there's a master bedroom, a guest bedroom, a room that should be a bedroom but is definitely overtaken by instruments and recording equipment, two bathrooms, and two living spaces.
the aesthetic roy's style can be summed up in one easy breezy sentence: "this guy who likes antique art deco and mid-century has way too much money." most everything in roy's home is new in that it is recently purchased but also pre-owned, save for the custom build record self, which takes up a wall and is too ugly to put on this mood board.
in order to give some kind of order, roy has settled on a color palette of pink, green, and yellow (this also includes gold). you will find that he does not stick to one shade. also: butterflies and florals!
roy detests white walls and empty spaces, so every white wall you see in the first few rows of house pictures have since been covered by wallpaper (thx for the tip naz), there are also small conversation tables and chairs everywhere.
the color palette is varying shades and interpretations of:
the never ending parade of chairs as mentioned, there are chairs everywhere. there are a lot of sommers and therefore there has always been a need for a lot of seating. ever been to a party and there's no place to sit? this is never a problem at roy's. there's even designated floor pillows. sitting is important!
along with all the chairs there are small conversation tables placed throughout. there's even one in the hallway leading to the bedrooms? he can't be stopped, he won't be stopped, you never know when or where you're gonna need to sit and 1) check your phone 2) stare blankly while holding a cup of coffee/tea/etc 3) pull someone in to have a semi-private conversation at a party.
living space #1 → the piano room there's one very big living space with an adjoining kitchen, feat. a fireplace. sliding glass doors bring a lot of light, and the room has been decked out with rugs, knick knacks, multiple sofas, and tables. there's also a transparent baby grand piano (transparent is also one of his colors) next to the fireplace, and this statue watches over them.
the marble coffee table is a century-old art deco piece that roy will talk about at length, it's one of the few things he owned before moving in and he loves it. there are coasters for your emerald green anchor-hocking glassware, don't worry!
also - predictably - roy doesn't own a tv. he has a screen and projector he'll bring out, just let him know you"d like to have a movie night three days in advance.
the piano (referred to as "space piano") is just as outlandish as it looks, but roy has always wanted a transparent piano and an upright "didn't feel like it fit the space." it's a lucid exo by blüthner, a german (go figure) piano engineer. this particular piano was a gift to lina sofia, and has been in storage until roy decided it was just the right fit for his home.
roy set it up so that the piano is facing inward, so when one sits at it they can look out at the yard, literally through the piano, and watch as the acrylic catches the light. there are certain times of day where this thing is absolutely blinding.
living space #2 → the vinyl nook the record player (a rega planar 10) is a pride and joy and has an adjoining sound system that's, you know, pretty good? there's also a tape deck to accompany a recent obsession with making mixtapes. the record collection is surprisingly modest at a count of 100, roy has a strict 1-in-1-out policy so he's constantly giving vinyl away (with a few sentimental exceptions).
the books in the first picture? that's where roy keeps his records!
the kitchen much like everything else in the house, all of the dinnerware is pre-owned. there's green, pink, and amber glass, gold utensils, boring ass appliances that have been tucked away in cupboards. the counters are rose quartz, because you literally cannot stop this man from being tacky.
there is a hanging chandelier of approximately 1,000 fake tulips in the kitchen, and it's at an angle, it's highly out of place but, like, what isn't in this house. that dining table with the yellow chairs has a place in this nook that"s next to the kitchen, which you can't really see in photos but is absolutely there.
the kitchen is where roy spends the majority of his time when home.
the master bedroom → converted to a studio the master bedroom has been converted into a recording studio/practice room, the walls are covered in acoustic paneling. this room is actually the true master, and for its size has been converted to something useful! wood paneling is used for the acoustics (predictable) and roy has squeezed in every instrument he owns - somehow it works!
there are a lot of instruments - but of note are his moog one, a pianorgan, an asi synthia (thank you, bazzi bentz) an accordion, and several guitars. nestled in the corner of the studio, always watching, is zelda the mysterious.
the bedrooms → naz's & roy's there are two slightly-smaller-than-the-master bedrooms belonging to roy and naz. both have adjoining bathrooms, and there isn't much to say other than both rooms are a showcase of personality and function well as sleeping spaces!
the yard & the garden as mentioned, the yard/surrounding landscape is designed by garet eckbo who is apparently a very prolific landscape artist with his own entry in wikipedia. roy has memorized this entry and will talk about eckbo at length if prompted, apologies in advance. the yard is suspiciously well kept. he's already got a garage full of neatly organized electric yard tools including: lawn mower, leaf blower (he'll need it eventually, he says), weed whacker, and so on.
much like the inside, outdoor furniture is abundant and there are no shortage of yard games. croquet? badminton? corn hole? bocce ball? please, friends, let this man mix or shake you a cocktail and let's swing some mallets. oh, also, he has a pool. (pictured below.)
flora has graciously supplied roy's home with an abundance of plant life. there's succulents and macramé everywhere, if you look outdoors there's a butterfly/moth feeder which roy is especially excited about. he points to a vague spot in the yard. "bees." he says, hands on his hips. "i think i'm gonna get bees. we've all got to do our part to save them."
as a general rule for greenery, roy is deeply into anything alien-looking. pink butterfly succulents, amaranth, bleeding hearts, walking into a garden designed by him would be like walking onto the set of a 1960s sci-fi flick where someone crash lands on mars and mars is overflowing with plant-life.
please don't @ me about what grows in cali.
here's some joni for the road joni is roy's doberman, and she is pure joy.
