Before he was a household name, George Clooney was a struggling actor living in Studio City, Los Angeles. Photographer Lynn McAfee captured him in his apartment in 1989, just before his big break.
Though the home's retro kitchen is a far cry from the luxury properties Clooney has come to call home in more recent years, it contains early glimmers of one of the most crucial elements to understanding his design DNA: play. From his mullet to his checkered curtains down to the paint-splattered fridge, the photographs are full of the whimsy that still defines George's interior design style.
