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 American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Plaster, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century European Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
1960s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass, Chrome
1970s French Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Bronze, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Late 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Bronze, Chrome
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Canvas
20th Century Congolese Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Copper, Metal
19th Century Italian Antique Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood
1970s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Amethyst, Metal, Copper
20th Century Congolese Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Copper, Metal
1910s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Terracotta
20th Century European Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
1970s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Canvas
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Mirror
1970s Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
1970s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
1980s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Poplar