Hollywood Regency Cupboards
The California-born style of Hollywood Regency, also known as Regency Moderne, emerged during the Golden Era of cinema from the 1920s to the ’50s. Decadent and bold, vintage Hollywood Regency furniture and interiors playfully mix colors like jewel tones and hot pinks with lacquered walls, gilded accents, mirrored surfaces and metallic finishes for maximalist spaces.
Although it involved elements of the coinciding Art Deco movement, such as a preference for clean lines, Hollywood Regency was much more opulent, inspired by glamorous movie stars and the lavish set designs for films being made in Tinseltown. Furniture designers associated with the style embraced an eclectic range of influences, including throwbacks to previous styles of grandeur, such as Rococo, neoclassical and chinoiserie, as well as materials, from bamboo dining chairs to lucite bar carts to sunburst mirrors made from gilded resin. Hollywood Regency end tables, floor lamps, chandeliers and other pieces tended to be small-scale, fitting into an overall design rather than serving as a focal point.
Interior decorator Dorothy Draper led the shaping of the Hollywood Regency style and also designed iconic pieces like the España chest, which was manufactured by Henredon. Virginia native William “Billy” Haines, a furniture designer who started as an actor, contrasted hand-painted wallpaper with Chinese ceramics and Chippendale chairs, while architect John Elgin Woolf imbued his Beverly Hills designs with theatrical details. Paul Revere Williams, a trailblazing African-American architect, was pivotal in defining the look through his commercial projects, such as the 1940s Beverly Hills Hotel and bespoke homes that mixed everything from Louis XV paneling to Georgian architecture.
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Wood
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Bamboo, Reed
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Paint
1970s Taiwanese Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Metal
1820s English Antique Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Marble
1970s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Fiberglass
20th Century Asian Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Bamboo
1960s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Walnut
20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Pine
1920s Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Mahogany
1960s Danish Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Teak
1920s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Walnut, Wood
20th Century English Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Wood
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Hardwood, Giltwood
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Metal
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Metal
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Lacquer
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Cupboards
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Brass
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Wood
1930s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Cupboards
Marble, Bronze