A Lot to Learn from Nancy Meyers

This past Sunday, I finally saw Nancy Meyer's movie It's Complicated--yes, I know I'm pathetic since the movie came out on Christmas day over two months ago! The movie was great, but the interiors were even more incredible! I'm dying to see it a second time so that I can just take notes on the interior design. I'm definitely going to add It's Complicated to my DVD collection of favorite movies--a lot of which are other Nancy Meyer's movies like The Holiday, Something's Gotta Give, Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride Part II and The Parent Trap.

If you like interior design and/or building a home/renovating and you haven't seen the movie yet, go see it! However, here are some great set snapshots thanks to Traditional Home magazine's online article in case you don't have time to go to the movies (heck, I was lucky to find a theater showing it still).

Um, love those kitchen pendant light fixtures. Here are some from Solaria Lighting that look similar:

Breakfast Bell Shade from Solaria

Nancy Meyers said in her interview with Traditional Home that creams and oranges were used to play off of Streep's pale complexion. Above is a great example of the movie's color scheme. Meyers, a daughter of an interior designing mother, says that the homes in her movies are like another character. She worked with set decorator Beth Rubino and her interior designer is James Radin.

 

A great view of the exterior of the 1920's Spanish style ranch. The cream and terra cotta colors introduce the audience of the colors inside.

The master bedroom. Love the throw at the end of the bed! It's gorgeous, and I'm sure that it's expensive. 

Here's an inexpensive alternative: 

Pottery Barn's Essential Throw in Poppy $49

Another view of the bedroom. I like the how the seemingly symmetry is thrown off by the different side tables on either side of the bed.

There's a lot to learn from this bathroom. First off, the use of expensive iron frame windows (typical in a lot of California homes). Also, the oversized subway tile wainscot--genius! The vanity is unique with the furniture-like feet, antique hardware and the contrasting white and tan paint. How about the floors--is that a custom marble inlay pattern? Casual, crafted and functional!!

This is my FAVORITE room in the house. What a comfortable conversion nook--perfect for adult-wine-drinking-company...i.e. your GIRLFRIENDS! The play of oranges and blues with a creamy background gives your eye just enough excitement. Rubino told Traditional Home that a lot of the furniture were purchased from 1st Dibs and West Elm--what a smart combo of two ends of the economic spectrum!

Another view of the gorgeous kitchen. It sort of has something apologetic about it...it's functional and not fussy.

The open shelves are a beautiful and inexpensvive way to display your pretty dinnerware--there's a heck of a lot less labor and material involved than building cabinets with frames and doors!

The painted chicken wire door fronts and skirted base cabinet are fantastic touches! I can't believe that they were wanting to renovate this kitchen in the movie! It's gorgeous. 

If you enjoyed looking at the pictures, you'll love seeing it in the movie. Thank you, Nancy, for giving us fun feel good movies and sharing your interior design with us!