“It became the primary source of inspiration for the entire project,” designer Steven Volpe says of the 19th-century tagasode hanging in the living room of a San Francisco apartment. Calvin Fabrics linen velvet on sofa. Bergamo pillow fabric.




In the entrance hall, a bronze Tibetan Buddha is atop a shagreen-covered Art Déco chest.




The designer chose a muted, neutral palette to highlight the dining room’s important furnishings—a set of early-20th-century klismos chairs and a 1950s Venini glass chandelier—and art. The photograph is by Michal Rovner. Chairs, Therien.




The sunroom, like the rest of the apartment, was revamped: “It was treated as an extension of the dining room and as a counterpoint to the axis from the entrance hall,” Volpe explains. Late-18th-century fauteuils from Therien.





In the study, cabinets faced with the same bamboo as the shades, from Conrad Hand Woven Window Coverings, hide bookshelves for “a seamless, uniform appearance,” the designer remarks. Hermès carved boxes rest on the Jean-Michel Frank desk. Lisio desk chair chenille.




Using inset mirrors, Volpe created the illusion of space in the small, windowless master bath. Waterworks vanity mirror.




Volpe, working with his client, assembled a collection of midcentury French pieces, including a circa 1950 Line Vautrin sunburst mirror and a 1945 gilt bronze René Prou stool. Lisio bedcovering and pillow fabrics. Shades from Conrad.