09. july. 08

San Francisco designer Stephen Shubel is a true-blue admirer of all things French, he prizes classical French architecture, adores Louis XVI chairs, and can’t get enough Directoire tables, Napoléon III gilded stools, Limoges porcelain, and Gallic paintings. This continental influence permeates all of Shubel’s interiors for a coterie of devoted clients. French style can be so fresh, relaxed, and cosmopolitan- mixing fine antiques with contemporary art, expensive pieces with flea-market finds. Known for dressing down Louis XVI chairs with durable cotton, Shubel once said a design of his was "like putting Marie Antoinette in a white T-shirt."  I could spend hours wandering around these rooms...