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Everyone loves a good love scene-but what really gets our heart racing is a bedroom designed with passion. Great set design tells us more about the characters and hints at how the story will unfold. Whether a bedroom is styled for the action-packed romance of James Bond's Quantum of Solace, the quirky, irreverent Amélie, or Carrie's flirty and sassy look in Sex and the City-the design choices are incredibly calculated and worth a closer look.
The Grand Hotel in Quantum of Solace is a full of unexpected details. Pulling the bed off the back wall brings it to center stage. Using pendant lamps as hovering night lights is a clever and alluring touch. The dark walls make the light furnishings pop in Bond's lair.
Silver Screen Bedrooms
Sex and the City: The Movie
Carrie Bradshaw's bedroom in the Sex and the City movie perfectly reflects the whimsical, quirky, romantic style the TV series was famous for. The bright blue walls, the bold patterned bedding, the mirrored vanity all exude Carrie's confidence. Her art collection is a dramatic extension of her headboard and is a true nod to her personal style.
Quantum of Solace
The Grand Hotel in Quantum of Solace is a full of unexpected details. Pulling the bed off the back wall brings it to center stage. Using pendant lamps as hovering night lights is a clever and alluring touch. The dark walls make the light furnishings pop in Bond's lair.
Dreamgirls
Though this scene in Dreamgirls is set in the 1970s, the design is timeless. The straight lines, soothing palette, shining surfaces, and graphic wallpaper are perfectly in sync with 2009 and will be for years to come. We especially love the contemporary sparkle of the chrome chair legs, the Lucite canopy bed, and the bright silver end tables.
The Holiday
Kate Winslet's character in The Holiday was ecstatic to find this cozy contemporary L.A. bedroom was the product of her English country house swap. Everything about the space soothes her weariness. A cool palette, cloud-like carpet, and soft lines invite her into the getaway.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
When two hit men get married, life's too complicated for a fussy bedroom. The Smiths' room is practically void of pattern or color but the texture in the bedding, wall panels, and art bring the subdued design to life. Simplicity may be what a complex couple needs.
Amélie
Amélie's bedroom is a perfect example of thrift store chic. Matching is of no concern to Amélie-art comes in different frames, vintage lamps vary styles, and the wallpaper will never find a coordinating color-but the room is a collection of the things she loves. That's the mark of great design.
Charlie's Angels
Considering Drew Barrymore's character is trapped in the lair of an evil genius, the space is quite inviting. The oval window over the bed calls for star gazing and adds architectural interest to the space. The star-shaped sconces add to the celestial setting and serve as functional art.
Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Thirteen is a modern day film but Elliott Gould's bedroom is pure retro. An all gold palette can border on garish but when you decorate in one colorway there is more license for flair. A simple striped bed spread, classic Deco lamps, and a diamond quilted wall treatment refine the glam and glitz to stylish and livable.
Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr.'s character in Iron Man needs his bedroom to embrace the view. Minimal furniture and glass fixtures, like the lamps, assure that nothing obstructs-and for good reason. That view isn't simply a magnificent ocean vista; it's an interactive computer screen that actually controls the room's environment. In a nod to Ray Bradbury's classic tale The Veldt (about a room that runs a family's life), this room is the bedroom of the future.
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