The LA Times recently ran pictures of the Pickfair Estate, which was originally owned by silent film actors Mary Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks. This grand estate used to host parties frequented by luminaries such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joan Crawford, Albert Einstein, and Amelia Earhart. It's now on the market for $60 million. I love the grand feel of all of the rooms, and was particularly taken with this room.
So, for this week's What You're Wanting, I want to know how you'd decorate this room. What would you pick to complement the beautiful stained glass, Deco-patterned doors? How would you accessorize with the bold architectural details? Would you leave the plants and entry table, or replace them with your own finds? Add all the finds to your ShopStyle Living stylebook, and create a look tagged with the phrase Pickfair Mansion. Private message me if you have any questions. Oh, and as extra incentive, I'll give some Sugar schwag away to my favorite look!
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1This "Pickfair" is the rebuilt version. Pia Zadora had the original pulled down and this Georgian/Venetian/Italianate version (nothing like the origianl Wallace Neff masterpiece) was built in it's place. They did keep one wing intact for historic reasons and the original 15 acres is now down to 2. So this entryway was actually built in the early 1980's and is not the abode where stars were wined and dined by Mary Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks.
Just a little FYI, because I am your resident Wallace Neff fanatic!
2Ok I put my entry in! I can't wait to see what others come up with.
3First of all, if money was no object, I would tear down all the crap that Zadora and her former husband added on except for the wing of the original Pickfair, the pool, the original gates, and grounds. The next step would be to rebuild the house as it originally looked in it's heyday with it's lovely dormers and other Wallace Neff features. While the interior probably can't be exactly like it was years ago, good research and determination can probably get fairly close. Besides who needs useless stuff like a disco, a salon, and miscellaneous other things that were added? Not to mention 30 bathrooms? Come on! The architecture of early Hollywood is a great treasure and needs to be treasured and preserved.
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