The soundproofed garden shed and a bright home office give the musician and lighting designer space to WFH without stepping on each other's toes.

When Max Hershenow and Nick Davidson decided to buy a house, it was on a bit of a whim. They'd always rented, but when a cute little place next to some friends in Los Angeles's Echo Park went on the market, they decided to go after it. They didn't get it, but the process made them realize that they really wanted to own, both to have a home where they could really apply their vision without restrictions from a landlord, and to fulfill their wish for a pair of home offices that would meet their very specific individual needs for remote work.

Hershenow is a singer-songwriter and music producer known for his work as half of former pop duo MS MR (fun fact: his one-time bandmate's "Pantone-Punk" Brooklyn apartment was featured in Dwell) as well as collaborations with pop stars like Charli XCX, who he once also called his roommate. Davidson, on the other hand, is a lighting designer who's worked on everything from "The Making Of Harry Potter" experience on the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London to music videos (including a recent one for Hershenow shot at the pair's house). They both bop around often for their work, but when they need to get the job done from home, the standard desk and monitor combo won't fully do it -- which is why the duo finally set their sights on a house where they could live comfortably, of course, but also set up shop.