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Goodbye Interior Decorators: Blake Lively, Drew Barrymore and Lenny Kravitz Renovated Their Homes Alone and It’s More Inspiring Than Any Design Magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You probably scroll past celebrity home tours assuming every square inch was orchestrated by some high-profile decorator with a months-long waitlist. We picture teams of consultants carrying fabric swatches, arguing over accent walls, and billing by the hour. But what if some of the most enviable spaces in Hollywood and beyond were put together by the famous people who actually live in them? The gap between how we imagine celebrity interiors and how they actually come together is more interesting – and more relatable – than you might think.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When star power meets personal taste<\/b><\/h2>\n

Not every A-lister outsources their home<\/a><\/strong> d\u00e9cor to a professional. Some trust their own eye, roll up their sleeves, and take full creative control. The results range from cozy New York City apartments that could belong to your best friend to 1920s Parisian mansions dripping with family sentiment. What ties these spaces together is a sense of personality you rarely get from a hired-out showroom look.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take Drew Barrymore, for instance. The talk show host, who also designs furniture – including that beloved boucl\u00e9 chair – and countertop appliances, decorated her New York City home entirely on her own. The space feels strikingly normal for a celebrity residence: bright colors, sweet nooks, and touchably soft textures that echo her bubbly energy. There is no precious upholstery or delicate accessories in sight. It genuinely looks like a place your friend might live in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then there is the actress who frequents both High Point Market in North Carolina and the Original Round Top Antiques Fair in Texas – a true design aficionado. She took on her family’s home in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the result is a space that functions perfectly for 21st-century life while radiating an authentic midcentury feel, complete with vintage leather chairs, unfinished wood tables, and soothing shades throughout.<\/span><\/p>\n

From rock stages to residential design<\/b><\/h2>\n

Lenny Kravitz may be known for electric guitar riffs, but he has also built an entirely separate career in interiors. He leads his own firm, Kravitz Design, which launched in New York City in 2003 and has collaborated with CB2 on an exclusive home collection. His primary residence, however, sits in Paris – a 1920s mansion he affectionately calls H\u00f4tel de Roxie in tribute to his mother, Roxie. It is not an actual hotel, so the only way fans can see it in person is through an express invitation from Kravitz himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

The rock star tends to keep his design work under wraps, occasionally sharing a social media photo that hints at a carefully styled corner. One of his projects did step into the spotlight, though: the ultramodern Stanley House featured in season four of HBO Max’s Hacks was actually his creation. So the next time you admire a set piece on a prestige show, consider that a Grammy-winning musician might be behind the floor plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blake Lively, who famously skips hiring a stylist even for major red-carpet events, applies the same self-reliant approach to her living space. She and husband Ryan Reynolds keep their homes – especially anything near their four children – fiercely private, but Lively does occasionally offer digital glimpses of their New York City pad. The most-seen room is the foyer, where a massive Sage Vaughn painting hangs against an exposed brick wall. In 2023, she playfully noted that she moonlights as an interior designer and joked that she would rather the world not find out about her hidden talent, one she requires external validation on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Decades of doing it themselves<\/b><\/h2>\n

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, a couple for more than 40 years, worked with friend and designer Chubby Specter on their New York City apartment, a space infused with references to Hawn’s love of Indian and Anglo-Indian styles. Their Los Angeles home, however, where they spend the majority of their time, is entirely Hawn’s own creation. Her Instagram account quietly offers plenty of snippets of her design sensibility for anyone paying attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diane Keaton amassed one of the most noteworthy real estate portfolios in Hollywood, beginning her collection of homes during her Annie Hall era. While the late actress did collaborate with designers on several projects, her most iconic undertaking – an 8,000-square-foot L.A. farmhouse – was largely a solo endeavor. In 2017, she documented the process in her book The House That Pinterest Built, explaining how she relied almost entirely on Pinterest for both inspiration and sourcing. True to her signature personal style, the interiors leaned into relaxed sophistication and a predominantly black-and-white palette.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kate Bosworth rounds out this group with a consistent DIY philosophy. She did not hire a designer for the midcentury L.A. home she shared with ex-husband Michael Polish, and she followed the same approach for the home she now shares with husband Justin Long. From the glimpses available online, the space features a soft, neutral palette accented by organic materials like wood and linen. Bosworth handled all of the design work herself when the couple moved in together in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

What their spaces actually teach us<\/b><\/h2>\n

These seven homes share a common thread that has nothing to do with budget or square footage. Each one reflects the person who lives in it rather than the vision of an outside professional. You do not need a design<\/a><\/strong> firm on speed dial to create a space that feels authentic. Whether it is Pinterest boards, antique fairs, or simply trusting your own instincts, the most compelling interiors often come from the people who call them home.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42690,"featured_media":114651,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[3914],"yoast_head":"\nGoodbye Interior Decorators: Blake Lively, Drew Barrymore and Lenny Kravitz Renovated Their Homes Alone and It's More Inspiring Than Any Design Magazine - Grazia USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/goodbye-interior-decorators-blake-lively-drew-barrymore-and-lenny-kravitz-renovated-their-homes-alone-and-its-more-inspiring-than-any-design-magazine-25497\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Goodbye Interior Decorators: Blake Lively, Drew Barrymore and Lenny Kravitz Renovated Their Homes Alone and It's More Inspiring Than Any Design Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You probably scroll past celebrity home tours assuming every square inch was orchestrated by some high-profile decorator with a months-long waitlist. 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