It’s “life imitating art imitating life” for Kit Williamson and John Halbach. The married couple and stars of EastSiders — the beloved queer TV series set in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles — moved from their own Silver Lake apartment to the California desert during lockdown. There, they bought and renovated a home in Joshua Tree, a High Desert community adjacent to the gay mecca of Palm Springs. They also filmed a new TV show, Unconventional, about queer siblings starting an atypical family in the same setting.
Ahead, the couple talks the highs and lows of buying and renovating their home, now dubbed the El Dorado Oasis, as well as making art together as a couple. The process wasn’t easy, and they provide tips to other LGBTQ+ folks considering a similar journey.
What inspired your move to the desert?
We fell in love with Joshua Tree and Palm Springs when we started visiting
