01of 08Jane Lynch’s Forever HomeMaggie ShannonWhen Jane Lynch finished filmingBest In Showin 2000, she decided she wanted a dog and a house. So she adopted her first pup, a Lhasa apso named Olivia, and spent her $70,000 life savings on a cabin in L.A.’s bohemian Laurel Canyon neighborhood. But the house wasn’t built to last, and after it suffered severe structural issues, Lynch tore it down and built a new, two-story abode with a guest house and a studio over the garage where she now resides with her partner Jennifer Cheyne, Cheyne’s son Harry, and Lynch’s nephew Danny.“I’m probably going to live here forever,” she tells PEOPLE ofthe home she fell in love with. “There’s just such peace up here.”
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Jane Lynch’s Forever Home
Maggie Shannon
When Jane Lynch finished filmingBest In Showin 2000, she decided she wanted a dog and a house. So she adopted her first pup, a Lhasa apso named Olivia, and spent her $70,000 life savings on a cabin in L.A.’s bohemian Laurel Canyon neighborhood. But the house wasn’t built to last, and after it suffered severe structural issues, Lynch tore it down and built a new, two-story abode with a guest house and a studio over the garage where she now resides with her partner Jennifer Cheyne, Cheyne’s son Harry, and Lynch’s nephew Danny.
“I’m probably going to live here forever,” she tells PEOPLE ofthe home she fell in love with. “There’s just such peace up here.”
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Mixing Styles
03of 08Prized PosessionsMaggie Shannon"This is one of my favorite things," the Chicago native says of her personalized Cubs jersey that hangs proudly in her closet. She received the jersey after singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch in Wrigely Field.
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Prized Posessions
“This is one of my favorite things,” the Chicago native says of her personalized Cubs jersey that hangs proudly in her closet. She received the jersey after singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch in Wrigely Field.
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A Wall of Mementos
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Artwork from Friends
06of 08Animal LoverMaggie ShannonLynch says she hates clutter but collects “old dogs,” like 12-year-old rescues Millie and Bernice. (She also has a 2-year-old black cocker spaniel named Rumi.) Lynch wakes up around 4 a.m. every morning to enjoy a cup of coffee and some time with her pets. “Without animals, a house does not feel like home,” she says.
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Animal Lover
Lynch says she hates clutter but collects “old dogs,” like 12-year-old rescues Millie and Bernice. (She also has a 2-year-old black cocker spaniel named Rumi.) Lynch wakes up around 4 a.m. every morning to enjoy a cup of coffee and some time with her pets. “Without animals, a house does not feel like home,” she says.
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An Area to Entertain
08of 08An Ode to Her Production CompanyMaggie ShannonHer neighbor, Spike Stewart, a local artist, painted a colorful homage to her production company, which now hangs outside her home.“I named the corporate entity from which I work Canyon Lady Productions because I’m a big fan, of course, of Laurel Canyon,” Lynch says in a video tour of the property. “But I’m also a big fan of Joni Mitchell and one of my favorite albums isLadies of the Canyon.It’s plural, but I am one lady of the canyon. so this sign makes me very happy.”Watch Jane Lynch’s Hollywood at Home video tour.
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An Ode to Her Production Company
Her neighbor, Spike Stewart, a local artist, painted a colorful homage to her production company, which now hangs outside her home.
“I named the corporate entity from which I work Canyon Lady Productions because I’m a big fan, of course, of Laurel Canyon,” Lynch says in a video tour of the property. “But I’m also a big fan of Joni Mitchell and one of my favorite albums isLadies of the Canyon.It’s plural, but I am one lady of the canyon. so this sign makes me very happy.”
Watch Jane Lynch’s Hollywood at Home video tour.
source: people.com
