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Gayley Terrace – Interior

Gayley Terrace, Los Angeles, CA

CLIENT: self

While working in Los Angeles, I required an apartment. I  lucked out with a small affordable studio in Westwood Village near UCLA. Gayley Terrace was already a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Landmark #363 and filled with lots of vintage charm! My apartment was a 1 story walk-up some great old stairs and had a view out the kitchen window of a Mediterranean garden and a view out the front window of a grand old ficus tree. The minute I saw the place, I felt like I was walking into a Noir movie!

building sign sign3 stairs kitchenx3 tree

However, it was only about 300+ square feet. I embraced the small efficient space challenge! I required a work space as well as a living space. So at first I simply put my office in the corner, but later we rigged up a temporary non-load-bearing, non-permanent wall. this was based on ideas from small apartments in Manhattan to create a living space as well as a work-sleep space. This allowed me to actually have friends sleep on my twin bed couch in the living room and everyone still had privacy!

Overall, I used the 1940s era of the building influence my design approach to the interior decor. In addition, I installed as many built-in shelves for storage.

Initial Before and After Pictures

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DSC04002 main 1

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DSC03998 main 2a

DSC03999 main 3

DSC04000 main 4

DSC04003 hall2

DSC04005 bath 1 bath4

DSC04006 bath 3 bath2

DSC04007 bath 4

DSC04013 kitchen 5

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DSC04010 kitchen 3

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After the Wall

Gayley Terrace Feng Shuigayley terrace floor plan

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bed5 bed7 bed4 bed3 bed 1  bed6  bed8

Finer Details

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I created 2 original Noir 1940s era paintings for the space…

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