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Evolutionary Perspective
House Beautiful US
|January/February 2025
One designer spent a decade and a half ensuring this San Francisco home flourished alongside its owners.
A HOUSE NEEDS MORE THAN good bones to stand the test of time. This 1920s Mediterranean Revival home in San Francisco's Presidio Heights also had a fairy godmother in Palmer Weiss. The founder of Palmer Weiss Interior Design transformed the 4,500-square-foot, four-bedroom home in phases over the course of 15 years, rather than in one single sweeping renovation, to make sure it evolved along with the people who own it.
This story is from the January/February 2025 edition of House Beautiful US.
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