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Lena Dunham reveals she's built house in her parents' BACKYARD
Lena Dunham has revealed she's built a house '10 feet behind' her parents' home as she seeks to strike the perfect balance between 'dependence and solitude.'Speaking to Architectural Digest, the Girls actress, 36, admitted she used to 'dread ever leaving' her childhood home growing up, so has now ensured she never has to with the construction of a one and a half bedroom home in Connecticut.The star said her ongoing love of the 'culture of her family' and her longing for a 'sense of permanence' amid the pandemic flitting between London, Brooklyn and Manhattan led to her family beginning construction on her colorful new home. Wow: Lena Dunham has revealed she's built a house '10 feet behind' her parents' home as she seeks to strike the perfect balance between 'dependence and solitude.Lena's parents, artist Laurie Simmons, 73, and painter father Carroll Dunham, 72, spearheaded the project, with the star's home - The Carriage House - built on the plot of land where the former boarding school family compound is.Lena revealed her initial vision for her dream home was to 'paint the house pink so it looks like I live in a strawberry' - an idea vetoed by her architect David Bers and contractor Rick McCue.
