Welcome to The Johnson Lair

We are Katrina and Scott Johnson: cat parents, metalheads, artists, and lovers of all things dark.

Since we purchased our formerly all-white Craftsman home in 2021 (dubbed “The Johnson Lair”), we’ve been remodeling it to better suit our dark aesthetic style – which is heavily influenced by gothic, Victorian, and medieval architecture and decor. Each room in our home will eventually have a different theme, ranging from vampire to medieval to pirate/Viking to cyber steampunk and more.

On this site, we provide information and reviews on products we’ve used to remodel our house, give DIY tutorials on projects we’ve done ourselves, provide advice and recommendations for your own dark home decor/design, and much more.

We hope you’ll love what you see and let it inspire/teach you how to make your own home the dark lair you’ve always wanted!

P.S. Our dark gothic style permeates everything in our lives, so we will also have pages dedicated to recipes, goth wedding planning/decor, and other topics soon. Let us know if there’s anything in particular you’d like to know more about!

If you want to get to know us better, check out our About Us page 🙂