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Green Couch — a team of talented individuals, working together to create interiors that are sophisticated, relaxing and inspiring. Quality is not just a major tenet of our craft, but a measure of our daily pursuit. An appreciation for our clients, family, friends and the work itself propels us to reach higher, work harder, and respect each other.
Company founders and designers Tray and Jeff Schlarb started Green Couch in 2002 in response to their complete love affair for interiors, homes and property. Tray's childhood was spent on building sites throughout the Natal and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. Alongside her mother, who is a builder and sales agent of luxury homes. Jeff Schlarb is fully engaged with how a home's subtleties should be viewed, experienced and interpreted. He wants to create homes with an approachable elegance that are calming and articulate in terms of material choices.
Our organization has managed to collect 'amazing' individuals. Lilly Maybank joined green couch in the summer of 2011 and has accelerated our ability to service interior design clients. Her ability to work with design show rooms, organize and interact with clientele makes us a better, brighter organization.
JoAnn keeps the office management in tip top shape! While, Bruno keeps order and holds court in the Warehouse.
Iron Man Moving also should be mentioned as well as The Wright Gardners, who continue to inspire us via their support, perseverance, fortitude and commitment to quality.
Lastly, the most important members of our organization... our clients. We're serious! Working alongside the most charismatic, conscious, driven, creative, healthy, intelligent and inspiring people make us say 'Thank You' on a daily basis. Upward and Onward. |
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 | As Co-Founder of green couch, Jeff has managed over 1300 design projects from beginning to end. His portfolio of work includes full scale property renovations and construction support. Jeff is fully engaged with how a home's subtleties should be viewed, experienced and interpreted. He wants to create homes with an approachable elegance that are calming and have articulate material choices. A designer, optimist, global traveler, husband, doting father, guitar player — green couch lover. |
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 | Co-founder — Tray studied in Cape Town, South Africa at the White House School of Interior Design — bringing with her a blend of styles and cultural influences. Tray is an avid adventurer with a love for travel in India, South East Asia, as well as stints through South America, continental Europe and many parts of the States side. She worked and lived in London for 5 years between travels where she fine tuned her experience working with clients from affluent backgrounds. |
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 | Darren arrived at green couch with five years experience as a stager and stylist. Whether it's interiors, photography or painting, his eye for finding the perfect blend of balance, symmetry and color are what make him a legend player with our team. He was also born and raised in the Bay Area and appreciates all that life and design have to offer here in San Francisco. If he isn't working at a premier residence you can find Darren swinging his tennis racket or peddling the streets of San Francisco on his Bianchi track bike. |
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 | Lilly joined green couch in the summer of 2011 and has accelerated our ability to service interior design clients. Her ability to work with design show rooms, organize and interact with clientele makes us a better, brighter organization. She studied Interior Design at Art Center College of Design and formerly worked with Mark Zeff and Bonhams & Butterfields Auction house in Singapore. |
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On a sunny day, in a city by the bay, an interior design company decided to encourage their mascot to travel. A conscious effort was made to invite experience and to educate the green couch. Life can become quite stuffy and boring gazing out and seeing dining tables and interior colors all day.
Along the way she met many friends, dodged tourists and homeless, sought out crafty new ideas, stopped traffic and danced. "She's so GREAT!", exclaimed passers by in the Marina. "May we sit with her?", people inquired. One of the company's interior designers and founders, Tray Schlarb, was quoted saying, "I believe it was good for her, to stretch her boundaries and promote acceptance of surroundings that she had not been exposed to before. In addition to that I think people really enjoyed her company."
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