wholesale ed hardy

While flipping through the pages of a shelter magazine, one spread in particular caught the attention of the young Hillsborough homeowners: a residence designed by Jay Jeffers that featured vibrant hues, bold graphics and a well-curated collection of antique and modern furnishings. The wife was instantly smitten. "Jay has a great eye for color and pattern without making it feel overwhelming," she says. "His look is formal without being too stuffy, and there's a real element of fun."The couple - the husband's a hedge fund manager, she's a stay-at-home mom to their daughters, ages 5 and 7 - soon enlisted Jeffers' expertise in devising, as the San Francisco designer put it, "a playful yet elegant" scheme for their home.

When the clients purchased the 1939 Colonial in the fall of 2008, it had been remodeled by the previous owner. By the time Jeffers and Kelly Hohla, a principal at Jeffers Design Group, entered the picture the following spring, another interior designer had also made some changes to the place. But there were still more renovations to come - namely, the addition of an office and a fifth bedroom - and plenty of decor decisions to be made throughout the two-story abode.Jeffers punched up the kitchen's black cabinets and marble countertops by reinventing the eat-in area. He brought in a quartet of vintage red Chinese Chippendale chairs, pairing them with an existing table that was given a new top. He also replaced the fabric on the light fixture overhead with a simple geometric.

In the neighboring family room, Jeffers used the green grass cloth that was already there as a jumping-off point for the palette - incorporating complementary shades of blue and coral as a warm contrast. The patterned curtains tie together all of the colors in the room as well as match the window treatments in the kitchen, creating a cohesive look in the open space.The office, which is designed for two, doubles as storage for the home's audiovisual equipment. "We didn't want it to feel like just a room of cabinets," says Jeffers. To that end, he opted for open shelving to display art, a Venetian plaster ceiling by decorative painter Willem Racké and a 1960s Austrian Sputnik light. On the cabinet doors, Jeffers employed a budget-friendly technique, screening them with decorative metal radiator grills (available at hardware stores) backed with a patterned textile.

In the formal dining room, a 1940s Venetian glass chandelier was picked up at Ed Hardy's antiques shop before the venerable institution shut its doors last year. It presides over the Volute walnut dining table by Studio Workshops, which is surrounded by tufted chairs with nail-head detailing. Nearby is a mid-century maple buffet by Pierluigi Colli.The living room furnishings are traditional in style - for instance, a pair of wing chairs by the fireplace and the oval-back chairs at the game table - but the design is kept fresh with a medley of textures and prints. "I try not to repeat myself; I try not to reuse color and pattern combinations in any of my projects," says Jeffers.
The art - most notably the 70-inch-by-63-inch "Pierce" abstract by John DiPaolo - also provides a contemporary counterpoint in the living room. "Until we met Jay," the client explains, "we had never given any thought to art." To get a sense of what she and her husband liked, Jeffers brought them to various galleries in San Francisco. Now the home is filled with beautiful works.

In fact, one of the homeowner's favorite things is the gallery wall in the family room. "It was so fun to pick out all of that art," she says. "And none of it is too precious." At the center of the grouping is Dan Jackson's "Ode to Fat Chair," one of many pieces acquired from Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

The powder room could be considered a work of art as well, showcasing the talents of Racké. The pale blue Venetian plaster walls are layered with a repeating, graphic motif. Clean-lined, polished metal fixtures round out the design.