Did Anne Hathaway Just Invite Us Into Her New Home? The Lowkey Luxe Living Room is The Perfect Balance Between Her California and New York Houses
The actress's recent Instagram post has design-obsessives speculating about a new addition to her property portfolio – and these are the details we're coveting
At Homes & Gardens, we consider ourselves definitive experts on Anne Hathaway's homes. From her maximalist Ojai estate to her calming white Manhattan penthouse, we've analyzed every detail of every room created by Pamela Shamshiri and Gramercy Design, respectively, unpacking the spaces to provide you with the best design advice. So, when Anne shared an Instagram post from a new location, we were immediately intrigued.
The actress took to the photo-sharing app to announce her pregnancy with her third child (Congratulations, Anne!), revealing a gorgeously appointed neoclassical living room in the background. Design obsessives immediately began to speculate in the comments that she'd added a new property to her portfolio. Though we don't have confirmation that this new space belongs to Anne Hathaway, many elements stand out as tenets of her style. In fact, the home feels like the perfect balance between the looks of her two most well-known homes in California and New York.
Beginning with a glimpse into the mysterious new locale, we will unpack these chic details - from how they align with Anne Hathaway's personal design style, to what makes them a stylish choice for any home. Homes & Gardens has also curated an edit of items we see in the space, including her plants (like this snake leaf from Amazon), accessories in her favorite materials, and easter eggs from the Instagram post.
The first detail that leads us to believe this space could possibly be a new home of Anne's is the Georgian base of the property. Anne loves mixing old and new, often looking to historical sources to inspire a vintage-style look.
Speaking with Architectural Digest on the Ojai home in 2019, Anne's designer Pamela Shamshiri explained: 'We were dealing with a California fantasy of a Swiss chalet, built as a hunting lodge and a winter getaway, so we looked at a lot of historical Swiss imagery. We tried to maintain the sweetness that made the house so special while adding new layers of color, texture, and furnishings from different eras that reflect the evolution of the home over time and the warm, generous spirit of Annie and Adam.'
This blend of antique and modern is highly visible in the new space, where a marble fireplace and crown moulding mix seamlessly with contemporary planters and new age crystals.
Recreate Anne's Look at Home
It's the little details that really make this living room idea shine, which is lucky for any of us who want to recreate Anne Hathaway's look. These are our top picks for bringing her style into any home.
I love using crystals to cleanse the energy of my home, and Anne Hathaway's approach of using them to decorate her fireplace gives them an added design benefit. You could arrange these as part of a curated clutter display anywhere in your home that needs a little extra pizzazz.
If you don't have built-in marble through a deeply textured fireplace, these pretty book ends are the perfect way to integrate the material into your home. I love the idea of using these on a mantel or wooden bookshelves.
Anne Hathaway uses a money tree to add greenery to her interior design, and this sweet plant includes a gorgeous textured vase for instant style. It's the perfect addition to a mantel.
Would you believe that this antique-style bronze crystal chandelier is under $300 at Amazon? It is the perfect addition to a living room for a bold yet traditional feel.
No millwork, no problem. An Amazon medallion is my favorite low-lift way to upgrade a living room - it instantly adds a sense of history and luxury for under $30, plus it can be painted in any color fora custom feel.
Bring subtle character to your walls with the Fish Still Life Wall Art from Threshold, designed with Studio McGee. Featuring a richly detailed aquatic illustration and finished in a warm brown frame, it blends effortlessly with coastal, nautical, and contemporary interiors. Style it on a shelf or wall to add depth and a thoughtfully curated feel to your space.
The 'Curated Clutter' approach to decor in this living room is also reminiscent of Anne's Southern California chalet. Plants, crystals, artwork, and a rug fill the empty surfaces in this room, giving it a cozy, lived-in yet intentional feel. Hathaway is known to frequent vintage markets and stores with her make-up artist, Gucci Westman, and all of these knick-knacks and special items need a home. It's easy to imagine her buying the crystals in the fireplace somewhere ultra-cool.
The lived-in design of this space also aligns with Hathaway's approach to home, which prioritizes function and togetherness. She recently told Vogue that her favorite activities at her Manhattan apartment are: 'Uno games, baking when there’s time, teaching the kids to dribble a basketball in the apartment without upsetting the neighbors….' Thus, crowded surfaces just make sense for her life.
Finally, a key throughline in all of Anne's properties is balance. From the warm minimalism of her New York home to the cozy maximalism of her California home, each space has a perfect equilibrium that invites relaxation. The combination of natural materials and the mix between white and wood in the Instagram post completely embodies this principle.
Whether this space is owned by Anne Hathaway or is just a curated room she chose to share with us, it's full of design lessons we'll still be thinking about for years to come.
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