Best Interior Designers in San Francisco

Saga Interiors is a boutique residential and commercial design firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, founded in 2016 by principal designer Mahsa Afsharpour. Her warm modern style draws on her Persian heritage, a Scandinavian upbringing in Sweden and California living. Before founding the studio, she spent more than 15 years in corporate project management, and the firm now offers full-service design, renovations and furnishings. Saga's work has appeared in Architectural Digest's AD PRO directory, MyDomaine and The Spruce.

Niche Interiors is a San Francisco luxury interior design firm founded in 2007 and led by principal designer Jennifer Jones, Associate ASID and a LEED Accredited Professional, with design director Stephanie Paul. The studio is known for warm California modern interiors, custom furniture made with Bay Area fabricators, and a focus on sustainable materials. It works on new construction and full renovations across San Francisco and the Peninsula, including Atherton, Woodside and Hillsborough, and won a LUXE RED Award in 2025.

Noz Design is a San Francisco studio founded in 2014 by Noz Nozawa, a University of Pennsylvania economics graduate who left a corporate career for design. The firm creates artful, colorful and highly personal interiors for residential, hospitality and retail clients across the Bay Area, Lake Tahoe and New York City. Its recognition includes the 1stDibs 50 list, Architectural Digest New American Voices and San Francisco Magazine's Best Interior Design Firm for 2026, and Noz appears regularly on AD's Space Savers series.

Jeff Schlarb Design Studio is a San Francisco firm with more than two decades of experience, led by Jeff Schlarb and a team of sixteen designers and creatives. The studio pairs classic architectural foundations with art, color and unexpected contrast. Its services include full-scale remodels, new construction, kitchen and bath design, and complete furnishing programs with custom upholstery. The firm has taken part in four San Francisco Decorator Showcases and works on residential and hospitality projects nationally and abroad.

Heather Hilliard Design is a boutique, full-service San Francisco firm led by Heather Hilliard, whose interiors combine classic detailing with modern restraint. She trained in art history, worked at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and was a senior designer at The Wiseman Group before founding her firm. She has won juried spots at the San Francisco Decorator Showcase nine times. Projects span Presidio Heights, Pacific Heights, Hillsborough, Atherton and New York, with features in House Beautiful and The Wall Street Journal.

FormAndField is a San Francisco interior design practice founded by principal Christine Lin, who studied architecture and mechanical engineering at MIT and holds an MBA from UC Berkeley. The studio describes its work as empathetic interiors and spans interior architecture, custom furniture design and art consulting. Services cover new construction, renovation, kitchen and bath design, procurement and installation. Its projects have appeared in Architectural Digest, Dwell and Rue, and the firm was an Interior Design Best of Year finalist in 2023.

NICOLEHOLLIS is a San Francisco studio founded by Nicole Hollis in 2002 and led with her husband, CEO Lewis Heathcote. The collective of interior designers, interior architects and furniture designers works on private residences and hospitality projects in the US and Europe, including Atherton and the Rosewood Sand Hill. The firm has been named to the AD100 and Elle Decor A-List, Nicole received the 2023 ASID Designer of the Year Award, and its monograph, Artistry of Home, is published by Rizzoli.

Kendall Wilkinson Design is a full-service luxury firm that Kendall Wilkinson founded in San Francisco in 1992. A California native, she learned color, scale and texture from her mother, an interior designer and art collector. The studio focuses on quality materials, customization and comfort across residential and commercial work, including the amenities floor at 181 Fremont. Kendall has also designed textile collections with Fabricut, and her work has appeared in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful and Forbes.

Loczi Design is a full-service interior design and remodeling firm based on Pine Street in San Francisco, with a second office in Sacramento. Principals Michael Ufferman and Catrina Cooper lead a team known for colorful, pattern-rich interiors built for everyday living. The firm specializes in kitchen and bathroom remodels, whole-home renovations, custom millwork, space planning and furniture procurement. It is a member of the California Green Business Network and was named Modern Luxury's 2026 Best of the Bay for kitchen and bath design.

Kimball Starr Interior Design is a San Francisco firm founded in 2005 by Kimball Starr, an Allied Member of ASID. The studio's style follows each client's personality and ranges from classic to contemporary, with a focus on interior detailing, finish selection and custom furnishings. Services include kitchen and bath design, space planning, lighting design, smart homes and eco-friendly design. The firm takes on homes and boutique commercial spaces across San Francisco, the Peninsula, Silicon Valley, Marin and Sonoma.

IDF Studio is a residential and commercial interior design firm that founder and CEO Kassin Adelman established in San Francisco in 2010. Trained in UC Berkeley's interior design and architecture program, Kassin built the studio around creative design paired with structured project management. Its services include interior architecture, kitchens and baths, custom cabinetry, purchase management and construction management. Alongside its residential work, the firm designed Airbnb's San Francisco headquarters and was named to a San Francisco Business Times list of top 25 design firms.

ABD STUDIO is a full-service residential interior design studio founded in 2014 by principal designer Brittany Giannone and based on Polk Street in Russian Hill. The name stands for authenticity by design, and the studio aims for understated, layered interiors that feel personal. Its work covers renovations, new construction, interior architecture, custom cabinetry and fully furnished homes across San Francisco, Marin, Silicon Valley and Napa. ABD STUDIO was named to the 1stDibs 50 in 2022 and has been featured in Modern Luxury.

SVK Interior Design is a San Francisco studio founded in 2010 by owner and principal designer Senalee Kapelevich. A Bay Area native with a film degree from UC Berkeley, she worked in film and television set design before studying interior design at UC Berkeley and Cañada College. The studio's style is contemporary and warm, rooted in classic design principles and careful space planning. SVK renovates homes in San Francisco and beyond, and its work has appeared in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor and Vogue Living.

ODADA (Orlando Diaz-Azcuy Design Associates) is a San Francisco interior design firm founded in 1987 by Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, a former design director at Gensler. Based on Post Street, the firm handles high-end residential and commercial interiors and interior architecture, with long-standing clients in San Francisco, London and Honolulu. Its approach favors understated, refined modernism with careful detailing. Diaz-Azcuy has also designed furniture collections for brands including McGuire and HBF, and his work is the subject of two Rizzoli monographs.

BAMO is a San Francisco design collective founded by Pamela Babey and Michael Booth and now led by a group of principals including Anne Wilkinson and Sergio Mercado. Headquartered on Brannan Street, with studios in Providence, Miami, New York and Barcelona, the firm designs private residences, branded residences, hotels and resorts. Its portfolio includes an Atherton residence and hotels such as the Four Seasons Madrid and Capella Bangkok. Pamela Babey has been inducted into Interior Design's Hall of Fame.