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Inspiration

Preview the Elle Decor Showhouse in San Francisco!

Last week, I headed to San Francisco's posh St. Francis Wood neighborhood to tour Elle Decor's first-ever showhouse, a stately 5,000-square-foot mansion that has been transformed from the inside out by nearly a dozen celebrated local interior and landscape designers.

Last week, I headed to San Francisco's posh St. Francis Wood neighborhood to tour Elle Decor's first-ever showhouse, a stately 5,000-square-foot mansion that has been transformed from the inside out by nearly a dozen celebrated local interior and landscape designers.

The five-bedroom, six-bath house was originally built in 1911 and underwent a massive renovation, including a complete overhaul of the kitchen, lower level, and bathrooms, by renowned sustainable builder and developer Regina Callan. Though the exterior maintains the look of an early twentieth century Mediterranean, the interiors have been overhauled with the technologies of the twenty-first century, including sustainable insulation and heating, a smart lighting system with LED lights, and solar panels.

Want to hear which designers participated and see many, many more photos from my tour?

Behind the Seams

Behind the Seams: The San Francisco Junior League Fashion Show Luncheon

How does Fab spend a Spring Saturday?

How does Fab spend a Spring Saturday? By attending fashion shows whenever and wherever I can. When I'm not in New York or LA for my runway fix, I look to my local (beautiful) city of San Francisco for fashion fare. True, there is no groundbreaking trends and top models on the runways, but there are events that benefit good causes and healthy models who actually look like they're having fun. Such was the scene at the Junior League of San Francisco fashion show luncheon. PartySugar and I gobbled down creative salad fixings while we looked on to a high-energy Macy's sponsored runway show.

To read more about my Fab Saturday and to see more fun runway pics, read more