Before professional musician TimMosher married designer Lindsay Pennington in a former hunting lodge outside Los Angeles that was like a cave dwelling. When they joined forces and Lindsay added her own touches to the home, she wanted to create a space for her husband that could be his alone. The couple discovered that their detached garage was being used to store things that were never used, like old bikes and mattresses. The couple spent almost all of the construction budget on weatherstripping the garage doors, installing windows and a door, drywalling, laying new flooring, and adding a small porch. Lindsay then set about arranging the furniture and outfitting a home office with her husband’s favorite pieces and accessories. Now, the newly renovated space functions as a music room, office, lounge for late-night parties, and guest room. The couple created a small porch next to the new garage entrance that continues the room outdoors. The coffee set and pillow make the space feel like home while still keeping it very personal.
Lindsay wanted her husband to be surroundedof his favorite things. “The room is very masculine and reflects his interests,” she says of her husband’s new “cave.” One way she styled the space in her musician husband’s style was to incorporate a rock ‘n’ roll book collection of photographs into the interior with his art. “I love to install gallery walls in almost all my projects,” says Lindsay. A few notable details: a signed poster from the British rock band The Who, a concert poster from her husband’s band, a photo from his time playing in high school, an attractive plant, and a Father’s Day gift to the patriarch of his wife and two sons. “There’s no magic or math to organizing art,” says the designer. To create a gallery wall, she recommends using different combinations of sizes and frames, as well as vertical and horizontal sections. “The key is to leave room for creativity and experimentation.” She regularly adds new pieces and rearranges them.
Elegant furniture is one of the few newshopping. This is a sofa that folds out into a full-size bed for guests. The designer used a bright, varied color scheme for the room. A big expense and a bit of panache was the combination of patterned pillows. "I'm a pretty democratic buyer, I look at everything and everywhere. "From prestigious high-quality salons to charity shops," she says. Almost every other piece of furniture was either already the property of the couple or is inexpensive. The Persian rug, for example, was given to them by a friend who could not use it in his home.
Transparent gives a stylish design to the interiorThe lucite coffee table is another item Lindsay Pennington found for the room. “A lot of young families have small homes and limited space, and this table is a great solution. It just floats on the surface and can be easily moved when you need to make a bed for guests.” Incidentally, the couple’s dog, to the right of the table in the photo, likes to nap in the office.
The designer acquired the vintage accessories – a chair and a nightstand – several years ago. The photo of Rod Stewart is part of the owner’s collection of rock photos, which is a musician.
Three new windows allow the work area to be bathed in natural light.
This old table belonged to a musician.many years. The vintage floor lamp was purchased at a thrift store. Rust stains add a rugged character to this bohemian mess. (The desk acquired rust from being outside during construction.)
Vintage chrome shelving unit becomes storagenovels, souvenirs, books and photographs. The designer had found it years earlier, in the dust and broken glass shelves of a thrift store basement. She knew that such things were worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, so she paid $400 for it without any haggling, even though it was unusable at the time. A vintage box on the bottom shelf holds newspapers and notes all in one place.
Above the guitar collection in the corner is a television on a swivel bracket (not in the frame). When Lindsay is away, the father and his two sons come here for a movie night.
However, this does not mean that the motto of the room is "No girls allowed!" When the couple throws late night parties, they go here so as not to wake the children.
If you look closely at the photo, you will seeYou'll notice that some things have been moved or replaced. This isn't modeling, it's just two photo shoots, the second one a few months later. The couple believes that creativity shouldn't stop, so the music room (like the rest of their home) is constantly changing and evolving.
Stylish re-equipment of the garage in a creative studio
