Rocco is a hip, fashionable guy who bought a beautiful loft in the heart of the city. But shortly after doing so, he took off to Australia for a volleyball tournament and didn’t come home for six years. He finally returned and was eager to move back into his condo, but after renting it out for so many years, it just didn’t feel like ”home” to him.

The beautiful, two-story space had soaring ceilings and a huge wall of windows, but the main floor contained a tiny kitchen, a lackluster living room and a barren office. And the bland, 1980s decorating scheme just wasn’t a reflection of Rocco’s urban style. He wanted a warm, inviting place in which to relax and entertain, so he asked me for an assist — and I just couldn’t say no to a fellow volleyball player. So I put together my own team and got set to give Rocco a funky place in which to hang his volleyball net.