A Dozen Characteristics of Hollywood Regency Style

Hollywood Regency style chairs in a Palm Springs hotel

Part of my everyday activities are keeping up with the latest trends in design.

You might ask why a photographer would do this. If you do, it's because the latest designs are what people, hotels and businesses want on their walls.

If you've noticed the art in a hotel room lately, there's a 50/50 chance it'll be a photograph.

What's depicted in that photograph might well be the latest fad in the design world.

Today's up-and-coming design is Hollywood Regency style. The style is a narcissist's dream, filled with reflected surfaces where you can check yourself out. Also, the style is a great escape for those of us who like shiny things and cougars (not the elderly woman types, but the fur).

The design that predominated during an earlier part of the 20th century than mid-century modern.

The word Hollywood in the name is just that--black and white stills of Marilyn and Garbo, skirt up for the former, head up for the later that has you recalling that famous line: "I want to be alone, I just want to be alone."

Words don't do the style justice, you've got to see Hollywood Regency style yourself. Want Hollywood Regency style in your images?

Look for:

1. clean lines 
2. elaborate detailing 
3. reflective surfaces 
4. lots of chrome 
5. shiny hardware 
6. chandeliers 
7. textiles 
8. faux fur or real fur
9. plaster molding 
10. mirrored tables 
11. bamboo chairs 
12. animal hide rugs 

The best locale to find this style is where else but Hollywood. Try the hotels on Sunset Blvd. Palm Springs also has quite a few places in the style.

Want images of Hollywood Regency style on your coffee table, then get a book about Hollywood Regency style.

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