Well… we were getting requests from travelers who were desperate for a last-minute room to rent. Hotels were full. We were full. We didn’t want people to have to sleep in their cars out here in the desert, so we got an idea.

We took our empty garage space, added a wall, new furniture, completely renovated the bathroom, added a kitchenette, and then found a professional Navajo artist (Daniel Josley) to paint a fantastic mural in the room. We now call this the Artist’s Studio and it looks great! It’s perfect for two people, also with a fold-out couch, for a maximum of three persons.

This includes a queen-size memory foam bed, as well as a shower with overhead (waterfall style head), a table and chairs, new nightstands, lots of variable lighting for the room, and a new A/C unit. The kitchenette includes a coffee pot, tea kettle, microwave, mini-fridge, silverware and dishes.

The large mural depicts a scene of Lone Rock beach, with anthropomorphic lizards relaxing on the sand. Josley is famous for putting these horned-head lizards in human settings, such as a campfire, backpacking, or relaxing in a home, performing human actions. We are thrilled to have his work represented here.

This room was completed in early 2022, and is now open on the AIRBNB calendar at http://www.airbnb.com/p/LVR