Room of the Week: Old Garage is a study Cool and Living Space

Room of the Week: Old Garage is a study Cool and Living Space - Before professional musician Tim Mosher married interior designer Lindsay Pennington, a former hunting lodge in Los Angeles was quite sound own style. As the pair combined their business and she put her own touches on the house, she wanted to make sure he still had a space to call his own. With a semi-circular driveway in front of the house, the garage at the rear was used to store things that they seldom used, such as old bicycles and mattresses. They even uncovered a Mac 1990.

By transforming the building into office Mosher, allowed the couple almost all of their budgets for the construction, which included sealing the garage door of cut in windows and doors, framing, adding drywall, installing new flooring and adding a small bridge. Then Pennington held to fill the space with favorite things Mosher and repurposed furniture and accessories. Now the newly made-over space serves as a music room, office, living room and after-party guest house.

House at a glance
Who lives here Musician Tim Mosher, interior designer Lindsay Pennington and their two young son
Location Los Angeles
Size Approximately 100 square feet

Lindsay Pennington Inc.

the couple created a little space on the bridge just next to the new garage door, which expands the room outside. Pennington found the coffee game for £ 15 to Big Lots and kilim cushion for £ 6 a sample sale Lulu & Georgia. "I'm a really democratic client. I look everywhere, upscale stores junk stores, "says Pennington. "Bringing all these together makes a more intimate room and very personal."

Lindsay Pennington Inc.

Pennington wanted her husband to be surrounded by her favorite things. "The room is very masculine and reflect him and his interests, she said the new space. One of the most important ways it has brought in the style of her husband was with her art collections and rock ' n roll book. 'I love putting a gallery wall in almost all my projects, said Pennington Some notable items include a poster signed by the members of the who;. a concert poster that includes Mosher band played with high school, the beautiful plants, a Wes Lang original piece, it was given as a gift, and an Alexander Calder print, she and the couple's son gave Mosher for Father's Day

"There is no magic or mathematics to organize art," said Pennington. for organize a gallery wall, she advises using a mixture of sizes and frames, and vertical and horizontal pieces. "the most important thing is to leave room for creativity and experimentation, she said. Mosher regularly adds new parts and switches things.

Read how to choose the best setting for your art

Lindsay Pennington Inc.

one of the few new purchases was that CB2 sofa bed. The greatest folly was the mixture cushions in Hollywood patterns at home. Almost every other piece was something that the couple had already or inexpensive score. Persian carpets, for example, a hand-me-down from a friend of a friend who could not use it in his own home.

wall, ceiling and cut the painting: White Dove, Benjamin Moore

Check out this step by step guide to making your own cushions

Lindsay Pennington Inc.

This Lucite coffee table from CB2 is another go-to piece for Pennington. "Many young families with whom I work in Los Angeles have smaller homes with limited space, which is an excellent solution, she said. "He does not hide the carpet; it just floats, and it is easy to move when we need to fold the bed for guests. "Moreover, this is Pennington and dog Dixie Mosher right of the table. She loves to nap in the office.

Lindsay Pennington Inc.

Lindsay Pennington Inc.

Pennington had bought the vintage chair and the years of the Moroccan side table before. Photo Rod Stewart was already part of the rock photography collection Mosher.

Lindsay Pennington Inc.

Lindsay Pennington Inc.

Three new windows bathe the office space in natural light. Mosher took office for years; it is an old piece of LA Unified School District. Vintage lamp is a second hand shop. The pieces add a little rusty character bohemian mix.

Lindsay Pennington Inc.

A chrome shelf vintage corrals novels, souvenirs, books and photographs. Pennington was found broken and covered with dust in the back of a second hand shop years ago. She knew that similar pieces go for thousands, and she got a bargain at £ 250, although it has not had a job for him at the time. The case Louis Vuitton vintage on the bottom shelf keeps the sheets of paper and documents in one place.

Lindsay Pennington Inc.

A TV hangs on an articulated arm in the corner above the Mosher guitar collection, just out of sight in this plan. When Pennington is absent, Mosher and their two son like to come here and have a movie night a guy.

However, the room is certainly not "not authorized girls. When both have dinners, they like to keep the party out here after so they do not wake the kids.

If you look at pictures carefully, you may notice that some pieces have been moved or replaced This was not due to the photo style. there were two picture shoots several months apart. the couple believes in staying creative and versatile; the music room (and the rest of their house) is constantly changing

Tell us ...
. have you converted your garage into a work or living space? Share your stories and photos in the comments below.