San Francisco · Est. 2010 · By Appointment Only

Sable & Brass

Where Perfection Is Not An Option —
It Is The Only Standard

Yohanna Mueller · Principal Designer

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Yohanna Mueller
Principal Designer & Founder

Meet Yohanna
Mueller

Munich-born. New York-forged. San Francisco's most uncompromising interior designer. Yohanna brings fifteen years of singular vision to every space she transforms — blending coastal serenity, transitional elegance, and Japandi restraint into something entirely her own.

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The Sable & Brass Philosophy

Most designers offer
a choice.

Speed.   Quality.   Affordable.
Pick two.

At Sable & Brass,
there is only one option.

Perfection.

For those who have built an extraordinary life
and will not settle for an ordinary home.
For those who understand that true luxury
is not purchased — it is curated, with intention.

"We don't compete on price. We compete on outcomes. And our outcomes are incomparable."
— Yohanna Mueller, Principal Designer
Yohanna Mueller — Editorial Portrait
Why We Are Different

The standard triangle — shattered.

Every other design firm forces a compromise. Choose fast turnaround — sacrifice quality. Choose budget-friendly — sacrifice excellence. This is the triangle every client has been conditioned to accept.

We built Sable & Brass to obliterate that compromise. Our atelier operates at the precise intersection of flawless craftsmanship, curated trade relationships, and Yohanna's irreplaceable singular vision — delivering results that simply cannot be compared.

This is not a claim. It is a promise backed by fifteen years of incomparable work and a client retention rate of 100%.

QUALITY SPEED CHEAP Others: choose two SABLE & BRASS Perfection
Yohanna Mueller at work

"Design is not what it looks like.
Design is how it makes you feel."

Our Services

Every service.
One standard.

Design Consulting
01 — Consulting
Design
Consulting
Expert guidance by the hour. Decisive direction that transforms confusion into absolute clarity and costly uncertainty into confident, elegant decisions.
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Home Staging
02 — Staging
Home
Staging
Buyers don't purchase houses — they purchase lives. Our staging creates the aspirational lifestyle buyers are reaching for, and they will pay a premium to possess it.
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Rental Makeover
03 — Rental
Rental
Makeovers
Add 25–30% to your rental income with a complete furnished transformation. Premium tenants arrive. Premium rates follow. The ROI speaks for itself.
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Interior Design
04 — Design
Interior
Design
Room by room or whole-home transformation. A complete design partnership from first concept to the final breathtaking reveal — every detail considered, every moment intentional.
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Selected Works

The Sable & Brass Portfolio

Pacific Heights Living Room

Pacific Heights · Living Room

Sea Cliff Primary Suite

Sea Cliff · Primary Suite

Noe Valley Kitchen

Noe Valley · Kitchen

Russian Hill Master Bath

Russian Hill · Master Bath

Presidio Heights Library

Presidio Heights · Library

Marina District Dining

Marina District · Dining Room

The Mueller Aesthetic

A Signature Style,
Precisely Balanced

Yohanna's design DNA is the result of years refining a singular aesthetic: the rare blend of Coastal ease, Transitional elegance, and Japandi restraint — expressed as something entirely her own.

38%
Coastal Influence

Breezy relaxed atmosphere without kitsch. Light woods, woven fibers, linen upholstery, indoor–outdoor connection. Casual luxury at its most refined.

38%
Transitional Anchor

Architectural symmetry and balance. Classic elements simplified with modern lines. Neutral dominance with layered textures. Timeless, sophisticated, never dated.

24%
Japandi Restraint

Low-profile furniture, minimal ornamentation, organic shapes, negative space. Warm minimalism — not cold, not sparse — meditative, grounded, and deeply intentional.

Yohanna Mueller in a completed space

Spaces that feel
profoundly right.

Every project. Every room. Every detail.

Client Voices

What our clients say

"

Yohanna didn't just design our Pacific Heights home — she understood the life we wanted to live inside it. Every room is a perfect balance of calm and sophistication. We have hosted world-class guests who have been rendered speechless. Sable & Brass is in a category of one.

Alexandra & James Whitmore
Pacific Heights, San Francisco
"

After staging our Noe Valley property with Yohanna, we received four offers over asking within the first weekend. Buyers didn't just want the house — they wanted the life she had created inside it. The ROI was extraordinary. She is simply in a league entirely her own.

David Chen
Real Estate Developer · Noe Valley
"

Our rental property was performing averagely. Yohanna's team transformed it completely. Our new monthly rate is 32% higher and we're booked months in advance. The investment paid for itself inside a year. There are no words adequate for this level of talent and vision.

Priya Mehta-Sandoval
Rental Portfolio Owner · Marina District
"

I have worked with designers in New York, London, and Milan. Yohanna Mueller is the only one who truly listened — who understood I didn't want a beautiful home, I wanted a sanctuary. She delivered something I didn't know was possible. I will never work with anyone else.

Catherine Roux
Founder & CEO · Pacific Union Capital
"

The consulting session alone was worth its weight in gold. In two hours, Yohanna resolved problems we had lived with for years — with such elegant simplicity. The hourly rate seems significant until you realize it eliminates months of costly mistakes. Utterly transformational.

Marcus & Elena Hoffmann
Atherton, California
"

Our whole-home makeover in Sea Cliff is the closest thing to perfection I have experienced in any domain of my life. Yohanna's aesthetic — that extraordinary blend of coastal serenity and Japandi restraint — is unlike anything you will find anywhere else. Forever grateful.

Thomas & Ingrid Bergström
Sea Cliff, San Francisco
Yohanna Mueller
15+ Years of
Excellence
Principal Designer

Yohanna
Mueller

San Francisco · New York · International Projects

Born in Munich with a decade shaped by New York's most prestigious design houses, Yohanna Mueller arrived in San Francisco with a singular vision: to create interiors that do not merely look beautiful, but feel profoundly, unmistakably right.

Her signature aesthetic — Refined Organic Coastal Modern — weaves together the breezy calm of coastal living, the timeless balance of transitional architecture, and the meditative restraint of Japandi minimalism. The result: spaces that feel simultaneously deeply luxurious and immediately, organically at home.

Her creative lineage draws from Kelly Wearstler's sculptural warmth, Amber Lewis's textured coastal sophistication, Axel Vervoordt's museum-like serenity, Nate Berkus's layered elegance, and Vincent Van Duysen's architectural precision — all filtered through Yohanna's irreplaceable personal vision.

200+
Projects
$50M+
Design Value
100%
Retention
Design Influences

The Aesthetic Lineage
of Sable & Brass

Yohanna's sensibility is informed by the masters of quiet luxury — then transcended into something entirely, unmistakably her own.

Kelly
Wearstler
Sculptural · California · Organic

Sculptural furniture, natural materials, and coastal California influence with transitional luxury and artistic minimalism.

Amber
Lewis
Organic · Coastal · Textural

Organic modern layered with coastal warmth. Neutral palettes with deep texture. The gold standard of California sophistication.

Axel
Vervoordt
Wabi-Sabi · Minimalism · Calm

Museum-like serenity, warm minimalism, and natural materials with profound Japandi-influenced restraint and depth.

Nate
Berkus
Transitional · Layered · Elegant

Transitional foundation updated with modern clarity, layered neutrals, and approachable, deeply liveable elegance.

Vincent Van Duysen
Architectural · Warm · Precise

Architectural minimalism suffused with warmth, craftsmanship-forward design, and an uncompromising spatial serenity.

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We look forward to beginning something extraordinary together.