Tony Hawk’s Radical Renovation for His Longtime Friend and Filmer Tim

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This episode of Celebrity IOU featured our favorite skateboarder, Tony Hawk, on a gnarly journey to gift his longtime friend and videographer with the mid-century modern editing studio of his dreams. Tim and Tony been working together for almost 10 years now (Tim films Tony’s skating videos) and throughout the past decade, they’ve grown incredibly close. Tim’s creativity and his way of making others around him feel inspired and confident is infectious, and Tony wants him to feel that in his home space, too.

A couple of years ago, Tony broke his femur, and suffered a pretty bad recovery. He went through a lot of pain—physically, mentally, emotionally—and Tim was there with him through it. “He helped me to realize that I had a long way to go, and to accept the process,” Tony says. Tim documented the entire course of Tony’s injury and recovery, which he says has became a really important piece of his story as a pro skater.

Tim worked hard to buy the home he has now in California, and Tony knows how much he’s been craving a private space to turn into his editing studio. He has a detached garage that isn’t used much, and he’s been dreaming of turning it into his studio ever since he moved in. So the Bros and Tony came in to help transform it into a studio perfectly set up for him, where he can feel focused and inspired.

“I was with Tim when he bought his house, actually, and I know how much he was saving and how much he risked to get it… I felt for him. And I was hoping maybe I could do something to help out,” Tony says. Tim’s been there with him a lot over the years, and has pushed him creatively, and Tony wants to repay him for everything he’s done for him.

“The fact that Tony even thought of me in the first place? It boggles my mind… He’s only done good for me, and I want to return the favor to him. Now I owe him again? We’re never going to be even if he keeps doing stuff like this,” Tim jokes.

Before and Afters

Sleek and Contemporary Facade

There was some rot and soft spots on the roof, and overall, the structure wasn’t suitable for a living space. Outside, they replaced the rotten edges of the roof and closed the soffits to protect from the elements. Inside, they laid new concrete as the foundation for new wood flooring, and replaced the framing to bring the space up to code. An insulated roof helps regulate the heat inside and create a great space for Tim to use as an editing studio for years to come.

A Modern Wooden Mural

Before, the garage was dark and damp, and really unusable. Drew, Jonathan, and Tony wanted to change all that and more. With this area of the room, they decided to include a custom curved desk that perfectly fits all of Tim’s editing materials, a hideaway workbench for repairing skateboards, a TV to display video edits in large-scale, and plenty of lighting. Jonathan and Tony decided to get creative with a sleek wood panel wall and use contrasting tones to create a cool nod to a skateboarding quarter-pipe.

Shredding the Gnar On Comfort

The Bros and Tony decided to turn the main area into a lounging space. This way, people can come in and have a comfortable place to sit while they look through edits.

They swapped the old track garage door for carriage-style doors to make the space feel more professional and comfortable. Deciding on doors that still had windows on top allowed that natural light to come in and keep the room bright and airy.

Elevated Design With Simple Materials

The Bros and Tony used acoustic board on the back wall and ceiling to sound-proof the space, which also helped create that sleek, mid-century modern look that they were going for. They displayed some of Tim’s favorite boards on the wall above the sofa, too, to showcase his work. Adding plenty of modern lighting, the space no longer feels cold and dark. Now, Tim’s studio is bright, warm, and inviting.

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