Best Interior Designers for Furnishing San Francisco and the Bay Area

Saga Interiors is a boutique full-service interior design studio on the San Francisco Peninsula, founded in 2016 by principal designer Mahsa Afsharpour. Her warm modern style draws on Scandinavian simplicity, European interiors and touches of her Persian heritage, layered with rich textures, sculptural pieces and considered lighting. The team runs whole-home furnishing from concept through sourcing, procurement, installation and final styling, including a 2,575-square-foot penthouse at 181 Fremont in San Francisco. Saga Interiors has been in Architectural Digest's AD PRO Directory from 2023 to 2026.

NICOLEHOLLIS, led by Creative Director and Principal Nicole Hollis, is a San Francisco studio focused on timeless interiors that elevate everyday living. Beyond interior design, the firm designs its own collection of seating, case goods and lighting, offered through the NICOLEHOLLIS shop. A dedicated purchasing team supports furnishing for residential projects, and the studio collaborates with artisans and craftspeople on custom work. The studio has appeared on the Elle Decor A-List and the 1stDibs 50, and published the monograph Artistry of Home.

Founded by Heather Hilliard in 2008, Heather Hilliard Design is a San Francisco studio creating personalized interiors that pair classic detailing with modern restraint. Its furnishing approach mixes custom pieces the studio designs, new work from makers and vintage or antique finds, with art layered in as a final step. The firm works with furniture makers, upholsterers, seamstresses, metalworkers and installers to execute custom designs. Heather Hilliard previously worked at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the firm has been featured in House Beautiful and The Wall Street Journal.

Niche Interiors is a San Francisco design studio led by founder and Principal Designer Jennifer Jones, who started the firm in 2007. Its warm California modern interiors pair clean lines with natural materials, luxe fabrics and a confident use of color. The team designs custom furniture with Bay Area upholsterers, woodworkers and metal fabricators, then manages ordering, warehouse receiving and a white glove installation day. Art curation is part of the process. A 2026 Hillsborough home by the firm appeared in Architectural Digest.

Kendall Wilkinson Design is a San Francisco luxury interior design firm that Kendall Wilkinson, its CEO and Founder, started in 1992. The studio emphasizes quality materials, customization and comfort, and its interiors lean on color, scale and texture. Wilkinson is also a fabric designer with textile collections for Fabricut, and the firm offers a collection with Iatesta Studio. For the 2026 San Francisco Decorator Showcase, she designed the entry sequence using pieces from her new Iatesta collection and an Ainsley chandelier.

Tineke Triggs leads Tineke Triggs Interiors, formerly Artistic Designs for Living, a San Francisco studio she founded in 2002. Her rooms are known for bold color, wallpaper, vintage lighting and art-driven layering, with a deliberate mix of high and low, new and vintage pieces. The firm provides full-service interior design, curates art for clients and creates custom pieces such as walnut bookcases. Projects include a Mill Valley family home, and her work is collected in the 2023 book Design Mixology: The Interiors of Tineke Triggs.

Marea Clark Interiors is a full-service residential design firm in San Francisco's Russian Hill, founded in 2016 by principal Marea Clark. Raised in Kentucky and trained in interior design and fine art, Clark blends refined traditionalism with a relaxed West Coast sensibility. The studio sources bespoke interiors through fabricators, dealers and artisans, mixing fine art, antiques and contemporary design. Its Presidio Heights project paired classic and contemporary furnishings in a 1906 craftsman home, and the firm was a Luxe Gold List honoree in 2023.

Catherine Kwong founded Catherine Kwong Design in San Francisco in 2011, bringing experience from Studio Sofield and Ralph Lauren flagship stores in New York. The firm describes her as a modernist with romantic tendencies, and its interiors pair contemporary lines with luxe materials, fine art and personal treasures. In the Pacific Heights Townhouse, the studio layered vintage Murano glass, travertine and marble with wool, cashmere and embroidered textiles. Projects extend across California and the Hawaiian Islands, and Kwong was named to the 1stDibs 50 in 2026.

Kelly Hohla founded Kelly Hohla Interiors in San Francisco in 2011 after design roles at The Wiseman Group and Jeffers Design Group. The studio describes its approach as artful engineering, layering composition, proportion and materiality into tailored, balanced rooms. Its services include large-scale furnishing and bespoke furniture made with artisans, and the website includes a dedicated furniture section. Kelly Hohla designed the Salle d'Etude dining room for the 2020 San Francisco Decorator Showcase, and the firm was a Luxe Gold List honoree in 2022.

Ken Fulk launched his San Francisco design business in 1997, and the firm is known for transportive interiors that blend opulence with creativity. Beyond design services, the Ken Fulk shop offers furniture, lighting, textiles, tabletop, art, mirrors and decorative accents, along with collaborative collections and a trade program. Projects are overseen from design through details such as custom scents and guest experiences. Bay Area residential work spans San Francisco, Woodside, Sonoma and St. Helena, and Fulk's honors include the AD100 and Elle Decor's A-List.

Steven Volpe founded Studio Volpe in San Francisco after several years in Paris studying European design, and the firm works from Jackson Square on projects in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and London. The studio is known for orchestrating fine and decorative art alongside vintage and contemporary furniture. For a Pacific Heights home on Green Street, it defined rooms with vintage and custom furniture groupings and designed bespoke millwork, a kitchen island and bunk beds. His work is the subject of a Rizzoli monograph.

Noz Nozawa founded Noz Design in San Francisco in 2014, and the studio creates personal interiors that mix found and designed pieces with clients' art and heirlooms. Alongside renovations, the firm takes on furnishings-only projects and prepares detailed product specifications with sourcing recommendations. It manages orders for custom furniture, window treatments and trade-only pieces, then oversees delivery and installation. The studio designed a space for the 2023 San Francisco Decorator Showcase and was named to the Luxe Gold List in 2024 and 2026.

Studio Collins Weir is a Sausalito interior design studio led by founders Susan Collins Weir and Chris Weir, working in the Bay Area and beyond. Drawing on backgrounds in architecture and art, the studio favors warm, modern rooms built from simple forms and honest materials. Its work extends from full remodels to individually crafted furniture and art selection, including custom blackened steel and reclaimed walnut tables for a Sonoma retreat. The studio was named to the LUXE Gold List in 2022.

Kimberley Harrison Interiors is a full-service design studio in Lafayette led by principal designer and founder Kimberley Harrison. Her style blends timeless, modern and eclectic elements, pairing minimalist restraint with rich textures and layered details. Services run from concept to installation and include selecting furniture, fabrics, rugs, lighting and accessories, along with custom furniture and cabinetry design. Projects include The Glade in Orinda, and the studio designed a second-floor room called The Slow Spin for the 2026 San Francisco Decorator Showcase.

Julie Rootes Interiors was founded in 2011 by Julie Rootes, Founder and Principal, and works from studios in Corte Madera and San Francisco, serving the Bay Area, Hawaii and beyond. The firm designs rich, detail-focused, livable rooms with beautiful fabrics and finishes made to hold up to daily life. Furnishing services include custom furnishings and cabinetry design, procurement of furniture, fixtures and art, art curation and turnkey installation. Rootes has taken part in the San Francisco Decorator Showcase in 2015, 2019 and 2025.

IDF Studio is a San Francisco interior design firm founded in 2010 by Kassin Adelman, Founder and CEO. The studio pairs a relaxed California sensibility with playful, elegant detail across full-home projects. Its furnishing services include furniture selection, custom furniture, window treatments, art curation, styling and accessories, with a dedicated team handling purchasing, procurement and delivery tracking. Residential work includes Jackson Street, a 1925 Pacific Heights residence refreshed with color, texture, prints and added period moldings.

Isolina Mallon Interiors is a Redwood City studio founded in 2012 by Isolina Mallon, Founder and Principal Designer, who trained in interior architecture in Barcelona. The firm brings a contemporary European sensibility to warm, functional and restrained homes across the San Francisco Peninsula. Alongside renovations and new construction, it handles complete home furnishing projects, including custom furnishings and art, from material selection through procurement, installation and final styling. Two of its projects, in Portola Valley and Redwood Shores, were featured in the 2026 Luxe RED Awards.

Tucker & Marks is a San Francisco interior design firm founded in 1986 by Suzanne Tucker, who leads the Design Studio, and Timothy F. Marks, Managing Principal. The firm creates timeless, personalized interiors that pair European influence with a Californian sense of scale and ease. Its full-service work runs from space planning through custom furniture, upholstery, textiles, lighting, antiques and art sourcing, installation and final styling. Suzanne Tucker received the Albert Hadley Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York School of Interior Design in 2023.

Sarah & Friends Interiors is a full-service interior design firm in Menlo Park led by Sarah Littke, Founder and Principal Designer, who began her design career in Stockholm. Her Scandinavian background shows in layered, symmetrical rooms with natural elements, reflecting what the studio calls sensible luxury. The studio sources furniture and decor, commissions bespoke pieces from carpenters and artisans, and offers guidance on sustainable design. Featured projects include Scandifornian Living in Menlo Park, Timeless Traditions in Atherton and Organic Modern in Woodside.

Ann Lowengart Interiors was founded in 2000 by Annie Lowengart, design principal, and is based in San Anselmo in Marin County, with a second studio in West Palm Beach, Florida. The firm creates bespoke rooms with luxurious comfort, ranging from modernist houses to historic Edwardians. Its services include selection of furnishings, lighting, cabinetry and art, budgets and delivery timelines, and oversight of installation. The firm took part in the 2016 San Francisco Decorator Showcase and was named to Marin Magazine's Best of the County in 2023.