The Chapel & The Station (2026 Showcase)
Designer
Aubrey Maxwell
Photographer
Brad Knipstein
For the 2026 San Francisco Decorator showcase, we collaborated with Aubrey Maxwell Design to deliver a transformation of the upper den and entertainment room as well as the hallway and bathroom in the Queen Anne Victorian home. The den/entertainment room became “The Chapel” and the bathroom became “The Station.
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At the very top of the house, crowned by the jagged, vaulted lines of the roof — AubreyMaxwell with Perez Construction presents The Chapel, a sanctuary for gathering and reflection.
This is a chapel for communion over cocktails at dusk and sunset aperitifs before the dinner bell. A chapel for stillness and devotion, where one might lose themselves for hours in the pages of a beloved book, or reconnect with a faraway voice as the light softly fades.
It is a chapel for fellowship and for solitude. For sinking in and letting go. For laughter that echoes like hymns beneath the rafters.
There are no doctrines here, no rites to perform, no boxes to check, only presence. A chapel for one, a chapel for many, a chapel for all.
Guided by a mission to enwrap the soul, entice the body, and awaken the mind, we turned to materials both ancient and elemental: limewash, clay, stone, wood, wool, and silk. Humble in origin, yet transcendent in effect, they form a tactile liturgy of texture and tone.
So we raise a glass to the chapel, to its makers, its moments, and to all who cross its threshold.
