Glam Up Your Drab Apartment In Hollywood Regency Style Without Draining Your Pocket
The terms glamour and glamorous cannot be said without visualizing Hollywood. This is because there is probably no other single place in the world where one can find so much that fascinates and excites than Hollywood. Hollywood Regency style is very popular among modern homeowners. Developed by actor-turned-interior-designer Billy Haines in the 1930s, this style had for its early adherents Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, Carole Lombard, Marion Davies, George Cukor, and the future Nancy Reagan who were smitten by Haines’ good taste and boldness in trying out the unthinkable, for instance, mixing period styles, a no-no then. If you want to glam up your ho-hum apartment in Hollywood Regency style, the tips that follow will assist you.
Step 1 Raid your grandma’s attic if your grandma happens to reside in the Hollywood area.
Be on the lookout for anything that is interesting, like a candelabra in the ornate rococo style or a ceramic lamp shade with an ornate base. Don’t miss on small furnishings simply because they’re small. Chances are you will not see a 118 B.C. Wu-Ch’u coin with the square hole, but anything exotic like a Chinese medallion might find use as a cabinet door pull, for instance. Don’t overlook Grandmother’s sheer fabrics. They’re just as sought after as any period piece and can be very useful.
Step 2. If an object appears as if you have traversed halfway across the planet to purchase it, then it is okay.
But remember, do not overdo, and always maintain the glamour level. Always. For example, Bali has incredible wooden carvings that exude elegance. The same is true with rough African bench carved from solid wood, or an Egyptian wooden headrest that looks like it came from King Tut’s tomb.
Step 3 Avoid jumbo or oversized furniture.
In authentic Hollywood Regency design, the focus is on those who live within a home, not solely on the furniture, so keep furniture smaller and low-key. Under no circumstances should they begin to compete with guests for attention. Distinctly feminine curved legs, yes: big size, no.
Step 4 Mixing period styles is acceptable as eclectic is en vogue. Feel free to have your dining set in ornate rococo side-by-side with wall tapestries or tree branch wall decor side-by-side real or faux bamboo poles. Likewise, feel free to have velvet drapes, side-by-side chairs made from wicker, stained glass Tiffany lamps and tree wall art.
Step 5 Use lacquer liberally.
A wicker chair can be dressed up in lacquer. Give a lacquer finish to your Chippendale secretary. Lacquer that Queen Anne dining set.
Step 6 Do at least one decor in an outrageously grand manner.
Consider a large wall art or a floor-to-ceiling mural in gold Chinese characters against a mandarin red background.
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