{"id":288438,"date":"2025-12-05T10:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T01:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=288438"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:22:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T01:22:45","slug":"zappa-nest-repaint-project-by-tonester-paints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/architect\/zappa-nest-repaint-project-by-tonester-paints\/","title":{"rendered":"”Zappa Nest” Repaint Project by Tonester Paints"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reborn Creative Hideaway by Tonester\u2019s Custom Colors with Shaped Design, Mood, and Legacy<\/h3>\r\n

T<\/span>he Zappa Nest, a newly restored guest house above the original Frank Zappa compound in the Hollywood Hills, has been reimagined as a creative retreat for visiting musicians. The project centers on the expressive use of Tonester Paints<\/a>, marking the brand\u2019s first and only bespoke exterior commission. Color\u2014not furnishings or architectural intervention\u2014became the driving force behind the renovation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Custom color, Zappa Green
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Custom color, Zappa Green
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Custom color, Zappa Green
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Owner Chris Behlau enlisted mid-century specialist and gallerist Lars Triesch to redesign the space with total creative freedom. Triesch structured the design around custom Tonester hues developed specifically for the house, complemented by selections from the brand\u2019s existing palette. These richly saturated tones serve as emotional anchors for each room, shifting with natural light and shaping how the space is experienced.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Storms of Paris on the home exterior
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A key design principle was extending color to the ceiling, a strategy advocated by Tonester Founder & CEO Tony Piloseno. Rejecting the conventional white ceiling helped unify each room and intensify atmosphere, turning interior volumes into enveloping fields of color.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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French Blue walls and The Loved and Lost Club ceiling<\/p><\/div>

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The result reframes the historic property as an environment that supports introspection, spontaneity, and artistic experimentation. Mid-century furniture and collectible pieces gain new resonance against the heightened palette, transforming the house from a neutral shell into an energized creative studio. With its renewed identity\u2014and its first-of-its-kind custom exterior treatment\u2014the Zappa Nest stands as both a tribute to Zappa\u2019s legacy and an invitation for the next generation of artists to create.<\/p>\r\n\n\t\t