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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Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Terracotta
Early 1900s French Antique Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Canvas, Beech, Paint
1920s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Plaster, Wood
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Ceramic
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Paper
1920s European Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
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Paper
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Terracotta
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Bronze
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Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Enamel
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Pottery
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Ceramic, Faience
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Wood, Giltwood
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Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paint
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Enamel
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood
1750s French Antique Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Linen, Glass, Wood, Paper
1920s German Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Composition
Early 20th Century British Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Velvet, Giltwood
1920s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Mirror, Lucite, Wood
Early 20th Century Persian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wool
Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Chrome, Silver