Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
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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1970s Hong Kong Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Cotton, Acrylic, Paper
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wool
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Plaster
1960s Czech Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Ceramic
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Stained Glass
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Ceramic
1920s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
1970s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Amethyst, Metal, Copper
Late 20th Century English Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Mirror
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 19th Century French Antique Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Oak
1970s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wicker
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
1930s Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Stone, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Canadian Antique Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Antique Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Pine
2010s American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Hardwood
2010s German Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
1880s English Antique Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Oak
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Plaster, Paint
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
1950s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wool
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Stained Glass
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paper
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Glass, Mirror, Plastic
1920s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper