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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Mid-20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Ceramic
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Glass, Wood, Paper
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Giltwood
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Textile, Wood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
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Wool
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wool
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paint
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Resin
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Cork
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Bronze
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Canvas
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Composition
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Composition
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
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Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Majolica
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Ceramic, Terracotta
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Plaster, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Plaster
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Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Giltwood
1960s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass, Sheet Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Composition
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Terracotta
1960s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
1960s Spanish Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
1960s Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Hardwood, Giltwood
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Stainless Steel
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Brass, Bronze
1960s Belgian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
1960s Unknown Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint, Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Stained Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
1960s Virgin Islands Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Korhogo Cloth
1940s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Plaster
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal, Stainless Steel
1960s North American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Mirror, Lucite
1950s Italian Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Wood, Ceramic
1960s American Vintage Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Paper
Mid-20th Century German Hollywood Regency Wall Decorations
Metal, Stainless Steel