Woman shares stunning photos after transforming her garage into a tranquil Japanese-style home: 'I wanted it to be special'

Woman shares stunning photos after transforming her garage into a tranquil Japanese-style home: 'I wanted it to be special'

There aren't many homes in South Pasadena, California, let alone in the U.S., that look like 75-year-old Elizabeth Altounian's home. Altounian transformed her 400-square-foot garage with traditional Japanese furnishings in 2019. Her bungalow's accessory dwelling unit, also known as an ADU, now has a covered engawa porch and a platform bed with a tatami mat among other items, according to The Star. When reminiscing about her Japanese school frien…