{"id":417772,"date":"2026-01-20T01:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/417772\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T01:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:38:13","slug":"san-franciscos-famous-fog-inspired-this-house-by-studio-roene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/417772\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco’s Famous Fog Inspired This House by Studio Roene"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whole home renovations<\/a> are notorious for unexpected delays\u2014but in the case of this century-old farmhouse in San Francisco\u2019s tony Pacific Heights neighborhood, the sweeping transformation came together in a matter of months. The owners, a human rights professor and tech executive, along with their teenage children, had been house hunting for a year and were eager to finally get settled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"greenGrassy tones give the living room freshness. Ceiling light, The Future Perfect. Sofa, custom in Pindler fabric. Ottoman, Last Ditch Design in Helene Blanche fabric. Pillows, Svenskt Tenn (sofa) and vintage Swedish (lounge chair). Lounge Chair, vintage. Floor Lamp, Noguchi. Rug, Stark. <\/p>\n

Their contract on another property had just fallen through when the family came across this one. It wasn\u2019t even for sale, just listed as a rental. Boldly, the couple made an offer to buy it, and the owner, much to their delight, accepted. From there, a whirlwind: \u201cThey got the keys, moved in two weeks later, stayed for a week, and then decamped to their beach house,\u201d recalls Studio Roene<\/a> founder Julia Sobrepe\u00f1a King, who started discussing a fresh design scheme for the house with the couple even before as they closed. After a sprint of planning, she got the go-ahead\u2014and had six weeks to get the place move-back-in ready.<\/p>\n

\"entrywayTable, custom. Stool, Milan Peka\u0159. Ceiling light, White Dirt Studio. <\/p>\n

\"diningWallpaper, Zak and Fox. Mirror, Bower Studios. Sideboard, Croft House. Dining Chairs, Pinch. Tablecloth, Gregory Parkinson. <\/p>\n

The brief: to comprehensively redesign the 4,000-square-foot historic property in a way that reflected the needs of a modern four-person family, balancing color and pattern with a sense of quietude and ease. Thankfully, there was no need to overhaul the floor plan or majorly rework plumbing, two aspects of a renovation that would have almost certainly thrown off the timeline and budget. Updates by the most recent owners had given the house a modern farmhouse feel that the family wanted to remove completely\u2014think, an overly liberal use of shiplap, basic greyscale finishes, and a kitchen that was functional enough but the epitome of generic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"colorfulAn inviting nook. Loveseat, Nickey Kehoe in Jennifer Shorto fabric. Pillow, Studio Ford. Side Table, Claude Home. Rug, Beni Rugs. <\/p>\n

Sobrepe\u00f1a King began by establishing a new palette. \u201cOur concept for the color story was a spring garden seen through San Francisco\u2019s fog\u2014soft, moody hues, punctuated by bold, graphic moments,\u201d she explains. Shades of green, muted pink, powdery blue, and dusty lavender now give the house an entirely new personality. It\u2019s particularly evident in the breakfast area off the kitchen, where a custom oval table, banquette, and small bar cabinet papered in Josef Svenst\u2019s iconic \u201cMirakel\u201d print plays off a custom deep burgundy stain on white oak wood. No part of the home is predictable or impersonal anymore. Walking through the rooms is like stepping through a private garden on a misty morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"greenAn integrated hood\u2014and brand new tile and paint\u2014give the home\u2019s former cabinetry a whole new energy. Paint, Benjamin Moore. Tile, Zia Tile. Counterstools, antique. Pendants, In Common With. Table Lamp, Mario Botta. <\/p>\n

Some compromise was required to get to this point. \u201cThe husband is more minimalist\u2014he likes color but was worried about it being overwhelming\u2014and the wife was drawn to more texture and inspired by Swedish design,\u201d says Sobrepe\u00f1a King. Ultimately, she was able to incorporate vibrant textiles, eclectic artwork, and patterned wallcoverings into the home. In the dining room, Zak and Fox\u2019s\u00a0 \u201cHedera\u201d wallpaper envelopes dinner guests in an inky navy, and the kitchen glows green.<\/p>\n

\"pinkCollected pillows and jaunty works from Lost At Salon play off upbeat colors in the breakfast room. Bar Cabinet, custom with Svensk Tenn fabric. Sconce, Tiwa Select. Pendant, Florian Schulz. Table and Banquette, custom. Dining Chairs, Ton. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we started, there was a massive hood, white marble, subway tile, and white cabinetry in the kitchen,\u201d explains Sobrepe\u00f1a King. To save time and money, she kept the lower and the upper side cabinets, removing and pro-spraying them on-site. Then, a decorative artist, Rafael Arana<\/a>, hand-painted thin burgundy borders along the inner edges of the stiles and door rails.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We then had a decorative artist (Rafael Arana) hand-paint thin burgundy borders along the inner edges of the stiles and rails of the doors.<\/p>\n

\"bedroomMoody tones in the primary bedroom encourage restfulness. Table Lamps, Kalin Asenov. Chair, DeAngelis. Side Table, Artemest. Bedspread, Oddbird. <\/p>\n

The countertops and the island were also deemed fine as-is, but the range hood was removed, swapped out for an integrated frame that created an architectural structure for open shelving; the new exhaust setup disappears into a grid of zellige\u2014which was selected, in part, because the tile was in stock and ready to ship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"bedroomA guest room mirrors the earthy tones of the living room. Desk, Lamp, Chair, Art, and Rug, vintage. Bedcover, Studio Ford. Throw, Caravane. <\/p>\n

As for furniture and lighting, Sobrepe\u00f1a King went both high and low, newly fabricated and vintage, incorporating sconces from Schoolhouse and Lambert & Fils along with custom pieces, like the sculptural lantern in the foyer by White Dirt Studio<\/a>. The clients already had a trove of lovely furniture and an extensive art collection, so the designer found a home for every item in the new place and filled in the gaps with vintage finds and some specific commissioned works.<\/p>\n

\"bathroomWallpaper, Adelphi Paper Hangings. Paint, Pinch of Spice by Benjamin Moore. Sconce, Lambert et Fils. <\/p>\n

\"bathroomArt, Laura Vahlberg. Curtain Fabric, Parker and Jules. Side Table, vintage. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou want to love everything in your house and you want these things to speak to each other,\u201d Sobrepe\u00f1a King often tells her clients. \u201cIf you\u2019re buying things too fast, all off the shelf, you\u2019re not going to get a unique room.\u201d That was the temptation on such a short timeline, but by putting in the custom orders early\u2014and limiting demo to only a few critically important areas, like the kitchen\u2014she was able to give this home a swift but bespoke revamp. When the clients returned to the Bay Area after six weeks, the vibe had changed completely: It finally felt like home.<\/p>\n

\"raisedTalc Studio handled the landscaping, where tiered beds mimic the topography of the site. Chairs, client\u2019s own. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Sign Up…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,20142,229,88],"class_list":{"0":"post-417772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-core-home","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}