Ah, the movies. Just a touch of old Hollywood
glam or a moving love story, and women swoon.
Or if you’re like me, you feel inspired, too. Just looking at a Nancy Meyers movie set
design makes me want to shop. And
decorate. The movies can be a prime
place to get inspiration that can in turn impact the look of our home. So pass the popcorn, and pay attention to
what you would deem motivating that could add a little flourish to your space.
Set designers, with all the
resources at their fingertips, can create warm, beautiful scenes of inviting
living rooms, posh master bedrooms, and vacation spots you would want to
frequent. We can’t necessarily match
their finished product – or their budget – but we can pull elements from what
turns our heads and apply that at home.
The next time you sit in a theater or have a pajama Saturday with a
string of your favorite DVDs, get inspired for some redesign or revamping.
What draws your attention in a
movie scene set in a home, restaurant, business, or other location? It could be paint on the walls, a style of
cabinetry, a stand-out piece of furniture, eye-catching fabrics, lighting,
fixtures, wall hangings, rugs, or a general décor theme. Now there’s a difference between loving it
and loving the idea of it in your own home.
If you feel inspired by something you see on the big screen that you
could picture in your space, figure out a way to incorporate a similar element. That may mean picking up a paint brush or
recovering some cushions. Or it could
mean splurging on a planned purchase or just keeping a theme in mind when out
shopping for knick knacks.
Movies can transport us for a
couple of hours. But there is also
something a little magical about how a really good movie can impact us. And I love that we have the opportunity to
peer into someone else’s world in a movie and bring a little something
back. And for me, that played out
yesterday in my own love story as I went from Miss to Mrs. That’s right: the design I have in mind now
is joyfully wrapped around all the ways in which a newlywed can make his house
their home.
DesignInMind column; appeared in the Valley Morning Star February 10th.
