Every time Lianna, daughter of Debbie Gliksman,returning home from college, the two younger sons had to sleep in the upper room together to make room for her. Debbie Gliksman understood that the family needed an extra room, but did not want a major makeover. The family feels affection for this home. They really love him. Therefore, before Lianna came back from college, the designer made a non-standard decision - detached from the house, which she turned into a chic and cozy studio apartment. Who lives here: Lianna Gliksman. Location: Los Angeles. Size: 37 m². Budget: $ 23,000 including furniture, TV and kitchen fittings. Exterior wall plaster echoes the stone elements of the pool and landscape decor. The author has transformed the space next to the garage entrance into an original area with potted plants and cobblestones. Opposite is the backyard of the main house. The designer wanted both objects to be in harmony with each other by connecting them with elements of stone and greenery. The corrugated aluminum annex adjacent to the studio is used as a storage and laundry room. 
Debbie Gliksman found on Craigslist for goodprice household appliances, decoration and decor. The KitchenAid microwave oven is a product from the Habitat for Humanity sale catalog that represents hundreds of discounted items. A vintage table from 1970, which was also used by Debbie Gliksman's mother, a pair of nice IKEA chairs were perfect for a small kitchen.
Craigslist shopping tips from the hostess designer
one. Play with keywords You can simply see the actual names of the items, for example, a “closet” or “dining chair”. But sometimes different phrases are used, like “converted, repaired”. So you can find some really worth things. 2. Give yourself enough preparation time. It is important to start a hidden object search in advance of the conversion. 3. Evaluate the reliability of the seller by communication. As a rule, you can be sure of the reliability of the seller through correspondence via e-mail or telephone conversation. How quickly does he respond to your request? How detailed is the information? Is she willing to make contact? 
Although the room has a trendy color inWith accessories and finishes, there are several patterned splashes. Debbie Gliksman chose the white color of the walls and furniture for the living room and stopped on the neutral surface of the cabinets. The author opened her secret: there are not so many windows in space, so white walls and furniture will help to visually enlarge and brighten the place. 
Lianna was absent at home duringtransformations, but the mother always remembered her daughter's aesthetic predilections in all directions of the design of the apartment-studio. The designer knew that the hostess wanted a more modern room that would be different from our traditional home. She also needed an elegant, autonomous space where she could have fun with friends, and a home office. We believe that the author was able to create all this for her. 
The author has purchased a large bed for a cozybedrooms, plumbing and mosaic tiles from one contractor who put these items on the online sale. For a coordinated look, she chose a porcelain patterned tile in the color of wood and laid it across the entire surface of the walls, the ceiling and the floor. It's amazing how tiles look natural. And they are great for the bathroom, as they are waterproof. 
She bought a shower door — also through Craigslist — before she started transforming the garage and, based on their width, equipped the area for hygiene. 
Before the conversion, the oldcabinets, various boxes and other unnecessary things from the main house. It was an unused and inhospitable place. And the owners still cannot believe how abundantly light fills it today. The readers of Small Interiors learned about this wonderful project in a stylish studio apartment thanks to Cathy Lara.
