San Francisco Decorator Showcase

Dining Room designed by Marysia Rybock of Scavullo Design.

Teen Only Hang Out Room designe by Emily Mughannam of EM Design Interiors.

Teen Only Hang Out Room designe by Emily Mughannam of EM Design Interiors.

Teen Only Hang Out Room designe by Emily Mughannam of EM Design Interiors.

Teen Only Hang Out Room designe by Emily Mughannam of EM Design Interiors.

Teen Only Hang Out Room designe by Emily Mughannam of EM Design Interiors.

L to R: Love this idea from EM Design Interiors as a way to display your favorite photos, teen room, Chanda checking out the elevator, the grand staircase looking down into the Great Hall.

L to R: Stunning bathroom by Tineke Triggs of Artistic Designs for Living, gorgeous tile in the bathroom, Hermes scarves inset in paneled closet doors in Catherine Kwong‘s fashion blogger’s office and the fabulous chandelier in the bathroom by Artistic Designs for Living.

Fashion Blogger’s office designed by Catherine Kwong of Catherine Kwong Design.

Fashion Blogger’s office designed by Catherine Kwong of Catherine Kwong Design.

Fashion Blogger’s office designed by Catherine Kwong of Catherine Kwong Design.

Fashion Blogger’s office designed by Catherine Kwong of Catherine Kwong Design.

Fashion Blogger’s office designed by Catherine Kwong of Catherine Kwong Design.

Framed TV that turns into a mirror when it is turned off in the Media Room!

Media Room designed by Amy Weaver of Weaver Design Group.

Media Room designed by Amy Weaver of Weaver Design Group.

Powder Room designed by Joe McGuire and Sophia Kabler Cowley by KCS Inc.

The Tailor Made Suit(e) by Brian Dittmar of Brian Dittmar Design.

The Tailor Made Suit(e) by Brian Dittmar of Brian Dittmar Design.

The Tailor Made Suit(e) by Brian Dittmar of Brian Dittmar Design.

Amazing fine art by Kristine Mays in The Tailor Made Suit(e) by Brian Dittmar of Brian Dittmar Design.

Fashion Blogger’s office designed by Catherine Kwong of Catherine Kwong Design.

Fashion Blogger’s office designed by Catherine Kwong of Catherine Kwong Design.

Fashion Blogger’s office designed by Catherine Kwong of Catherine Kwong Design.

Blackman Cruz Metal Chandelier in the Fashion Blogger’s office designed by Catherine Kwong Design.

The Great Hall designed by Dara Rosenfel of Dara Rosenfeld Design.

I love this Porta Romana Balloon Dog Lamp in Jack’s Bedroom: Boy Cave & Retreat designed by Kathy Geissler of KGB Interior Design.

Jack’s Bedroom: Boy Cave & Retreat designed by Kathy Geissler of KGB Interior Design.

I had the pleasure of previewing the San Francisco Decorator Showcase this last Wednesday for Press Day.  The 35th San Francisco Decorator Showcase opens this Saturday, April 28th and will be open through May 28th.  It is located at 2020 Jackson Street (between Laguna and Octavia).  The house itself has quite a history behind it.  It was built in 1902 by Wells Fargo Bank President Isaias Hellman as a wedding gift for his daughter.  After the 1906 earthquake, it actually served as a temporary financial center.  The house has four levels consisting of 11,500 square feet.

One of my favorite rooms was Catherine Kwong‘s Fashion Blogger’s Office.  Catherine’s room would inspire any fashionista on a daily basis from the Hermes scarves placed in panels on the closet doors to the shelves filled with fashion books with a gorgeous inspiration board behind them.

Another favorite room was Brian Dittmar‘s Tailor Made Suit(e).  Brian was inspired by menswear which is very in fashion right now for women as well as in interior design. I loved all of the details from the fabric of the silk pillows that were reminiscent of ties to the herringbone carpet to the chenille wallpaper covered walls.

If you want to take a sneak peek inside a gorgeous house full of history, you should go check out the San Francisco Decorator Showcase.  There are more than 30 rooms that have been decorated in the house to inspire you and put you in awe.  What is even better is that the money raised from the admission prices benefits the San Francisco University High School’s financial aid program.

A fun way to visit is Friday Nights at Showcase.  Every Friday from 5-6:30pm you can enjoy a glass of wine while you tour the house and you will have an opportunity to meet the designers and hear more about what inspired them.

*You must forgive my pictures – as I ran out of the house to take Landon to preschool and make it to the press event I mistakenly grabbed my 55-200mm lens instead of my 17-50mm! Needless to say, I could only back up so much to take a picture!