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Interior designer Caitlin Moran Lobosco takes CH+D inside some of her favorite shops in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow neighborhood.
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aitlin Moran Lobosco is a design-school dropout. After two years at UCLA, she headed to New York for an internship with renowned designer Vicente Wolf; that summer job turned into a three-year position at the firm. In 2005, Lobosco moved to San Francisco to launch her interior design practice, and today she’s juggling projects from Manhattan Beach to Chicago. Last summer, she opened a vintage furniture shop, Found, with her partner, Tyler Dawson. Inspired by old-fashioned home-decor shops, the Union Street storefront displays a curated selection of antique pieces. “I like to add elements of travel and nostalgia,” says Lobosco. “ We carry vintage furnishings that add layers to a space.”
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1. “I love all the textures and the mix of styles in this shop, and they have the best variety of antique and modern rugs,” says Lobosco of Krimsa, a rug and decor showroom that also offers made-to-order Turkish rugs and graphic throw pillows from Thomas Paul and Trina Turk. “The pieces here add an element of worldliness to any space.” 2190 Union St., SF, 415-441-4321, krimsa.com. 2. Bespoke photo albums, handmade Japanese papers and custom journals are a few of the unique items at artisan stationery shop Kozo Arts. “I like to wrap a special gift in their paper,” says Lobosco. “And some of the papers would frame beautifully as works of art.” The shop also offers custom invitations and journals. 1969A Union St., SF, 415-351-2114, kozoarts.com.
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lunchtime The worn farmhouse table and floor-to-ceiling salvagedwood shelves stocked with specialty Italian foods make the sandwich shop Spuntino feel like a corner store in Sicily. It’s located just two blocks from Found, so Lobosco pops in regularly for fig-and-prosciutto panini. 1957 Union St., SF, 415-931-6410, spuntinosf.com.
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perfect posy A black-and-white striped awning heralds The Bud Stop, which has been a colorful Cow Hollow staple for 28 years. The store specializes in exotic flowers and seasonal varieties, but one can always find fragrant tuberose or the orange tulips that Lobosco chooses to brighten her desk on a dreary day. “I love a simple bouquet,” she says. 2200 Union St., SF, 415-931-1835, thebudstop.com.
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3. The oldest frame shop in San Francisco, the walls of Artisans are lined with black-and-white photos of city landmarks and vintage maps, including a reproduction of a 1651 map of California. Owner Joe Dellert boasts more than 2,000 sample frame options. 1964 Union St., SF, 415-921-0456, artisansofsf.com. 4. Hand-carved armoires, antique dressers and accessories imported from China, Japan and Austria fill nine-year-old shop Eurasian Interiors. Custom cabinets of reclaimed wood lend a vintage feel. “They carry a great selection, and they always have new things,” says Lobosco. “The furnishings here add texture and bring something unique to a room.” 1861 Union St., SF, 415-775-1610, eurasianinteriors.com.
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