This 600-Square-Foot In-Law Unit Is Inspired by Japanese Listening Bars

While many Los Angeles properties embody an in-law unit behind the principle residence for housing visitors, few function a visitor home speakeasy just like the one MeUndies founder Jonathan Shokrian lately constructed within the Hollywood Hills. Inspired by Japanese listening bars, the 600-square-foot area is decked out in white oak, from the wide-plank flooring to the built-in with an built-in hearth and cubbies sized particularly for storing vinyl records.

“We needed to make it look very clear and crisp and new, however we additionally added particulars, just like the imported Japanese equipment and the lights, which have this aged really feel,” says Lisa Checo of OOAK Design Studio, who collaborated with Jonathan on the in-law unit’s inside and pulled design concepts from her personal world travels.

The speakeasy is anchored by a placing, wraparound bar that was created utilizing a single slab of Calacatta Viola marble. It’s paired with an vintage mirror backsplash, brass fixtures from Waterworks, and a set of Soho Home linen and grooved wooden Bryden Stools. A hand-painted material Taiwan-Lantern, which was completed with tung oil for a clean satin impact, hangs above.