San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2012

This years design challenge featured the three story Pacific Heights mansion at 2020 Jackson Street in San Francisco. The rooms were a mash-​up of interior design, everything from a phone-​it-​in bathroom wall treatment to a Duchamp tribute bathroom. The latter came complete with scissors hanging eye level from an open umbrella and scissors standing in for water in the claw foot tub. I thought some eBay seller got lucky, but It turns out this is a post-​911 artistic statement made from confiscated homeland security items.
The 2012 man cave was predictably dark and woody with a vintage goth appeal. Lots of re-​purposed, recycled, green buzz words flying about the antique looking thingies under domed glass and well, it was really dark. Right next door was a sparkling light teen room with impossibly happy heart shaped stencils on the ceiling and heart shaped photo collage on the wall. A glowing neon sign reminded our occupant that «you only live once». Dangerous words for a hormonal teen me thinks. In the upholstery world zebra lives side by side with velvet and unnatural fibers.
Good Lordy, the balcony could have had an upside down wine barrel table and nobody would notice, the view was that spectacular. Luckily the designer’s vision matched the splendor of the scenery with a tented sitting area and electric candelabra. Feeling rich just standing there. The Transamerica Pyramid could be seen in the distance through the back stairway window.
The conceptional award goes to the woman who designed the room with the mirrored table reflecting a geometric patterned rug. She should have handed out special Dali-​vision glasses. The table appeared to be melting into the floor.
Around every corner would be an arty surprise, like the tie, bow tie & cuff link set made of twisted wire. There were lots of creative light fixtures. The teen room had a mid-​century-​ish combo of plumbing rods & retro bulbs. The room adjacent to the balcony had a light shaped like an upside down flower bouquet, face to face with a giant display of colorful real live flowers.
2020 Jackson is lookie loo heaven.