This 500-Square-Foot Los Angeles Garage Became a “Moroccan Industrial” Studio
In the kitchenette, veined porcelain surfaces look striking next to mushroom-hued cupboards, woven stools from Morocco, and a Boos Block work table made of maple and stainless steel. “I wanted a statement area because I wanted to feel inspired,” Hema explains. “So I spent more money to do a really dramatic countertop and backsplash, and I picked a cabinetry color that just made me happy.”
The living area is primed for productivity breaks and occasional overnight guests, with a wall-mounted TV, a set of BassamFellows Petal chairs that Hema snagged at the Rose Bowl Flea Market, and a comfortable Article sleeper couch. “I’ve always wanted a white sofa, but with kids that’s just not possible,” she reasons. “So I felt like if I could do it anywhere, it would be in here.”
Hema spends the majority of her days in front of her computer, seated in a cantilevered leather chair at her midcentury-modern West Elm desk. Though it’s the simplest section of her studio, it’s where she gets the most work done. “I just wanted to look out the window at my backyard and have a corner that I enjoy sitting in,” she says. Of course, she made it happen.
