House Tour: Warm Colors and Art in a Rental Apartment

Tours

Apartment

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing.

About this tour

Explore More House Tours

Home Type

Apartment

Location

Hayes Valley, San Francisco, California

Style

Organic Modern

Bedrooms

1

Square feet

750

Sq ft

750

Can't-Miss House Tours Straight to Your Inbox

Keep up with our latest house tours each weekday with our House Tour of the Day newsletter

Name:Delilaand Nexus, and their dog, Amanda
Location:Hayes Valley; San Francisco, California
Size:750 square feet
Years lived in:3年;租来的

Nexus and Delila’s personal styles extend deep into their apartment’s aesthetic — he describes his style as relaxed, and she finds inspiration and comfort in wearing a white T-shirt with vintage jeans and high heels. Though they live within walking distance of some of San Francisco’s best boutiques, Nexus and Delila’s love of fashion and vintage began long before they moved north from San Diego to open their own vintage clothing shop,ReLove; she’s worked in fashion for 15 years, and he’s always loved vintage furniture. It’s no surprise that two such hip, fashionable people have created a stylish, modern space where they can entertain and show off their DIY and thrifted treasures from all over the world.

Much like their shop, Nexus and Delila’s apartment has a very upscale feel, but almost everything in it is a gift from a friend, a thrift store find, or a DIY project. The beautiful DIY shelves in the living room were built by Nexus, and the teak wood planks used to build them were a gift from a friend. The figurines and sculptures on top of the gold dresser in their bedroom tell the stories of their—and their friends’—travels all over the world.

Almost every piece in Nexus and Delila’s home has a story, and either one of them can tell you where they got each item. “Don’t have anything in your space that doesn’t personally give you joy,” they said in their survey, and it’s clear that they live by that advice. A bronze ostrich sculpture they found in a thrift store in their hometown of San Diego sits on the living room’s DIY shelves, and in their bedroom, a portfolio filled with beautiful charcoal drawings from an estate sale sits on a bench, each drawing waiting to find a new home.

Apartment Therapy Survey:

Our Style:Modern Organic

Inspiration:Foreign Cultures, Folk Art, Mid-Century Simplicity, California Flea Markets, Travel

Favorite Element:Wood

Biggest Challenge:Lack of storage

What Friends Say:“This space looks and feels like you!”

Biggest Embarrassment:Having to tell guests to walk lightly on the thin wood floors so as not to torment our downstairs neighbors.

Proudest DIY:The shelves in the living room built by Nexus

Biggest Indulgence:FramingFilippa Edghill‘s beautiful piece hanging in our bedroom.

Best Advice:Get rid of what no longer serves you! Don’t have anything in your space that doesn’t personally give you joy.

Dream Sources:DWR, STUFF, Objects USA, Ron, 1st Dibs

Resources

PAINT & COLORS

Walls: Benjamin Moore Egg White (landlord’s choice)

ENTRY

Burl wood: thrift store (used to be a coffee table)
Runner rug: purchased on a trip to Marrakech, Morocco

LIVING ROOM

Shelves: DIY project by Nexus—brackets are byRakks, and the teak wood planks were a gift.
All flora:MY FRIEND INGRID, our favorite San Francisco florist
Mid-century teak back sofa:Rusty Goldin San Diego, re-upholstered in grey linen
Rug: purchased on a trip to Marrakech, Morocco
Original Eames bent plywood chair: purchased from dream sourceObjects USA
Mid-century dresser: gift from a friend’s dad who was going to throw it out!
Chrome lighting piece: thrift store find—we took the bulbs off and like it better without.
1940s Admiral radio: thrift store
Simple face drawings: gift from a friend, originally from a Nordstrom window display
Carved granite faces: estate sale
Wood painting of Martin Luther: found at a church rummage sale
Charcoal drawings by unknown artist: estate sale
日本板条板凳:房地产销售
Original 1972 signed Yigal ZemerWindows IVpiece: charity auction
Chrome sculpture: by late San Francisco artist David Navarro, purchased at his estate
Driftwood and bronze ostrich sculpture: thrift store in San Diego
Tall teak leaf sculpture:Rusty Goldin San Diego (one of our favorite shops for treasures)
Marble sculpture: by David Navarro, purchased at his estate
Bronze horse: a gift from our grandma who collected horse sculptures