3 Interior Designers Transform The Same Empty Garage | Space Savers | Architectural Digest

We gave interior designers Joy Moyler, Darren Jett, and Noz Nozawa a photo of the same empty garage-then asked each of them to transform the space into a luxurious guest house, however they pleased with no restrictions. Three artists, one canvas, each bringing something different to the space. Which luxury guest house has you packing your overnight bags?
00:00 Meet the Designers
01:05 The Plan
02:02 Flooring
03:51 Walls
05:43 Ceiling
07:04 Garage Door
09:20 Furniture & Layout
14:25 Lighting
17:16 Decor
19:06 Final Thoughts
20:05 Designer Roundtable
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[@zeddyreacts]

i love darren, he really has an amazing ability to take anything homely and turn it into something resembling a brothel

[@danao308]

He really is chaos, personified.

[@JonniD]

It's a skill. 😅😅

[@weiwen]

lmfao

[@grrrrrrlful]

more like BDSM donjon

[@carloscastro1476]

lmaooo not where i was expecting the end of this sentence to go - but so fitting hahah! A very stylish one at that!

[@luffyskywalker7549]

"A gym" 😉😉 *surrrreeeee*

[@BetterMe981]

Yup, a “gem” alright… with “leather bedding” 😂😂😂

[@David.124]

With one bench sitting in the middle of the room

[@kage122]

i quite enjoy a red lit gym with leather furniture 🫢

[@BrunoKalix]

Darren’s is basically a SM playroom! And who could enjoy the red glass?! No one could get any sleep under Noz’s glass ceiling. I feel Joy cheated the assignment creating a garage underneath. They are all a fail to me. 👎

[@Sam-rp8lo]

when Noz said her design style is sometimes minimalist i spit out my drink!

[@cicelyinamerica]

she always doing too much smh

[@LUNNGII]

I came here just for this comment!

[@Sam-rp8lo]

@@cicelyinamerica to be clear I love Noz on these! Shes not for everyone but she’s true to her own taste which makes her exciting. I always like seeing what she does even if it’s kind of batshit (compliment), I think she’s successful at what she aims to do. I just was laughing at the idea that she’s minimalist in any way!!!

[@LordGertz]

Keyword "sometimes." Usually maximalist.

[@ohnana95]

she's literally being sarcastic cause she's been on the show so many times and people know her style by now.

[@Mazdayxxxspb]

someone has watched «50 shades of Grey» too much 😂

[@sawetshe_Krrr]

Derek... "And other things, you know" 😂😂

[@kimhaas7586]

If your category is “exhibitionist”, it’s perfect.

[@kimhaas7586]

I love Bugatti suite.

[@mistorflea4783]

Realising at 10:50 what you mean hahahaha

[@JillWhitcomb1966]

Yep, yuck !

[@kelconway5792]

Joy's design is AMAZING! She is the only one who literally transformed the space into a room that no longer looks like a garage.

[@jonathanrross]

But she missed the point about it being a garage. The underground parking was an unrealistic move

[@creiglamb6036]

ya I didn't understand how the underground parking works. she made a grandma-chic bachelor apartment.

[@lauraketteridge324]

@@jonathanrross She didn't miss the point. The brief was to change the garage into a guest room. There was nothing about retaining the ability to use it as a garage. "We gave interior designers Joy Moyler, Darren Jett, and Noz Nozawa a photo of the same empty garage-then asked each of them to transform the space into a luxurious guest house, however they pleased with no restrictions. "

[@SaltyThinker]

when darren added the cactus lmfaooo, putting the M in BDSM

[@roselynmvm]

Lol 😂 That poor cactus would not even last a month in that space with that kind of hue surrounding it. It is literally for torturing purposes and then monthly replaced by a new one 😂😂

[@MrSmith-ik4bx]

any dark room needs a cactus, no?

[@thegooddinggleberry]

I've never seen fight club.... 😏

[@aissanougba1966]

GRANDMA IS SHAKIN IT

[@katella]

The idea of Tina Turner living in a garage is unacceptable to my brain. Also why would anyone with a Bugatti be doing that?

[@iaminsfiredbytrustfration8502]

@@katellayea

[@annettekleynhans6127]

I know grandma is still shaking it……. But being a shaking grandma myself …….those chairs really does not inviting. Those chairs will be for visitors 😂

[@mistorflea4783]

Joy knowing what’s up with Darren’s room

[@dirkster42]

Noz restrained by Zen is absolute perfection.

[@julied9473]

I was going to that effect but you put it so well!! The Bonsai indoor/outdoor is such a profound touch!

[@sumedhalongani5124]

We've finally reached the day when Noz presented the most coherent, usable & inviting places of the episode. So proud 🥺

[@Raerz1]

ikr 🤣

[@juliaostlund9360]

Her spaces have always been coherent to creative people with a spark.

[@sumedhalongani5124]

@@juliaostlund9360 Nah, most creative people with a spark saw how most of her earlier places were her putting random pretty stuff she liked in a room with little rhyme. This time she was whole vibe doing SO MUCH in a small garage while making sense of it all in the very creative Industrial-Japanese context ❤️

[@juliaostlund9360]

Idk... I saw it. And it's a shame that people were making normie comments

[@fredsalfa]

Maybe she’s been listening to everyone’s feedback 😆

[@charfree6888]

First time that I don't lean in to Darren's design much. Joy's energy this video is new and refreshing. Noz is always so interesting and I may not choose her designs all the time but I always look forward to what her creative mind can come up with. ❤

[@BillyHuynh94]

I wanna live a simple life in a quiet Japanese city with Noz's design, own a beachy vacation property in Malibu with Joy's design, and have a wild weekend at Folsom in San Francisco with Darren's design

[@cbvickers4044]

Perfectly said!

[@spoileddolllife8057]

Darren's idea, looks like "Christian Grey's" humble beginnings!! Pre millionaire

[@EH23831]

Nobody except Mr Grey would want to be in that space - hideous 😖

[@spoileddolllife8057]

@@EH23831 😂🤣

[@valarya]

Joy's spaces are the only ones I would actually want to BE in - she just gets human class and comfort. 😎🥰

[@design401]

Facts 👌🏾

[@olivierydurand6909]

Definitely ❤

[@creiglamb6036]

it kind of gives Leon's warehouse tho

[@anastasiagibbs6189]

19:42 the idea of my inlaws staying in Darren's space so I can show them who I am... 😅

[@rlph_12]

they are my favorite designers, so glad they decided to put them all together in one video

[@gidiess7880]

Mine too! I've been waiting for this panel 🎉

[@stephaniemaloney4324]

This is the look into Darren's mind that I never ever needed.

[@MissFotini]

They're all so gorgeous, but Noz is the only one who bothered to put any plumbing in their design, so she wins by default. I also love her commitment to restraint here.

[@elenayee3093]

I typically don't care for Noz's style; however, I'm liking hers the most.

[@tecatokeez]

Darren never seizes to amaze me with his creativity.

[@rebeccamaracle2878]

Ceases?

[@edgar5814]

My favorite

[@RiverSightPortugal]

That bed is hilarious😂 kudos to him for keeping a straight face

[@urmompele]

i'm actually quite surprised by Noz's design here,, it seems cozy and and warm love!

[@aura3337]

Joy's by far is the BEST design!!!

[@saulgoodman2018]

Except for putting the car underground.

[@scoutjunior6929]

No it is not, she didn't design within the parameters of the space. Seriously, she is the least imaginative of the three designers, so she probably couldn't think of design solutions incorporating dual use space of a garage.

[@danieljohn4014]

@@scoutjunior6929 what parameters? dual use space as in parking? she made that possible while joy didn't.

[@lauraketteridge324]

@@scoutjunior6929 The brief was, "We gave interior designers Joy Moyler, Darren Jett, and Noz Nozawa a photo of the same empty garage-then asked each of them to transform the space into a luxurious guest house, however they pleased with no restrictions." Absolutely no mention was made of retaining the space for use as a garage.

[@karmaoutlaw]

Most guests will resent having to traipse through the back yard in the middle of the night with a flashlight to get to the main house to tinkle, especially grandma.

[@catabyte]

Yeah that was my thought too - are they expected to use chamberpots??

[@svetlanak1043]

Seriously. I would rather sleep on a couch in a living room

[@meratka]

In my country, garage is usually attached to the main house and you can also enter the house through garage.

[@inebyine]

Love how Darren keeps finding new and creative ways to represent his seventies-eighties bachelor pad aesthetics. I always look forward to his designs.

[@steveo6960]

Love Noz's design

[@DrYalexIsOnline]

100% it's the best!

[@hibiscusboy]

These comments are HILARIOUS! Keep 'em coming y'all! The dynamic trio has done it AGAIN. Love the detailed considerations and where each designer put emphasis on the need & use of this space. Quite different conceptually & in execution. Bravi!

[@alyshalight9762]

Love this series! I hit "play" so fast every time a new one pops up 🙂

[@seriliaykilel]

This might be my favorite Noz design - especially in keeping the furniture on casters, it felt like a very practical idea. Joy's was beautiful, but not super practical on parking underground. Darren -- I love you, I really do. But you just build a BDSM garage. Just saying -lol

[@kateschmate]

Noz is not very practical either because electricity can’t run through those paper walls and notice how there’s no road outside the garage. How is the car even going to drive in there??

[@thegooddinggleberry]

I hate Darren's floors but he made a Mojo dojo Casa house and I love this adventurous spirit, not many designer consider men using a living space. ☺️

[@Sonturist]

Joy’s design is so elegant

[@Torus2112]

I like Joy's design best purely as a bedroom and if I had someone living there long term I'd probably do it, but Noz's design is very attractive and comfortable considering it's still usable as a garage and I'd definitely choose hers if it was just for temporary guests.

[@PropertyItaly]

19:19 Joy nailed it ❤

[@darling_savage]

Had the pleasure to meet Joy at multiple design events here in NYC; she is a gem.

[@BetterMe981]

The dude’s design looks like a torture chamber in an early James Bond flick.

[@musashi-san____1409]

Noz easily has the best one. You can actually return it to a garage once again.

[@alicek.4714]

100%

[@colortura]

Joy is the winner.

[@moniquekyahlovewilson2374]

Joy - beautiful story teller. Elegant space. My fave Noz - Love her passion. Perhaps the most practical to achieve design. Darren - What in the ' Fifty shades of Grey'!!!!!

[@jennifergraham3752]

Three wonderfully creative spaces! I wish that someone had explored the option of creating a small bathroom in the space. I think a guest would prefer that to having to go to the main house in the middle of the night. Even if it was the type of toilet that is used in a tiny house. (Although if we can build an underground parking space I guess we could also run proper plumbing to the garage as well 😉.

[@civilizeddiva]

I don't understand the assignment: a sometimes guest room that is still an accessible garage? So, when there is no guest, I'm supposed to move furniture to park a vehicle?

[@vutlharhimahatlani8557]

Exactly my point☝️

[@crystall8275]

When you listen to it again, it just says change the garage into a livable space, but I don’t think it said that the car still has to go in the garage which would’ve been cool and if that’s the case, they all fail the challenge and who wants to get up in the middle of the night go into the main house Window to go pee. There is no bathroom LOL

[@ragdolly22]

Maybe need to build another garage for the car 😂

[@nadinerich]

Joy did an awesome job, love that she kept the beams and stained them dark, so lovely!

[@lewiswilliams1893]

Noz's thumbs are mesmerizing.

[@samanthaa.6055]

If mom has a Bugatti she can get a hotel when she comes to visit

[@katiakuryanava9762]

What’s going on here? 😂 Where are the infinite curtains, Darren? 😅 Noz’s gone minimalist and Joy is going wild 🤪 Well, thanks AD for this fun shake we all needed! It’s also nice watching these three feel so comfortable together and at the show ❤

[@deirdrebeecher3508]

I watched this episode feeling like I was going insane maybe there is something about American garages which is different but I'm screaming in European. A garage for a car, normal, a garage converted to a guest room, normal. Dual use, absolutely not.

[@mileech2107]

We are screaming here in USA too. . WE don't have multifunctional guest room / garages. That part was just odd . Although, Joy and Noz had nice designs.

[@tiaaa7108]

Joy did a great job

[@MemesOverOutrage]

Darren was listening to Sam Smith 'Unholy' on his way to film this video 😂

[@jasenjahn]

Does the red 50 shades of gray room come with whips?

[@starveartist]

In the cabinets, next to the Crisco, but not actually part of the interior design/furniture.

[@benedictharry]

Finally, gorgeous Noz is back ❤😍❤

[@claudefrou7119]

Love Noz!

[@MissFotini]

I adore her 🥺 her designs are always so unexpected but lovely and playful. She's great!

[@juliaostlund9360]

I will always stan noz. She is truly inventive and knows her stuff. I feel like joy stepped it up and i was happy to see her engage with her imagination joyously.

[@CatMoca]

I love Noz's design for this! Usually I don't vibe with every element of her design. But this time everything was a hit for me. And I loved how easy it would be to make a garage back and then a guest room

[@PostDeleted]

Joy knows what she's doing. Great design

[@sundancita]

These 3 are my faves! Love their personalities and styles!

[@suereed3474]

Well, I love Joy's. She has such great taste. But Noz was smart in putting a sink in. This time I am not crazy about Darrin's. I am proud that Noz finally put something together that was nice and not clashing. But you have to put a car in a luxurious guest house?

[@aleynaulkened2041]

THE OGS ARE BACK! 🫶🏼 Love Darren, his style is just my absolute favorite. But honestly all 3 have immaculate taste.

[@sghantous]

Noz Nozawa's Zen Garden design is by far my favourite - not sure what's supporting the roof though 🙂

[@stonerdk]

They all took this in such different directions it’s crazy. Darren, I love it

[@ansbach74]

3 Interior Designers, three different designs. And I have to say this time I love Joy's design. Thanks, designers.

[@kaycegoen8435]

Noz's design is everything I could ever hope for in a guest house 🥲

[@katella]

Sans toilet?

[@Chepina_tik]

First time that I really vibe with Noz.

[@Gojoswife_]

I LOVED Darren's design that red glass was such a cool idea

[@rafifalhashmi]

Yaaaaay FINALLY! I have been waiting patiently for a new episode of this series 🎉

[@johannaperalta7064]

I always love noz’s style she’s amazing

[@simba5364]

I had a fight or flight reflex when he said the bed could be used for other things 😂

[@luxelist]

Loved watching the process and exploring how each of these talented designers approach things so differently. Especially enjoyed hearing about Joy's plan for the space.

[@judithmccartney1045]

Where is the closest for the guests clothes, and where do the guests store their luggage?

[@ZeepDr]

This is my favoritte trio!! I love this show.

[@almaarea]

Due to the housing/cost of living crisis going on in most western countries, I would love to see them transform awkward rental houses, being unable to change floor/wall colouring/structural details.

[@emndiaye9019]

I would pay to stay in Noz's design!!

[@rollingstone6699]

Joy's remodel is a winner.

[@Eloiseat6]

No one thought of a bathroom, though they thought of a kitchen and a dining room?

[@craigmerkey8518]

"Grandma is still whipped it!" Best line E V E R !!

[@jade138]

All my favorite designers! Joy’s energy this video was so funnn! I loved it!

[@gidiess7880]

I haven't even watched the video yet and I'm already excited! The magic of this series is not just the vision and creativity of the designers but their presence on camera. There have been some real duds, but these three have excellent on screen charisma. They have such different aesthetics and they have distinct personalities that come across really well. I can't wait to watch this!!!

[@VisiblyLogan]

19:30 “Kinda gag” is definitely is the perfect description for that room to.

[@zandilevilakazi6527]

Joy made me nervous when she started with the "grandma" storyline but, the final design was *chef's kiss*

[@mmclennon]

omg they had so much fun with this one

[@lovingmayberry307]

As always, I like Joy's the best. The red one is hideous, imo.

[@mpc5584]

Love love love Noz's design!!!

[@philakilTV]

I like this episode... Joy and Darren snapped, in my opinion! I can't choose

[@MochaLatteMilkChocolate]

I LOVE these three designers the most. The other designers are all amazing, but there's just something about these three together that makes these videos such a treat!

[@fantasylovemagic]

I want to see more of Noz' zen side, this is beautiful!

[@cherieodell9048]

I love this episode! All of these designers did SUCH a wonderful job! I love all these designs. They are fantastic!

[@RhcpRockerDosed]

Darren room is giving Christian bales character in AMERICAN PSYCHO

[@rodimussubprime]

Call me crazy, but I decorate my garage with 2 automobiles, tools, garden equipment and storage items.

[@helohalo3106]

It’s crazy that Darren does not have his own show, his beyond interior designer.

[@refilwemadingwane8705]

Ms Joy🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@Ayiwa]

Noz’s design is perfect.

[@sobeso]

all three were amazing and interesting it took awhile to see how it will be a guest room in the end because in the beginning it still felt like a garage but it came together so well

[@aadyaamadhu]

I love these three designers together. Their styles are so distinctly different

[@claudefrou7119]

Love this trio of designers, you never know what to expect!

[@furtz68]

I always love their designs and personnal take on the subjects but also their interactions at the end are always fun and wholesome haha

[@user-ij2kh8mr5c]

Wow designedbyai would have kicked all their butts, such unique and affordable transformations every time

[@scottysews]

This episode was so fun!! I love how different each of the designs turned out. So cool

[@ednatucker5445]

I guess Gen X persons' would find Darren's "daring" space unforgettable! Noz's space is definitely Zen-eske! Joy's space definitely made "luxury beautiful" and a relaxing space to nestle and relax! My interpretation was off, though. All of the designers kept the garage multifunctional for bringing the car in and not a complete conversion? All are incredible designers!

[@nathanmailhot6923]

I want to see how you would "rake" the apoxy into a zen garden. That looks amazing.

[@BaDazai]

I looooved Darren's so much, more than I thought I would 😅❤

[@gyuyeonjeong6706]

I love 8:30 moment. It take a concept of garage's door. It's really nice and interesting!!🥰

[@andioscity]

This is my fave one yet! I like all of them

[@IzzieAb]

Noz’s design is my fav by far. I’d love to sleep in this beautiful Japanese inspired room, that still has life and color 😭