PublishedNov 16, 2024 1:35 PM EST
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Have you ever regarded a piece of furniture the way Kate Winslet regards Cameron Diaz’s bed in The Holiday? We would have the same reaction if you set us down in any of filmmaker Nancy Meyers’s movies—a full-on mattress belly flop. Her sets are renowned for their inviting living rooms and kitchens, but let us not overlook the bedrooms. The duvet covers are consistently cloudlike, table lamps tower over sizable nightstands, and even where blackout shades are present, flowy drapes always hang in front. There is a kind of formula to her cozy sleeping quarters, so we revisited the best Meyers films and assembled a list of the furniture and decor you are bound to see.
We imagine every character in a Meyers film keeps extra linens close at hand. In Father of the Bride they live in an antique wood trunk at the foot of the bed. Placing something in that spot—even a slim bench—also gives you somewhere to set the stack of magazines you plan to leaf through on a snowy Saturday.
You will find art scattered throughout Meyers’s bedrooms—leaning against a wall atop a dresser, in the corner above a comfy chaise—but you are nearly always guaranteed a set of prints, most likely florals, hung above the headboard.
You have two choices here: metal or upholstered. The former is ideal for small spaces and those who naturally sleep curled up. If that reads too cottagecore for your taste, choose an upholstered piece detailed with beveled edges, piping, or tufting.
Nail the ambience by switching off the overheads and relying on lamps alone. Those in Meyers’s spaces typically pair soaring bases with wide linen shades, ensuring the whole room is bathed in a warm glow.
Think tall, wood, and antique for this storage staple. Meyers typically layers hers with lamps, leaning mirrors, and personal objects such as framed photographs.
It would be very Meyers of you to drape a chintz patterned blanket across the foot of the bed, but if you want the space to read as more modern, we suggest something like the graphic throw seen in Meryl Streep’s bedroom in It’s Complicated. Bonus points for pairing it with striped sheets.
Meyers’s characters tend to handle work after hours. There may be a desk tucked into a corner, or at minimum a nightstand tall and wide enough to serve as one when desperate nights demand desperate emailing.
Lydia Geisel has been on the editorial team at Domino since 2017. Today, she writes and edits home and renovation stories, including house tours, before and afters, and DIYs, and leads our design news coverage. She lives in New York City.
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