Fine Living: Wonderland of inviting rooms at S.F. Decorator Showcase

By PJ Bremier IJ correspondent

Shelley & Co. designed this 'Little Boy Blu' space for the San Francisco Decorator Showcase open through May 26 Photo by Peter Medilek

HAVEN'T BEEN to the San Francisco Decorator Showcase yet? There are at least three good reasons to go.

You can wander through House Beautiful magazine's Kitchen of the Year, experience the design work of eight Marin experts up close and tour 30 interior and exterior spaces containing plenty of inspirational ideas.

The Showcase House this year is a four-story brick mansion with six bedrooms spread out over 8,820 square feet, set on a third of an acre overlooking the Presidio and San Francisco Bay. It was built in 1908 for Alfred Sutro's family.

Here is a look at the work of the Marin participants.

Alex Ray

Laura Larkin Interior Design created a 'Woman's Office' for the San Francisco Decorator Showcase open through May 26. Photo by Margot Hartford

"I always want people to have an aha moment, so as you come up the stairs from the Grand Entrance, I think you are surprised by this (rough-edged bronze alphabet collection) by Martin Bialas," says Ray of Five Senses Art Consultancy in San Rafael.

"The installation and concept is thoroughly contemporary and chic," she says. "It can be comfortable in a traditional home or contemporary home, or in a garden. It is extremely versatile."

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Fine Living: Wonderland of inviting rooms at S.F. Decorator Showcase