When I walked into my new home I coluld see the era of Hollywood Regency and the design icons of the early 20th century who started the profession of interior decorators, before it became the science of interior design. Based on the classical styles of Regency, Empire, Fedralism and Neoclassicism, they lightened up the heaviness of the Victorian era with its heay carving and clutterd interiors and lightened up spaces and used lighter lines. I used aspects of all their styles in my new home, and when I come I feel I have stepped back in time when beauty was appreciated for just that. It was a time when it function did not rule. Elsie de Wolfe inspired the use of all antique and vintage furniture, and the trellis design in the living room drapes, and the colour palette of Dorthy Draper were a few of the inspirations that I used. The living room was painted a matte black, and was set off with a bold fuschia, and the lighter citrus colours of lime and lemon set off the dramatic walls. In the bedroom I used another design icon Coco Chanel as my inspiration. Her signature use of the colours pink black and white combined with the different mix of classic patterns make this room soft and sophisticated at the same time.