“Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” Room Makeover

One of the wonderful perks of watching Chick Flicks & Women’s films are the lovely set designs. Case in point, with “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” out on Dvd, you’ll be in for a lot of eye candy. “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” has one of the most glamorous sets we have seen in recent years. Brilliantly designed by Sarah Greenwood for Focus films, here is a little excerpt from the Focus films website:

“The set was built at Ealing, and Greenwood rejected the expected British art deco scheme in favor of what would be Delysia’s American influences; sources of reference for Greenwood and her team included the era’s famed decorators Dorothy Draper and William Haines. The latter is especially renowned for the homes he did for Hollywood stars of the era.
“Sarah had an amazing amount of reference books on hand. In the 1930s, American magazines and movies really influenced the English,” points out Hammond. ”

Delysia’s (Amy Adams) opulent Penthouse apartment is set in 1939 London. Her bedroom palette is one of pale shades of gray/blue, cream, and silver. This room is amazingly laid-out with the bed & bath separated by the tufted partition behind Delysia’s bed. Victorian fringed lampshades grace the mirrored bedside tables and compliment the fringed dressing table stools in the background. Silk bedding custom matches the bed’s headboard and large tassels decorate the ends. A lush tufted chair finishes out the room.
Miss Pettigrew fans will have a hard time replicating this look without the help of a major bankroll. To find similar items we had to go to the higher end retailers such as Neiman Marcus & Horchow.

The living room in Delysia’s apartment looks like it gets just as much action as the bedroom. The lush fur rug and the floor with mounds of pillows invite plenty of rolling. The room’s palette is one of black, cream, and gold. One large sofa, chaise and a tufted chair make up the seating area around the Art Deco fireplace.

I love the silver wallpaper in Delysia’s dressing area. I found a similar hand painted wallpaper at DeGournay.com and would love to have this luxury.

More Chick Flick set designs coming soon! Let me know if there are any particular set designs that have caught your eye!

Image & Quote Credits-Focus Films
A.)Old Phone Works B.) LampShadeMaker.com C.) Horchow D.) Macy*s E.) Neiman Marcus
F.) Neiman Marcus G.) Neiman Marcus H.) Pier1 I.) Hollywood Love Rugs J.)Horchow K.) de Gournay

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