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On a scavenging expedition for Red, Carolyn and Nikki found a set of lights used
on Hollywood film sets during the 1950s and ‘60s. On the same expedition, they
discovered several huge film reels. “We loved the way this stuff looked—the
glamour suggested by the lights, the clean, graphic lines of the reels,” Carolyn
recalls. So she and Nikki, inspired by what was emerging as a Hollywood
theme, developed a script to guide them as they decorated the guesthouse. “Our
heroine was a young woman who was nostalgic for the Hollywood of a bygone
era—Grace Kelly in a chiffon gown, Cary Grant in a tux, that kind of thing. Then
we took it to the next level: What if all of this show-biz memorabilia had
belonged to the girl’s late grandmother, a famous movie star?” That was the
key to their script. “When we turned it into a story about family, it became
something that Mom and I could really relate to,” Nikki says.
Girl Talk
(6) Every aspiring starlet needs a corner where she can paint her nails and
gab on the phone. A mirrored end table and a metal photo holder adorned with
pieces of vintage jewelry add sparkle. Paintings by Harold Gore.
Improvise
(7) A pearlized plastic handbag from the ‘50s makes a nifty vase.
Nikki’s trio of collages reflects how women are portrayed in media—and how it
affects the way they see themselves.
Serene & Green
(8) The bathroom includes an old pine dry sink and
vintage mirror. Suitcases stacked on narrow metal shelves offer display space.
Carolyn’s father made the towel rack. (9) Shiny paper leaves strung on wire
stand in for curtains. (10) Faux sea glass adds color.
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