How to Decorate Hollywood Regency Style
Hollywood Regency, as you would guess, is all about the glamor. A design style from the early 60s, this style has the minimalist details of modern design, infused with ornate and classical details. If you are drawn to the minimal, but love decorative scroll work and shiny metals, then maybe you are fabulous and Hollywood glamorous! Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Silk
- Satin
- Velvet
- Mirrors
- Tufted soft seating
- Nail head furniture
- Metallic furniture and accessories
- Area rugs
Instructions
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Hollywood Glamour throughout your Home
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Choose a color palette. Hollywood Regency is all about the contrast. The basic color palette is black and white, or cream and dark brown, or all white or cream, or all black. Then punches of color are infused with these backgrounds. Use red, pink, teal, yellow or any other color you choose.
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Select upholstered furniture with rich fabrics. At the heart of Hollywood Regency is shiny surfaces. This includes fabrics such as silk, satin and velvet that have a sheen to them and are rich and decadent. Upholstered furniture, like sofas and chairs, also need to have a lot of detail such as tufting, nail heads or piping. Piping, the edging around sofas and chairs is usually a contrast color, while tufting buttons are the same material as the sofa. Nail heads are metallic and carry the theme throughout the room.
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Use mirrors on the walls and on the furniture. Mirrors are an essential part of Hollywood Regency Design. Not only hanging on walls, but also on furniture. Mirrored furniture is prominent in bedrooms, living rooms and dressing rooms. If this seems a little over the top for you, use one mirrored piece in your room as a feature or accent piece and have the rest in black, white or brown. Use shiny hardware on your other furniture to tie the mirrored piece to them. Hanging mirrors are framed either in wood or with mirror as part of the highly decorative nature of Hollywood Regency.
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Anchor seating, a bed or define a space with area rugs. Animal print is popular in Hollywood Regency, so try an animal skin under the bed. Also popular are furry rugs that add a touch of opulence.
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Place glass and crystal lighting in the room. Replace lighting fixtures, or add new ones with crystal chandeliers or etched pendant fixtures. Nothing says glamor more than a chandelier. Glamor table lamps have crystal stems and fancy shades in white or black. Or add lamp shades in the color of the accent you have chosen to carry the theme throughout the room.
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Complete the look with accessories. Add pillows to sofas and chairs, use artwork that is colorful and a few decorative elements to tables. Use metallic finishes to further define this style. Gold etched bowls, or a silver candy dish will be the perfect extra glamorous touches for your Hollywood Glam rooms.
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