Tour Actor Jillian Rose Reed's Midcentury Fixer-Upper Turned Boho L.A. Retreat

Beloved for her roles in Weeds and MTV’s Awkward, actor Jillian Rose Reed has spent the last seven years pruning and retraining her diminutive, once-dated Los Angeles home into new life as a gloriously boho social hub. She and musician husband Marty Shannon (who has quite literally made their magnificent yard blossom) love welcoming friends to their quirky, well-tended space — and they’re full of inspirational tips for others who want to dig into their own renovations.

“I feel like my dream for my entire life has been to own a house,” Jillian says. “I was never like, ‘What’s my wedding going to be like?’ I was like, ‘What’s my house gonna look like?!’” That said, she and Marty had an epic wedding that has made key contributions to their decor — more on that later.

Jillian and Marty’s yard was initially xeriscaped, an eco-friendly move that was rough on visitors. “The entire front yard was just dirt and succulents,” Jillian recalls. “[The previous owners] tried to do a drought-resistant yard, which is obviously great for California but not so great for safety. You couldn’t really walk through without having to worry if you were going to get stuck with something. So we took almost all of the plants that were in the front yard [and] moved them to the backyard.”

“This is our main living space,” Jillian explains. “I think the thing we love most about this room is probably the fireplace wall — as you can tell it’s pretty magnificent. It was also original to the home. It’s one of the only things that we didn’t want to change about the house because it’s so pretty and spectacular and old.”