sfgirlbybay is a san francisco based blogger, hopeful photographer, design junkie and bonafide flea market queen. victoria smith is editor/writer of sfgirlbybay, one of the West Coast’s leading interior design blogs, featuring new product reviews, shopping tips, including art, photography and design resources, as well as home entertaining and lifestyle stories, with a loyal fan base and readers that include top magazine and newspaper editors, shoppers, and industry professionals.

sfgirlbybay is known for representing ‘Bohemian Modern Style’ and for showcasing the freshest designers, artists, crafters, products and trends. Averaging 3-4 new posts a day, sfgirlbybay provides 10 – 12,000+ daily readers with shopping finds; behind the scenes interviews and home/studio virtual tours of up-and-coming artists; design/art event coverage; all the while offering affordable design inspiration and ideas, and encouraging individuality and unique, personal style. A fixture in the design blog community, sfgirlbybay has been the online home of independent design since 2006.

experience: sfgirlbybay editor Victoria Smith has an interesting and varied background in the design industry, a journalism major with an Advanced Arts degree in Interior Design, she has also worked as a freelance art buyer producing photo shoots for advertising agencies and designers on accounts such as Condé Nast Publications, including high profile home and shelter magazines Domino, Architectural Digest, House & Garden, Gourmet and Bon Appetít.

In addition, Victoria was honored to have recently been voted #10 of the London Times Top 50 Design Blogs, and is featured in the February 2010 issue of LoftLife magazine. She has also been featured in major publications such as The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Domino, Sunset, Better Homes & Gardens DIY, and Real Living magazines, as well as television programs as ABC’s ‘View From The Bay‘ and HGTV’s ‘Small Space, Big Style‘. She is a frequent writer for 7×7, and Uppercase magazines, as well as a guest blogger for such sites as Poppytalk, Design*Sponge, Apartment Therapy and Decor8.