Photo: Genevieve Garruppo
Designer Leanne Fordhas shown how to transform a tinycabininto a cozy space you won’t want to leave – and of course, it features plenty of hersignature white paint.
The home, which Ford has dubbed “Camp California”, is featured on the cover of the upcoming design bookEmbrace Your Space(out March 14).The book focuses on temporary spaces such as rentals, apartments and “for now” dwellings.
Perched in Laurel Canyon,the idea for the cabin was to create a space where her husband Erik Allen Ford (co-founder of the clothing line Buck Mason) could stay when he was in L.A. for work.
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“I named the classic and cozy sofa after her [for a previous collection] and it was such a hit that I got to evolve the shape, style and fabrics into my dream bed,” she says.
The hero of the dining room space in “Camp California” is the commanding wooden farmhouse table that Leanne found atBig Daddy’s Antiques.
Handmade zellige tiles and a diamond-paned window were installed in the bathroom to give the room a timeless appeal.
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Clever uses of space are found throughout the cabin, such as the tiny sleeping alcove, which measures only 5 feet wide. And then there’s the semi-private spot hidden behind the fireplace where the family can read a book or check emails.
Leanne, Erik and Ever live primarily in her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, where she’s bought, renovated and sold amid-century modern homefor $1.3 million anda Sears kit house. Before moving back East during the pandemic, the familyshared another L.A. home,which they listed for sale for $4.3 million.
See more photos of Leanne’s cabin and the homes of 11 more creatives inEmbrace Your Space,available March 14.
source: people.com
