Photography by Bethany Nauert.
Fourteen years ago when Annette Gutierrez and her husband, Gustavo, bought their 1908 Craftsman house in Hollywood, it badly needed repairs. . .
Gutierrez and her husband finished the garage’s three-month transformation earlier this year.
To preserve the privacy, “we put in a system of fences that channeled the entrance up the driveway, giving the Little House its own patio,” Gutierrez says.
“We knew that if we didn’t preserve the wooden vaulted ceiling, the interior would just be a dingy room,” says Gutierrez.
Gutierrez and her husband insulated the ceiling with high-density foam covered with wood paneling, leaving the beams exposed.
On the patio are two Loll Lollygagger Lounger chairs (available in nine colors for $440 each at Potted) and a bistro set from Fermob.
A white tiled Midge Table (also available in five other colors; $495 from Potted) sits between the chairs.
The interior space is divided into kitchen, living area, and bedroom.
Matte green subway tile was installed above the stove, “with a few extra colors added for interest,” says Gutierrez.
The entire interior floor was covered in two sheets of gray linoleum. The wooden shelf in the kitchen came from an old barn.
In the bathroom, Ikea’s Brviken sink ($250, not including the fixture).
In the bedroom, built-in bookshelves.
“I especially love the vintage porcelain baby doll with the air plant on its head,” says Gutierrez.
Wall pegs for coats and a glass-paned door to let in more light. And on Remodelista, see The Studio Apartment, Garage Edition.