EAST COAST SENSIBILITIES, WEST COAST AESTHETIC
NEWSLETTER | November 2026We're pleased to share our latest project, Russian Hill Pied-à-Terre, a San Francisco residence that brings together East Coast living and contemporary West Coast attitude.
As New Yorkers who summer in Nantucket, our clients created a new home in California to be close to family. Their space needed to feel sophisticated yet comfortable, while prioritizing visits with their grandchildren.
We layered new pieces with contemporary details alongside a select collection of existing furnishings to create a cohesive, beautiful interior. Throughout the home, natural light and sweeping views of San Francisco connect the interiors to the surrounding cityscape.
Working with our clients over the course of a year was a true collaboration. Their discerning eye, love of color, and high standards pushed us creatively, while introducing us to talented East Coast artisans whose work we were excited to bring into the home. Our design backgrounds brought different perspectives to the table, a shared respect for one another’s ideas allowed us to blend our approaches and create something uniquely our own.
The resulting space is a refined, welcoming retreat that honors our clients’ East Coast roots while embracing their West Coast lifestyle.
About ballonSTUDIO
Founded in 2003 by Sabra Ballon, ballonSTUDIO is a San Francisco luxury interior design firm specializing in high-end residential design, interior architecture, renovations, new construction, and boutique commercial and hospitality spaces. Known for its earthy modernism, fine art integration, and architecture-led approach, the studio creates timeless, highly personalized interiors for private homeowners, families, and estate clients. Serving San Francisco, Marin County, Palo Alto, Napa Valley, Sonoma, Santa Lucia Preserve, Carmel and Lake Tahoe, ballonSTUDIO combines more than 20 years of design expertise with discreet, highly collaborative, full-service project management from concept through installation.
