A Small but Cozy San Francisco Home Was Built Around the Dreamiest Window Seat
This rental apartment in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood is only 550 square feet, but it comes with quite the envy-inducing element: an absolutely dreamy window seat that overlooks the city!
But while renter Kelsea Lagerquist — who shares her home with her husband, Zach, and their dog, Summer — says the space had some architectural character and “overall was a blank slate,” there were some downsides, too, like an outdated kitchen.
“I wanted our little apartment to feel like a cozy, safe haven away from the rest of the world — and I feel like I achieved that for myself,” Kelsea writes. “We both love to travel, and I love to bring home pieces from every trip. I also love thrifting and antiquing and have accumulated most of my decor from that and family as well. I love layering in different textures and colors so it feels like there is always something to look at.”
Kelsea and Zach have been in the apartment for four years now, and did a little renovating of the space — they removed the “wall separating the kitchen and the living room to make it one big space with a peninsula countertop” when they first moved in. “I love to cook, so I spend a lot of time in the kitchen and still wanted to be able to see our amazing view and not be isolated in the kitchen.”
Resources
LIVING ROOM
- Wooden Dresser — Grandpa built
- Lamp — Antique
- Striped Pillow Covers — H&M Home
- Hanging Lanterns — IKEA
- Couch — Burrow
- Coffee Table — Wayfair
- Antique Brass Frames — Thrift
KITCHEN
- Shelves — DIY
- Decorative Crystal Fruit Bowl — Thrift
- Painting in the Corner — Garage Sale
- Wine Rack — Amazon
- Mirrored Tray — Antique Store
- Photo of Point Lobos — Antique Fair
BEDROOM
- Dresser — IKEA
- Mirrors — Antique
- Chair — Wayfair
Thanks, Kelsea!
This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.
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