Lori Mooney's>Creating a pop culture collage
The massive wall collages started long ago in Mooney's childhood bedroom. And when she moved into her apartment from her parents' place in 2012, she brought some of her original collages with her.
"I've always wanted my spaces to reflect my interest," Mooney says. "I just love arts and crafts, I love TV, I love projects… it's all just>Planning for the future
Most renters have to follow strict rules about decorating the walls or hanging items, but Mooney says her landlord is on board.
"One time [the landlord] was here fixing something, and then after about 10 to 15 minutes, his wife was here for a tour. And then his daughters came in to check out the space, because they'd never seen anything like it," she says. "He told me, as long as I keep it clean then it's good, we're good."
Mooney appreciates her neighborhood's quiet blocks, green spaces and proximity to the subway, calling it "as you can get to the suburbs and still be in the city." Her job, roughly 20 miles northeast in Stamford, Connecticut, is an easy drive away — though she's currently working from home, she says.
In the bathroom, Mooney added photos of iconic movie and TV scenes that take place in bathrooms.Photo: Beatriz Bajuelos.
She says doesn't have plans to buy a home anytime soon, and that she's content with her space the way it is. "I have no shame in being this way and for people to see that this is how I live," she says.
Her eclectic style, of course, may not be for everyone. "I know people will say that it's childish or like, 'How old are you?'" Mooney says. "I like it. I can be 40 years old and like color and television show figurines."
Mooney has lived in this one-bedroom apartment since 2012.Photo: Beatriz Bajuelos.
Collecting TV paraphernalia and magazine clippings is a hobby just like some people's sports obsessions, she says.
"Everyone used to think that I would outgrow this, and maybe some part of me thought I would, too," Mooney says. "But we're going on decades and decades, and I love it now more than I did when I was a kid."
