chandelier, reminiscent of twinkling stars in Ten Thousand Dreams by Jeff Schlarb.
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A space for organization and some foliage in Ten Thousand Dreams by Jeff Schlarb.
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The master bathroom by Adele Lapointe with olive tile from Fire Clay Tile.
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The fabulous soaking tub in the master bathroom by Adele Lapointe.
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A modern, vintage styling room—a Day in Her Shoes by Gretchen Murdock of Modtage Design.
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Hygge vibes in A Room of Her Own by Heather Deragon.
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The Ocean Retreat Bedroom by Eden Wright.
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Millennial spunk in the Rosé Lounge by Coddington Design.
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Pretty plum tones in the Rosé Lounge by Coddington Design.
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A chic chair and fluffy wall decor top off the Rosé lounge by Coddington Design.
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Structural shelving for records in the DJ Getaway by Sarah Bashford.
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Textures galore on the staircase.
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Welcome to The Lady Cave by Jon De La Cruz.
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// April 28 – May 28, 2018; 10am to 3pm (Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday), 10am to 7pm (Friday), 11am to 4pm (Sunday and Memorial Day); 465 Marina Blvd. (Marina). Tickets ($40) are available at the door, and all funds raised directly support the San Francisco University High School Financial Aid Program, decoratorshowcase.org.

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