A good while back we had some photos taken of our home by the talented Sarah of Modern Kids Photography and happy to have the full house tour featured on Cup of Jo yesterday.
We live in the Richmond district of San Francisco. It’s a quiet neighborhood in an area that most people don’t consider too desirable because there aren’t many cool shops or restaurants besides a few hidden jems. Plus, it’s a little more foggy and not very walkable. We love it though. We’re right across from rose garden entrance to Golden Gate Park, the De Young and Japanese Tea Gardens and 2 minute drive from Golden Gate Bridge and 5 minutes from the beach. There are better schools out here than anywhere else in the city in a wonderful safe neighborhood. With prices sky rocketing in the city and the surrounding areas thanks to all the tech companies millionaires, prices are forcing everyone out in this direction and now our neighborhood school has more kids on its waitlist for kindergarten than any other school in the city. Don’t even get me started on the public school lottery assignment process. We don’t have a school at all right now. Nothing. No room! What kinds of work do you think Henry could get if his highest completed education degree is preschool?
Anyway, this living room above is my favorite part of the apartment (I’m supposed to start calling it a fancy flat here, but the name hasn’t quite stuck). The light in the morning through those windows is completely amazing. Henry even says he likes to sit in there in the morning because of the sun. Those windows make me happy everyday, truly. It’s an upper level unit which means it gets great light and also means we have to walk up a couple sets of stairs. From the sunroom in the back (each bedroom has a door that leads to it) you can see the garden next door, the elementary school we can’t get into (^&**(&*!!!!) , the ocean, the bay, and a tip of the Golden Gate Bridge peeking above the Presidio trees. It’s lovely.
As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m working on a re-decorating project for Henry’s room but here are few cute pictures of his old room…
PS On a sidenote, that red chair in the living room pictures above has seen better days (the straps are all broken on the bottom) and we’re looking to hand it off to someone, email me if you live in the area and want it-free! liz (at) say yes to hoboken.com- TAKEN, THANKS!
You can tell this was a while ago – look how little Henry was! And remember that polka dot vintage maxi dress I refashioned?
See the full tour with little snippets on the place and sources for furniture, art, etc here on Cup of Jo