Los Angeles: Elm Street

For this small office, designer Genevieve Gorder's plans are to "think Southern juke joint, colorful decay, wall collages of old photos and posters, and plaster that looks worn and comfortable." Moving the desk and filing cabinet into a small corner of the room, Gen uses the room's large windows as a focal point for the banquette seating carpenter Ty Pennington builds for the room. Unfortunately the smoky taupe on the walls and the brown trim throughout the room do not please celebrity homeowner Sarah Rue. Sarah describes the wall color as "a garbage can kind of gray."