Lily of the Valley

Tending to a newly blended family, the Lily of the Valley roots spaces for connection, renewal, and play in the natural wonder of now.

Nacho Carbonell’s sculptural bronze mesh lightwork and Sara VanDerBeek’s vibrant “Cyclades I” play against a sleek Michael Anastassiades fixture in the dining room.
Nacho Carbonell’s sculptural bronze mesh lightwork and Sara VanDerBeek’s vibrant “Cyclades I” play against a sleek Michael Anastassiades fixture in the dining room.

Location

San Francisco

Year

2023

Area

3500 ft2 / 325 m2

Collaborators

Clayton Timbrell & Company General Contractor
Erica Timbrell Design Landscape Design
Stephen Kent Johnson Photography
Michael Reynolds Styling

A grafting of Eastern and Western aesthetics nurtures the family’s visual instincts and interests. Grounded silhouettes emerge in thriving textures, with intriguingly pleasing comminglings of vintage and contemporary designs coalescing in the tactile nuances of simple materials. Exquisite wood detailing innovates Japanese and Scandinavian traditions, while Chroma’s prolific curation and custom furnishings source fresh expressive depth for a contemporary home that pours into its own, awakening the making of their life together.

Dashiell Manley’s 2023 oil on linen and a c. 1970s Giancarlo Piretti lounge chair set the intention of the living room. Inspired by Japanese aesthetics, the low silhouettes of a custom Chroma lounger and daybed, upholstered in Sandra Jordan Prima Alpaca with Brancusi-influenced block wood details, emanate a calming presence with a Chroma x Mark Nelson rug.
Dashiell Manley’s 2023 oil on linen and a c. 1970s Giancarlo Piretti lounge chair set the intention of the living room. Inspired by Japanese aesthetics, the low silhouettes of a custom Chroma lounger and daybed, upholstered in Sandra Jordan Prima Alpaca with Brancusi-influenced block wood details, emanate a calming presence with a Chroma x Mark Nelson rug.
A Cherry Bomb Chandelier by Lindsey Adelman Studio twines within the elegant craft of the custom staircase accentuated by a Roger Herman ceramic.
A Cherry Bomb Chandelier by Lindsey Adelman Studio twines within the elegant craft of the custom staircase accentuated by a Roger Herman ceramic.
A Barometro Table Lamp 2.1 in Green Alpi by Giacomo Ravagli parallels the vibe of a c. 1960s “Presidencial” Jacaranda Armchair by Jorge Zalszupin as small works by Guy Overfelt, Pae White, The Long Confidence, Marco Minetti, and more punctuate the backdrop.
A Barometro Table Lamp 2.1 in Green Alpi by Giacomo Ravagli parallels the vibe of a c. 1960s “Presidencial” Jacaranda Armchair by Jorge Zalszupin as small works by Guy Overfelt, Pae White, The Long Confidence, Marco Minetti, and more punctuate the backdrop.
Vintage Børge Mogensen dining chairs in Howe leather and a Rudolph Schindler-inspired banquette in a Lauren Hwang fabric—plush with Chroma pillows in Claremont red velvet and a Pierre Frey fabric—embrace a custom black-stained Chroma dining table with Shou Sugi Ban base.
Vintage Børge Mogensen dining chairs in Howe leather and a Rudolph Schindler-inspired banquette in a Lauren Hwang fabric—plush with Chroma pillows in Claremont red velvet and a Pierre Frey fabric—embrace a custom black-stained Chroma dining table with Shou Sugi Ban base.
Sunny oak cabinetry and porcelain complement the elegant gray grain of a custom Bardiglio marble island arrayed with Edo Stools in walnut by Thos. Moser.
Sunny oak cabinetry and porcelain complement the elegant gray grain of a custom Bardiglio marble island arrayed with Edo Stools in walnut by Thos. Moser.
A vintage mirror of mysterious provenance is delicately adorned by a Small Furrowed Bowl by Nancy Pearce in the powder room, draped in a custom-dyed Pierre Frey wallcovering and Fortuny wallcovering with de Le Cuona trim.
A vintage mirror of mysterious provenance is delicately adorned by a Small Furrowed Bowl by Nancy Pearce in the powder room, draped in a custom-dyed Pierre Frey wallcovering and Fortuny wallcovering with de Le Cuona trim.
In the sportive relief of a unique Adam Fuss photogram, Dieter Vander Velpen and DIM Atelier’s Shark Light sets off a custom Chroma game table and vintage dining chairs by Nathan Lindberg in Howe leather with a view to the garden.
In the sportive relief of a unique Adam Fuss photogram, Dieter Vander Velpen and DIM Atelier’s Shark Light sets off a custom Chroma game table and vintage dining chairs by Nathan Lindberg in Howe leather with a view to the garden.
A vintage Model 12385 Vela Ceiling Light by Angelo Lelli suspends above a Medea Armchair by Vittorio Nobili and vintage Frits Henningsen lounge chair in league with a custom Chroma desk tipped in Ashbury leather and Hugh Scott-Douglas’s “Natural History.”
A vintage Model 12385 Vela Ceiling Light by Angelo Lelli suspends above a Medea Armchair by Vittorio Nobili and vintage Frits Henningsen lounge chair in league with a custom Chroma desk tipped in Ashbury leather and Hugh Scott-Douglas’s “Natural History.”
A wenge wood bed frame and custom Chroma headboard in Claremont linen with built-in vintage Böhlmarks sconces, c. 1940s, reposes below a vintage Arne Jacobsen pendant light and a unique ilfochrome by Richard Learoyd.
A wenge wood bed frame and custom Chroma headboard in Claremont linen with built-in vintage Böhlmarks sconces, c. 1940s, reposes below a vintage Arne Jacobsen pendant light and a unique ilfochrome by Richard Learoyd.
Patterned on Hiroshi Sugimoto’s experimental lightning fields, a Chroma x Wyatt Studio metal screen delineates the primary bedroom and the adjoining listening room. A custom Chroma sofa in de Le Cuona corduroy velvet and pillows in lustrous Prelle and Casamance fabrics allures amid a c. 1954 Rene-Jean Caillette floor lamp, Floating Block Cocktail Table by Fair Design, and photographic work by Katy Grannan.
Patterned on Hiroshi Sugimoto’s experimental lightning fields, a Chroma x Wyatt Studio metal screen delineates the primary bedroom and the adjoining listening room. A custom Chroma sofa in de Le Cuona corduroy velvet and pillows in lustrous Prelle and Casamance fabrics allures amid a c. 1954 Rene-Jean Caillette floor lamp, Floating Block Cocktail Table by Fair Design, and photographic work by Katy Grannan.
In the primary bath, a Fontana Amorosa Jet Deux Light by Michael Anastassiades modishly cascades above a custom Chroma mirror and cabinet with walnut trim.
In the primary bath, a Fontana Amorosa Jet Deux Light by Michael Anastassiades modishly cascades above a custom Chroma mirror and cabinet with walnut trim.
A walnut Karolina bathtub by Aquatica basks beneath a Michael Anastassiades Fontana Amorosa Bouquet Ceiling Pendant attended by a bronze stool by The Future Perfect.
A walnut Karolina bathtub by Aquatica basks beneath a Michael Anastassiades Fontana Amorosa Bouquet Ceiling Pendant attended by a bronze stool by The Future Perfect.
A bespoke Tadelakt Shower by Color Atelier steeps the motif of a Chroma x Wyatt Studio metal screen in saturated hues.
A bespoke Tadelakt Shower by Color Atelier steeps the motif of a Chroma x Wyatt Studio metal screen in saturated hues.
Chroma’s mod iteration on the bunk bed, with powder-coated Monocle scones by RBW, cozies below a vintage Stilnovo lamp. The sun-bleached oak twins with a vintage Verner Panton lounge chair in the swell of a custom Chroma x Mark Nelson rug.
Chroma’s mod iteration on the bunk bed, with powder-coated Monocle scones by RBW, cozies below a vintage Stilnovo lamp. The sun-bleached oak twins with a vintage Verner Panton lounge chair in the swell of a custom Chroma x Mark Nelson rug.
A Neat chair by Blu Dot in a Le Manach fabric tucks in among the flourishes of Bret Slater’s “Little Nugglet,” Ivan Iannoli and Conventional Project’s Clock 2.5, and curios by Jordan McDonald, Sommer, and others.
A Neat chair by Blu Dot in a Le Manach fabric tucks in among the flourishes of Bret Slater’s “Little Nugglet,” Ivan Iannoli and Conventional Project’s Clock 2.5, and curios by Jordan McDonald, Sommer, and others.
Vintage sconces by Hans-Agne Jakobsson and Saguaro Glass by The Long Confidence add playful yet elevated touches to the youthful bathroom.
Vintage sconces by Hans-Agne Jakobsson and Saguaro Glass by The Long Confidence add playful yet elevated touches to the youthful bathroom.
The landscape design achieves lush textures with a refined palette, using Boxwood structurally to create intentional moments within the repetition of Lomandra and Chocolate Cosmos.
The landscape design achieves lush textures with a refined palette, using Boxwood structurally to create intentional moments within the repetition of Lomandra and Chocolate Cosmos.