When I took the style quiz I was informed that I was ‘Luxe and Glam’. While I knew that no matter what it said it would be wrong as I am a conglomerate of 9 million styles, I was especially INFURIATED. I don’t go to fancy hotel bars. I don’t wear “cocktail” dresses or even HIGH HEELS! (well … that aren’t wedges or mules or stacked or block…). I wear nude makeup, one accessory at most (a necklace), and I get a pedicure once every three months. There is really nothing about me that is luxurious, anymore. You see my 27 – 34 year old self loved vintage 70’s glam so much and couldn’t look a brass animal in the eye without making it mine. Now, I’m super grown up and sophisticated and opt towards slip covers and sisal, RIGHT? But then I see this, above, and while it’s not my lifestyle anymore, I’m still attracted to it. I’m walking through clutter with one kid attached to each leg, but somewhere luxe and glam are inside of me, begging for the party to start….again.
You know who else was Luxe and Glam? Nicolette Mason. She had a bit of an edge to her, but otherwise that lady liked the glam. Full tour of her place HERE.
Back in the day we called it ‘Hollywood Regency’ but that phrase kinda went out of style for some reason (I think the trend got a bit saturated, at least here in LA) and now the more generic but attractive phrase ‘luxe and glam’ prevails. We are actually doing a Hollywood Hills house right now (celebrating our one year anniversary working on this project) this month. The client loves luxe and glam and we are giving her the most sophisticated, beautiful version possible.
Five years ago I designed this regency bedroom that is still one of the most popular and favorite ever.
I still love the vibe of that room (see full house, HERE) because it didn’t take much to make it feel cohesive and yet luxurious – some vintage nightstands, matching vintage lamps (that i’ve always wanted back) and silk gold curtains that were somehow not tacky (they were really high quality). I would change very little in that room and that’s saying a lot for 5 years later…
SO. Here’s what you do if you are into being super luxurious and glamorous. We styled out all of Target’s products for the Find Your Style Series to help illustrate the point.
Opt for furniture that has a little curvier more feminine shape, perhaps they have extra details like tufting, piping and nailheads.
For accent furniture go more refined with your finishes, like marble and matte or shiny brass. and when it comes to fabrics – mix, velvets, fur, linens, and silk with a hint of sparkle or even sequin.
Any pattern can be mixed in a light color palette like this one.
Now is your time for together mixing gold, silver and mirror accents. Trust me it can work. And don’t be afraid of little bit of pink. I’m definitely not.
So gas up your GLAM-borgini, and head to Hollywood because your house is ready to walk that red carpet.
(OH …. I’M SORRY, BUT HOW DID THAT LINE, ALONE – {FROM THE VIDEO} – NOT WIN ME AN OSCAR NOM OR AT LEAST A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE????)
That’s how you dress up your home, in the luxury and glam style. Now get yourself to the red carpet. 🙂 (STILL GOING FOR THAT AWARD).
Don’t forget to watch the video: Lux and Glam Target Vignette Video, where you’ll see me deliver that line in person, with my own mouth. And, In case you missed the other styles we’ve covered so far (more to come), head on over to Scandinavian and Mid-Century Modern.
But, in the meantime here are some of our favorite luxe and glam pieces on the current interweb, including what we used in the vignette above. Now with luxe and glam there is a lot of vintage 60’s, 70’s and 80’s pieces out there for your buying pleasure that are GOOD, so go for it. But, if are you want to shop online, we got you:
1. Mirror | 2. Table Lamp | 3. Chair | 4. Curtains | 5. Floor Lamp | 6. Pleated Stool | 7. Marble Top Side Table | 8. Rug | 9. Coral Pillow | 10. Metallic Gold Pillow | 11. Faux Fur Throw | 12. Hanging Planter Set | 13. Chandelier | 14. Bar Cart | 15. Bar Glassware Set | 16. Gold Tray | 17. Gold Hex Side Table | 18. Pink Velvet Couch | 19. Red on Pink Print | 20. Framed Strokes Abstract | 21. Flatware | 22. White Textured Dinnerware | 23. Console Table | 24. Marble Canister | 25. Cross Base Vase | 26. Clock | 27. Cream Textured Pillow
***Style Vignette photos by Tessa Neustadt, Nicolette Mason’s House and Silverlake Bedroom photos by Zeke Ruelas
