Martin Showroom

It’s the secret love-​child of Morris Lapidus and Wilma Flintstone. It’s one of those rare spaces that’s exciting to explore, even if everything they sell is far too huge for my San Francisco flat It’s a place where rust is king, wood and rope are as precious as silver, and found objects seduce modern art. It’s part warehouse, part winery, part steam-​punk, part junkyard, part art gallery. Check it out. There aren’t many retail experiences that are this uplifting.

Well, I can’t actually review the inside, i never made it in.
Mountain Living magazine recommended this designer along with a bunch in SF… and with the day off I decided to head up to St. Helena. I was hoping to speak with someone about their interior decorating services, for a new house being built.
I called them around noon to see if they would be open and the man who answered said sure we are open till 6. Great I thought. We made the trip from Marin to St. Helena and got there at 1:45 to a sign that said they would be back at 2:30 ish for lunch. So, we waited, we drove this whole way. 2:30 came…2:35 came, I guess I am missing the concept of «ish»…and finally at three, after peeking in and not actually seeing anything we liked, we left. What a freaking waste. If this is any indication of how they treat people’s time and perhaps money, I will consider it a good sign that they were closed.