| California Home + Design

Every home is filled with empty walls and boring nooks and crannies that beg to be accessorized. This selection of spaces—designed and decorated by artists, collectors and other creative minds—can inspire anyone, from the hoarder to the minimalist, to transform an average living space into a one-of-a-kind art gallery.

Samantha Giordano

Photo credit: Joe Fletcher

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Great Taste

Designed by Jay Jeffers

SF designer Jay Jeffers’ dining room is a feast for the eyes with its carefully curated collection of art, objects and sculptures.
Photo credit: Bruce Damonte

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Exhibit A

Designed by Zoltan E. Pali

In the entrance-corridor of Mauricio Oberfeld’s Culver City home, a typographical sculpture, abstract painting, geometric bench and board-formed concrete walls create the illusion of walking into a modern art exhibit.
Photo credit: Ethan Kaplan

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Boxed In

Designed by Amir Mortazavi

A sparsely decorated office serves multiple purposes with its sculptural Overdose desk and utilitarian antiques. As their home, store and gallery, the residence of Amir Mortazavi and Emmanuelle Rogels blurs the line between showroom and private space.
Photo credit: Jeremy Samuelson

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Personal Expression

Designed by Wendy Schwartz

Colorful art and an eclectic mix of furniture—including an oil on canvas work by California expressionist painter Ross Curtis and a thrift store coffee table—embody designer Wendy Schwartz’s one-of-a-kind aesthetic.

Great Taste	Exhibit A	Boxed In
Personal Expression	A Gallery of Her Own	Sink In
Cut it Out	Picture Perfect	Museum Quality
Oeuvres d'Art	Wallflower	Calm and Calculated
On Display	Green With Envy	Collector's Edition