i hate to be the one to say it… the poor use of flash and harsh lighting in these photos deter what could have been an inspiring post.

It ain't exactly my style, but I dig it. Looks like a fun place to visit, and I'm guessing it call comes across much better under better lighting.

It looks fun. I just wonder where the wonderful LA sun is hiding?

Too much! Awesome pieces all fighting for attention (as my eyes dart across the screen).

As I see it, AT's strength is that it showcases the homes of folks of modest means. Dwell and Lonny and the like are just chock full of eye candy, but so much of what's featured on those sites is just plain beyond the reach of most of us mere mortals. Max resides among the mortals.

This is not to say that great spaces can't be put together on the cheap (we've seen numerous examples here), and perhaps this space is a tad overdone, but it's still a darned sight better than your "average" residence. What I suspect has happened here is that so much of the stuff, especially the stuff on the walls, was acquired piecemeal and then fit in where it could fit in. Perhaps he could take everything out and rearrange it all, with newly established datum points. Lotsa stuff on walls works best when it works as a coordinated unit. As it currently is, it's a bit too hodge-podgey.

There's a lot going on, but I don't dislike it. I find it pretty intriguing.

Though, what turns me off is that while the place has so much going on, why couldn't Max tidy up a bit? Fairly simple to move a broom out of a picture and vacuum the floors, cover what I assume is a stained floor (hopefully), amongst other messy/dirty things. His taste is pretty wild and crazy, does he think the gross just adds to it?

i'm just happy to see an apartment without a chevron rug and an arc lamp...

If you find there is an overload in this post, try to focus on just one or two things. While it isn't exactly my style either, there are bits and pieces that are just lovely in every picture. For example, I was blown away by the ceiling treatment in the bedroom. This person has surrounded himself with beautiful and meaningful things in a small space, and he probably enjoys living in this environment. It may not be for you, but there are elements that could work with anyone's style. Also - please note that this is an excellent use of limited space, and there is nothing here that could be described as clutter.

I am MAD for that huge lamp. I LOVE the cabinets all done in the chalkboard paint (and love the cabinet door pulls, too) The bedroom is sexy as hell. While it's not 100% my taste (that peach wall color is a hard one) I like a lot of it. I say bravo!

I have to echo the handful of others who've found this place fun, bizarre, and delightful unto itself--a refreshing break from a lot of the MCM-centric spaces that we see. And all of the catty comments about cleaning supplies? Really? These are homes, not museums. To paraphrase Bambi's Thumper, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all." Silence is more deafening than drivel.

Really enjoyed this tour! Yes, there's a lot of stuff, but to me it's neither cluttered nor crazy.
Love the dining area, banquette, chalkboard cabinets, and the peach-colored walls! (Also, as it happens,
I'm reading "Just Kids").

It took me a while to go through all the pictures and take in everything, but in the end I'd say I liked most of it. Well I like the bedroom the best. All of the colors and pieces look really great with that wall color and the ceiling treatment is so cool. And the art I really liked. I had a hard time with the peach colored walls and the kitchen, but what I really love about this apartment is how it really shows personality.

It's wonderful, and I actually think the peach is great in the color scheme. I'm always happy to see AT profile the risk takers, it's easy if you're rich enough to just have signature chairs, white walls, one $10K abstract painting, and maid service. I love a house that gives me a lot more to look at :)

That's a hoot, SMARTERALEC. If there's anything in this space I DON'T like, it's that lamp. Different strokes, etc.
It ain't the lamp itself so much as that shade. It would be much better with a tall straight drum shade. As it is, it's waaaay bottom heavy. And I ain't Sir Mix-A-Lot.
I'm right with you as to the bedroom, though.

Ok, I saw this tour before there was a single comment but I didn't have time to post anything. Having read the comments I had to go through the pics again to see what's the problem. So I have to say that during my first tour I never noticed the broom (i am of the persuasion that if the broom lives in that spot all the time so what? Also, only during the second tour I noticed alittle bit of something red on the carpet in front of the bed in the bedroom. But if others didn't talk about it I would have never registered it.
I live with two dogs and sometimes I turn and there is a shredded kleenex on the floor - and I never catch them in action. Little day to day mess is normal, IMHO.

I really love the space. I actually wish it was stated what is the colour of the peachy paint in the LR. I was not sure if it is peachy or orange (hard to tell from the browser).
This is one of the creative places that I love. I may not love everything but I value the owner's creativity and vision. And I was extremely impressed when he mentioned that there was strict budget involved because to me it looked like it cost mucho moola.
The only thing that I did not like were the scribbles on the kitchen cabinets.

I would like to know what it is on the bedroom ceiling? (P.S.I think I would like to come and stay one night). ;-)

What a wonderfully mad space! Yes, some of it may a bit over the top, but it is a place I could be happy wandering about for hours...So many apartments featured on AT are nice, but, frankly....BLAND....I love the fact that this man didn't design his house for you, but for HIMSELF--and isn't that what it's all about, at the end of the day?

Well done, sir!

Hey, GLINDA GOODWITCH (PS:best name ever?!) I agree that a drum shade would be ideal (this one's shape is a bit "twee" for me, too). But I love the crazy over-sized body of the lamp.

Whoa, it's the drag queen equivalent of an apartment! Get it? GLAMAZON?!

Bruno is such a beautiful and good boy.

I think this place is freaking amazing. I love the personality and uniqueness behind it. Max, ignore the haters. Rock on with your bad self.

PS: HOW did that cat get so adorable?!?

It is certainly an interesting and sorely needed change of pace from the "signature chairs, white walls, one $10K abstract painting, and maid service" (as Noelle153 put it).

Too much for me personally, but there are definitely things I like, esp. in the bedroom. Also, smoosh-faced kitty is adorable.

Haters gonna hate. It's refreshing, dramatic, colorful...everything that most home tours on AT tend to lack. I love the textiles: the living room rug, the bedding, and the pillows. Please, more of this AT!

Adore. Max, I suspect you and I could sit down with a cocktail and talk into the wee hours. Ignore the haters here. Unfortunately the first few comments were bad ones, and that always seems to set a bad tone. Hope you have enjoyed the positive comments despite the nasty ones.

So refreshing to see a home that looks like it grows and evolves with the owner. Nothing static about this place: it's alive and changing and fresh. I adore the gay Christoper Robin.

Max's apartment is so full of color and whimsy - I LOVE it!! Thanks AT for posting a truly inspired apartment. I am floored by all the negative comments. But when I clicked on all those Debbie Downers' profiles I found that they revel in negativity and nearly all their posts are mean-spirited. Perhaps these haters need to spend some time at Max's apartment -- it's just so joyful perhaps some happiness would rub off on the Bitter McBittertons. The only problem with these photos lies with the photographer. They should have moved the broom and the sponge, and simmered down the harsh lighting. As far as the stain on the carpet goes CALM down people it looks like a bougainvillea petal. I find this place joyous and energetic. I am going to re-do my kitchen cabinets with blackboard paint. And start cellecting affordable art -- I am so envious of the art collection!

I like it, especially the kitchen. Couldn't live there myself but I would love to come over for a visit and see all the art and stuff in person and give the adorable Bruno a belly rub.

Nice to a see an apartment that deviates from the standard MCM, taxidermy, chevron AT fare. Max, I love how your personality seems to EXPLODE from every detail. Whimsical, zany, fun, AWESOME! More like this please AT

I sure hope Max dared to read on past the first slew of critiques. I'm with those who appreciate seeing something NEW and not a regurgitation of trends pulled off by designers or the well to do. This is what I would like to see more of on this site, not just this kind of aesthetic but homes where real people dwell and to get inspired by people with similar means to accomplish a good looking place to live. These photos made me feel like I actually learned something about who lives here, and thats a admirable accomplishment and something I aspire to do in my own home. . Great job with this post AT!

Quote from OneDivineHammer: The only problem with these photos lies with the photographer. They should have moved the broom and the sponge, and simmered down the harsh lighting.

Could not agree more. And for the love of God, AT, it's been said time and time again: HIRE A COPY EDITOR! This was just painful to read.

"Every wall is inhabited with color, paintings, photography."

"Eclectically decorated with rich colors, dark textures and tons of artwork- this home is gallery to great books, furniture and accessories."

"This home is flourishing with overlapping design elements, that keep your eye moving from floor to ceiling."

The purple prose and hit-and-miss punctuation is out of control.

And before anyone jumps in and calls me a hater, I really enjoyed seeing this home. It's not remotely my style and I couldn't spend a week in it, but at least it isn't generic. Lots to look at and think about. Sadly, the article didn't do it justice.

aboslutely LOVE the visual attack ..the kichen area, the pink waiting room !! but i agree with some comments (above) bout 'trying too hard' wen i saw the fork and spoons in a trunk i guess.. well.. erm "artistic expression" .."no place to put the fork and spoons?" .."trying to find a use for the trunk?" I dont know... i have lots of BEAUTIFUL containers too and sometimes find myself inconveniencing my own life just to make sure they are used and displayed and not just white elephants but ive also learnt to balance my love for visuals/things and the needs of people living there so...HEY, since i dont live with max G i wont complain.

Wow the style of this home sure is unusual. I am glad to see something so different on AT.I also really like the kitchen banquet seating. Not a fan of the peach color. I do find it interesting that you put a picture above the stove. You don't see a lot of that. And that was an interesting choice of wallpaper for a kitchen.

Love it-super fun, unique and sexy. Great eye for color and texture- I love the combo of peach, chocolatey brown, and maroon, and the Native American bedspread with chinoserie pillows in that color scheme. Love the textured ceramic MCM looking lamp and surrounding tablescape, and how the screen in the corner of the room adds depth and richness.

I could go on an on..

And the owner's personality really comes through in a great way.

Max, I really hope you read beyond the Debbie Downers. Your place had me mesmerized. Great color aesthetic and the mixing of patterns. Love your art, the banquette and the ceiling in bedroom. I think you have demonstrated a very convincing case to bring back peach! Thanks for sharing. P.S. This is a design blog, not a try-out for housekeeper of the year.

Oh, and the "stain" in the bedroom is CLEARLY a bouganvilla petal!

Very fun and interesting place - looks put together with lots of time and attention and love. I, too, am THRILLED not to see chevrons, twee chrome trays, x-leg benches, and ikat. Love all those things but I come to AT and Design Sponge for DIFFERENT. A home like this makes me think there's a super fun person behind it.

Thank you Spectrogram!

Amazing how people are so quick to make rude comments. Too many soccor mom's and people with no edit button. AT is starting to lose the quirkiness I've always loved. There is more to design than "hotel chic", love your place Max! Long live Butch Glamazon!

Max's place is one of my favorite places to spend time. What a magical space he's created! If you can't find any inspiration in his cabinet of curiosities, you should go back to eyeball school.

I do hope people realize that it takes a little bravery to share your home with Apartment Therapy readers. Your taste or not, isn't it fun to see other people's homes? I'm more than a little curious to see how the nasty comment makers live, perhaps that can be a new feature on the site called "people that live in metaphorical glass boxes". I'm sure they would enjoy the feedback they get from fellow readers.

How fun and personal! It is always a pleasure to see homes that are very indivualized. There is something special in each room.

Although most of this place isn't my style, there are pieces I love (even the crazy lamp!) and I admire the fact that this is obviously a person's individual style -- not the cookie-cutter hipster stuff that forms about 80% of AT home tour content. I'd rather see somebody living large, with the things he loves, than one more repro Eames chair under a paint-by-numbers portrait of a deer.

wow! i like your fresh take! i have never seen anything like this before; butch glamazon totally captures it though! very original :)

love the kitchen so much. lots of cheery pink, crazy fun and somehow very sweet.

I love what you did for such a small place. It inspires me.

really, really intrigued by this place. thanks for posting AT! after reading through the posts i had to comment as while i love the details of this place i'm disappointed in the inconsistency of the photography. the light is blown out so much in so many of the photos you can't see the details of the light fixture in the bedroom and the colors are inconsistent from shot to shot so i have to wonder what the right light level is -- i'd bet the color is richer and not so washed out give how blown out light sources are. really wish AT had used a better photographer. and while i didn't see the sponge and the broom i agree with the poster who noted that the photographer should have seen what they were shooting and cleared them from the frame. love, love love the bedroom ceiling and love how max isn't afraid to layer colors and pattern -- good for you max! others have said it but i want to echo two things -- 1. thanks for something that is so different from most of your tours and 2. i want to see more of what this designer does in the spaces he designs. number 2 made me check out his website and i suggest others should see it -- there is an AMAZING dining room with wallpapered ceiling and some other fab, spaces. thanks AT.

I've noticed so many people make crappy comments rather than constructive criticism on here. Yes it's not my particular taste but at least he did something, anything with his space and he feels proud enough of his efforts to showcase it for everyone to see. Love or hate it, it's his and to go out of your way to just try and make people feel shitty is obnoxious. If you're gonna be a shit head, then have the balls to link pics of your home as well, so we can all learn from your ideas of perfection.

While this isn't exactly how I would style my place, it was a wonderful and inspiring tour. And I WANT that lamp !

Fun! It's a relief to see something different. I am among the many here who have grown tired of the stereotypical MCM white-walled look. It's great to see someone who moves to the beat of his own drum instead of following design convention.

Adorably bonkers! Good on you Max for living with what you love. All those beautiful individual pieces and someone focuses in on a broom? If homes reflect their owners then you must be great fun. Such a change from the overload of MCM-filled and/or 'artfully curated' run-of-the-mill places that feature so much on AT.

One person's "visual mess" is another person's joy piled on joy. You can just feel that Max's apartment IS Max. Bravo.

While the color palette and the overall style differ wildly from my own, I have to say that Max has clearly bowed to no one in expressing his own personal vision.

And I, for one, am a fan of the scribbles.

I love bare minimalism, and yet I ADORE this space. It's a beautiful example of how to style your space without throwing out years of picking out stuff you love, and replacing it with new interior in one swoop.

It's fun, it's fantastic..it;s one of those spaces where you discover something new every time you hang out there.

Absolutely amazing! Fresh, different, sexy and dramatic. The kitchen bamquet and bedroom ceiling are so different and fresh. I also liked the detail of the gallery walls that make the TV appear to be another piece of artwork.

It makes me laugh that the same people that complain about overly staged homes are now criticizing this guy for his broom and sponge. It's his home, not a freakin museum!

Now I'm curious, but keep getting the "We're sorry" can't get in the house tour message. From the few pics, not my style, but it seems much of it works far better than some of the other AT tours that are crammed with stuff. But, the kitchen chalk cursive lower case L L L L L L, nuh uh!

Oh, and the bedroom's my favourite!

Bold. Fun. Interesting. Idiosyncratic. Every bit of this home says that someone worth getting to know lives here.

Some commenters should keep in mind a perspective other than their own. This might not be to your taste, but you should step outside yourself and consider the execution of the effect rather than how you like it. One question to ask is, "Does this accomplish what the person wanted?" Max wanted glamazon - he got glamazon. Well done. The colors are deep and bold without being overwhelming. The peach is not to my taste, but looks very good with that carpet (and cat). The breakfast nook is my favorite.

"What Friends Say: If you are prone to seizures be careful."

Haha! I admit, while every cell in my body screams to go through and minimize, at least it's unique. This is a house tour that will definitely never fade into the recesses of my memory bank. Nonetheless, if I lived with that much visual stimulation, I'm sure I would end up in a mental hospital.

"Just Kids" is a masterpiece. I loved it.

I have to say that Max does Cy Twombly better than Cy Twombly himself, so I love his kitchen cabinets even though I don't much care for Cy Twombly. I couldn't live in this space for five minutes but Max's aesthetic sensibilities are a lot of fun to see and I'd love to visit for a little while. A glass of Pinot Grigio at that fab banquette would be perfect.

As Charlie 26 so aptly put it, "for the love of God, AT, it's been said time and time again: HIRE A COPY EDITOR! " (Yes, I'm available.)

It's so refreshing to see a house that is not midcentury theme..which is really getting old and boring. Love every room...minus the dirty sponge in the kitchen..lol

I like it!

Lesliejlands said:

<<I'm more than a little curious to see how the nasty comment makers live, perhaps that can be a new feature on the site called "people that live in metaphorical glass boxes".>>

I second that.

I love it! It looks like a elderly, rich socialite from the Upper East Side who has come on hard times lives there. She had to sell the penthouse and downsize to a tiny Weho apartment. Complete with treasures and art from a different era, different sensibility and she can't afford the damn maid anymore, so it's just her, so leave her alone haters! LOL
Sorry, Max if I diverge....anyway. I looked at this place 1,2,3 times and just kept finding cool things stuff to look at. It's perfect as is. Don't change a thing!

I love this house!! The fact that he's a renter and has just gone for it and put up wallpaper, chalkboarded the hell out of the cabinets, turned the bedroom ceiling into a work of art, and put enough nail holes in the walls to give his future self carpal tunnel when he moves out (and has to pull them all at once) is just... awesome.

I will second, third and fourth all the commenters here who are saying it's a breath of fresh air to see something on this site that isn't a sterile, carbon copy of a mad men set with obnoxious etsy handmade flourishes. I think the thing that appeals to me most about this place is that you can clearly tell this dude is a collector. There's no way someone could sit online, wielding an AmEx, and find all of these amazing pieces in one afternoon. This home displays YEARS of hunting, scavenging and honing one's style. On that note, I would pay good money to drive him around thrift shopping in LA any day of the week. Max, call me! Let's shop.

Excuse me--this apartment is spectacular. I am sensing that many of these comments are coming from people feeling threatened by the talent shown within the walls of the Glamazon. Very few designers have the guts and talent to be this fearless in their work. I personally think it's an amazing work of art. Bravo to Max.

Max, your place reminds me of the Matt Maranian book from a few years ago called "Pad." I loved that book and I love your place. Someone said it best with "adorably bonkers." So proud this is in my neighborhood!

Hey Max, I love your crib. It's not my style, but, that's the beauty of AT isn't it, to see how other people decorate with style totally different from our own style.

isn't the point of art to elicit emotion and dialogue? glad to see such passionate postings about a place that max obviously has passion about.

Love it! Prefer it to dreadful, dreary minimalism and cautious, careful selections!
It reveals thinking, feeling, appreciation of color, texture, personal choices, EVERYTHING I ADVOCATE and live by.

AS FOR THE COMMENT ON AN ELDERLY WOMAN'S CHOICE, GIVE IT UP, YOUNGSTER, FOR YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT US. I'M A GREENWICH VILLAGE GRANDMA WITH A HOME FULL OF WELL TRAVELLED MEMENTOS, ART, HANDMADE ITEMS, PLANTS, ORGANIZED CLUTTER: A SUMMATION OF A RICH, FULL, VISUAL LIFE!

Love the cat!

I love your house! It is so refreshing to see some grit...though not my thing...but I love grit once in a while and seeing your home fits the bill...great job! I was looking at you home and said to myself, I can see why he has lived there for 7 years...I wouldn't move either! Good Job!!!! I can't say enough about it!

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

I LOVE ShirleyZB's comment. You are one COOL Grandma! I also just found this apartment on Max's design website -- and it looks like the walls are not peach but a bright CORAL!?

http://maximilliandesigns.com/maximilliandesigns/Residential_Projects.html#17

I love it even more now.

It happened to my comment, too, Francine. But I imagine its removal had more to do with fellow commenters flagging the comment as inappropriate than any serious editing from Apartment Therapy moderators. Funny how self-righteous people become defending the aesthetics of someone they don't even know while single-handedly condemning other people they don't know for disagreeing with that aesthetic.

Grow up.

Max put his house up for our voyeuristic pleasure. He had to have known that not everyone was going to grove on his style. I'm sure he doesn't give a fig what some people thought.

For the record, my comment was merely "Hot Mess". That's it. 2 words.

I live in this exact kind of chaos (with not nearly as cool artwork). I actually like the style--it's hot. But seeing it in someone else's home made me realize that it sends a certain vibe that the space is unstructured and maybe not clean--a mess in other words.... not exactly the vibe I want to send.

The cat is adorable, but the house is migrane inducing

Max, I love it your place! My absolute FAV are your Twombly cupboards!!!

I noticed some comments were deleted, and don't see the need for censorship here;
I for one appreciate the dialectic of opposing views. Not all critics agree, do they?

Diabolique -- WOW. They deleted your comment? I LOVE Max's chaotic design aesthetique but I also loved your simple "HOT MESS" comment. And I bet Max appreciated it too. He seems to have a sense of humor judging from the interview. He did after all say, "If you are prone to seizures be careful!"

Thanks Max for sharing your amazing apartment, I loved having a look! What a marvellous home. Fabulous ceiling treatment in the bedroom. So glad you were able to stir up so much feeling amongst AT readers, too *chuckles gleefully*

After all, AT is not a contest for the blandest, most generic, least offensive decor . . . . is it?

what's going on here? my comment, which was critical of the photography and not the home being feature, was deleted. all i said was that it was a shame that the photographs deter what would otherwise be an inspiring post. i wasn't dissing the home, which is awesome, by the way. and yet, other comments raising this very same point remain? this is a real shame, apartment therapy.

Max, your apartment is an amazing collision of non-conformity and exuberance. While the busy nature of its design would make it tough for me to relax, I am inspired by so many of the vignettes that create the overall Glamazon meets Auntie Mame theme. This place screams for board games and madcap, nightcaps with friends.

Hats off to you for creating a triumph of personal expression in a world overrun with homogeneity!

OMG!!!! In LOVE!!! So unique with all the colors and textures, hello a playground for your senses! Some people have a dry palate while other like a spicy mango chutney with a side of guacamole, salt & vinegar chips maybe some Nutella and a glass of chards. Max - don't ever change your style! You are perfect just the way you are!!!

This sort of reminds me of Lafayette's apartment on True Blood, though it's certainly more grown-up. Pattern, color, texture... wow! I completely agree with the earlier commenter @5Spotter, who said "Max, I suspect you and I could sit down with a cocktail and talk into the wee hours."

Down the rabbit hole. I love the personality that asserts itself in every room. Your Asian pieces and your textiles are lovely. What a fun place to entertain. It is so much fun to collect things high and low and put them together.

Not my cup of tea, but it certainly sounds like it's perfect for the owner. I did find inspiration in his advice to bring it fast and furious though. Thanks for the advice to go for what makes you happy.

Thanks everyone for all of the comments! I have had a great few days reading everything- the good, the bad, the grit. Rest assured the heinous sponge has been discarded and the broom and I have switched places in the closet. Everyone is welcome for cocktails and sleepovers. PS The walls aren’t peach! They are coral. . .I may have a penchant for Mz Havisham but most certainly not Laura Ashley!

@Maximalist - And that comment is definitive proof (if any was needed) that you rock. :) If I lived in the same hemisphere, I'd be there for cocktails in a flash.

Thank you for this post. Such a lovely, personalized space. I see so many spaces on this site that are nice, but they're somewhat bland - like modern boxes - and this apartment has inspired me to keep pulling pieces together that I really love, so I have a comfortable space that reflects me, not something that's trendy.

Love!!! (especially the banquet, kitty and art wall.) It's working with what is, bursting with creativity, verve and fun!! Like his name, you can tell he lives life to the Maxxxx!! Thanks for the smile.

Love what you did with your place - it's cool AND cozy. And the smushfaced cat is freaking adorable.

Where can I find that wallpaper in the kitchen/dinette?!? Need/want desperately!

I love it! The guy has surrounded himself with all the things that he loves! I think it is very personable and unique no cookie cut decoration also very cozy! Good for you!

These color combinations are making me drool. I would never have thought of putting those grays, browns, black, white, and salmon all together, but the colors feel very rich somehow. The layered patterns are interesting too.

I believe Max said it best, "it's your place, so really the only rules are the ones you put on yourself". I like the post just because it isn't all pristine and shiny. If the post has over 2500 sq ft, I don't bother reading it. Give me on-a-budget posts, some dust in the corners apartment living .

I love it, it's totally my style, but it could use a little editing. The brown shades are too drab and the living room curtains look terrible. The artwork is da bomb though.
I'd kill for the headboard also. Max weed out and rearrange this fabulous crib please
My best friend lives in a bug low with the same floor plan in Culver City.