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Peninsula Volunteers Decorator Show House :: Teen Girl’s Bedroom

May 20, 2013 · Comments { 4 }

For this year’s Peninsula Volunteers Decorator Show House interior Designer, Teri Pollard of Designworks Morgan Hill creates an equestrian chic bedroom room retreat for a tech-savvy teenage girl. With a view of the barn and meadow below, the knotty pine covered bedroom gives a nod to the tack rooms and reflects the equestrian lifestyle of many teens living in Woodside, California. A laptop, large flat screen TV and “I love blogging” pillow tell us this Silicon Valley young lady equally enjoys writing a blog, posting on Facebook and pinning her favorite images.

Placed above the built-in bed and trundle, the framed horse show ribbons are a clever and elegant way to display a ribbon collection and protect it for years to come.

Colorful and feminine floor length drapes and other upholstery throughout the room help soften the room’s dominate knotty wood pine raised paneling.

teen desk detail

Next to the desk, a black and white photograph of an girl with her horse is placed on an easel, while riding equipment sits below. It’s a lovely detail as well.

If you haven’t already, I encourage you to tour this lovely Woodside estate. It’s only open until this Friday, May 24th.

And in case you missed it, here’s a tour of the Show House’s Guest Bedroom , Mother-in-Law Suite, Foyer and Card Room.

Happy Monday,

Cristin

*all images by Cristin Bisbee Priest of Simplfied Bee

Read full story By Cristin on May 20, 2013 in Bedroom, bedrooms, beds, blog, Girl, girl's bedroom, interior design, Interiors, teen rooms, window treatments

Sneak Peek :: Peninsula Volunteers Decorator Show House 2013

May 3, 2013 · Comments { 17 }

One of the last great estates on the San Francisco Peninsula is the home of the 2013 Peninsula Volunteers Inc. Decorator Show House. Located in Woodside, California just south of San Francisco, the 11,000 square foot 1930’s Monterey Colonial features 20 beautifully decorated designer rooms and is situated on a 21-acre estate with breathtaking vistas of the hillside. This is the first designer home event on the Peninsula in a decade, so it’s quite special for us that live nearby.

Here’s a sneak peek at just some of the spaces decorated:

Foyer designed by Mary Linn Coldiron of Coldiron Interiors

Living Room – Warren Sheets of Warren Sheets Design, Inc.

Dining Room designed by Blair Morgan of Morgan Design Group

Library (drapery detail) designed by Emily Taylor of Emily Taylor Interiors

Master Bedroom & Lady’s Master Bath designed by Johnny Moallempour of MJM Interior Design

Mother-in-Law Suite designed by Christine Sheldon of Christine Sheldon Design

Sunroom designed by Sabrina Alfin of Sabrina Alfin Interiors

Card Room designed by Scot Meacham Wood of SMW Design

Traveler’s Bedroom designed by Melodie Rubin of House of Ruby Interior Design

Dressing Room & Bath designed by Jana Meewes Fung of Julianne Quelle Interior Design

Girl’s Bedroom designed by Teresa “Teri” Pollard of Designworks Morgan Hill

The Decorator Show House benefits the Peninsula Volunteers, Inc., a pioneer in senior services and the first volunteer organization to receive a HUD grant to develop and build low income senior housing in the United States. For more than 65 years, Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. has created and provided high quality and nurturing programs for the aging in South San Mateo County, allowing them to pursue long and useful lives.

Each year Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. delivers over $5 million in services, including over $150,000 hot meals to seniors and the homebound, and impacts over 4,500 households through its programs: Meals on Wheels, Little House, The Roselyn G. Morris Activity Center; Rosener House Adult Day Services; and, through Peninsula Volunteers Properties, Inc., provides 82% of the affordable senior housing in Menlo Park at Crane Place and Partridge/Kennedy Apartments.

Open May 4th through May 24th, visit Peninsula Volunteers Inc. for more information and tickets.

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s worth the trip!

Cristin

*photo credit: Cristin Bisbee Priest of Simplified Bee

Read full story By Cristin on May 3, 2013 in antiques, Bathroom, Bedroom, Garden, Girl, home accessories, interior design, Interiors, Kitchen, lighting, Living Room, living rooms, mantels, textiles, Uncategorized, window treatments

Sneak Peek :: San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2013

April 24, 2013 · Comments { 10 }

In the last few months, twenty-seven leading West Coast interior design firms have transformed 2800 Pacific Avenue into the 2013 San Francisco Decorator Showcase. Known as “Herbst Manor,” the iconic 8,000+ square foot Georgian mansion is located atop San Francisco’s coveted Pacific Heights at the corner of Divisadero and Pacific. The elegant home features sweeping panoramic views of the bay and city. Truly spectacular in and of itself.

Herbst Manor was built in 1899 by Ernest Coxhead, the architect for San Francisco’s Holy Innocents Episcopal Church as well as several other homes in Pacific Heights. The estate has had four owners over the past 114 years, but was originally built in for Sarah Spooner, an avid art collector from Philadelphia. Spooner filled the home with her art collections which in most part was bequeathed to the San Francisco’s deYoung Museum following her death in 1914. The home was purchased in 1906 – just before the great earthquake – by Herman Shainwald, a co-founder of Buckbee Thorne & Co., one of the primary real estate companies in the Bay Area. In 1914, John MacGregor, president of Union Iron Works, purchased the home. MacGregor was active citizen, serving on the Board of Supervisors and the Parks Commision and supporting the San Francisco Symphony and Boy Scouts. Abraham Gruhn and his wife Lee Herbst Gruhn, avid art collectors and supports of the deYoung, purchased the house in 1967. Today, the home is owned by the Gruhn’s nephew and his wife, Mark and Karen Montoya.

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the 24 spaces which have been decorated for the 2013 Showcase …

(Grand Entry & Staircase designed by Alex Ray – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Living Room

(Living Room designed by Catherine Kwong – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Dining Room

(Dining Room designed by Heather Hilliard- above )

San Francisco Decorator Showcase The Salon

(The Salon designed by Matthew Leverone – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Kitchen

(The Kitchen designed by Alison Davin – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Patio Garden

(Garden Courtyard designed by Davis Dalbok- above )

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Master Bedroom

(Master Bedroom designed by Phillip Silver – above)

SF Decorator Showcase Bath with live plant wall

(Master Bath designed by Kevin Hackett and Jessica Weigley- above )

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Sitting Room

(Master Sitting Room designed by Zoe Hsu – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Teen Bedroom

(map ceiling detail in Teen Bedroom designed by Vernon Applegate and Gioi Tran – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Teen Closet

(Teen Dressing Room designed by Shelley Cahan – above)

(The Maker’s Mark Retreat designed by Kelly Hohla of Jeffers Design Group – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Playroom

(“Danger Zone” Playroom designed by Martha Angus and Eche Martinez – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Her Office

(Writer’s Retreat designed by Kriste Michelini – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Man's Room

(The Atelier designed by Antonio Martins – above)

Water Closet with Kelly Wearstler Fabric

(Water Closet designed by Kelley Flynn- above )

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Bubble Bath

(Soaking Bath designed by Emilie Munroe and Willem Racke – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Terrace Sculpture

(Bespoke Sculpture Scape designed by Katharine Webster MLA – above)

San Francisco Decorator Showcase Penthouse Retreat

(Penthouse Retreat designed by Karen Villanueva – above)

Stunning designs, don’t you think? Be sure to drop back by these next few weeks, as I will be focusing more on these spaces.

This year’s Showcase runs from April 27 – May 27 on Tuesdays through Sundays and will also be open on Monday, Memorial Day. Tickets are $30 for general admission; $25 for seniors and are available at the door or online at www.decoratorshowcase.org/tickets.

*photo credit: Cristin Priest, Simplified Bee

Read full story By Cristin on April 24, 2013 in Bathroom, Bedroom, bedrooms, Garden, Girl, interior design, Interiors, Kitchen, kitchens, Living Room, living rooms, mantels, maps, office/study, Playroom, teen rooms, Uncategorized, wallpaper

Matchbook Mag + Home of Elizabeth McKay

April 2, 2013 · Comments { 4 }

This month’s Matchbook Magazine is not to be missed. The issue features interviews with several inspiring women entrepreneurs including Dabney Lee Woglom (home product designer), Kayce Hughes (fashion designer) and Erin Fetherston (fashion designer).

My favorite however an interview with fashion designer, Elizabeth McKay Jenkins. The Parson’s alum founded the Elizabeth McKay clothing company with women of all shapes and sizes in mind. It’s been a huge success. Matchbook also takes us on a tour of her family home. It’s adorable.