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Mad About… Grand Budapest Hotel

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The Grand Budapest Hotel

I do love a Wes Anderson film and while I haven’t seen this one yet I see no reason to assume that I won’t like it as much as the others.

andtradition mayor sofa pink
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mayor sofaby Arne Jacobsen

There have been countless essays and blog posts written on Anderson’s work, ranging from how Star Wars would be if he filmed it (here), to his obsession with symmetry and his distinctive colour palette.

visu chair by muuto from nest.co.uk
visu chair by muuto from nest.co.uk is £279

The director is renowned for his use of colour and he sticks rigidly to his favourites. It’s like a Farrow & Ball paint chart. You could basically walk into the shop and ask for it room by room or even character by character. 

soft pink ball chair from bodie and fou is £185
soft pink ball chair from bodie and fou is £185

So, in honour of a great director with an even greater love of colour, here is the Mad homage to the Grand Budapest Hotel – ie some lovely pink stuff.

pink linen cushion by lab boutique;
pink linen cushion by lab boutique; try clippings.com

I adore these shades of pale pink, especially when roughed up with a little vintage metal or charcoal paint, which isn’t, admittedly, very Wes.

punk rug from rose and grey
punk rug from rose and grey is £150

So for this post we’ll stick to the brief and think about it with soft mustardy yellows and greens as he would.

tea towels from future and found
tea towels from future and found

Have you ever thought of using a film as a basis for an interior decorating scheme? Let us know below.

metal storage trunks from idyll home
metal storage trunks from idyll home £89
Kate Watson-Smyth

The author Kate Watson-Smyth

I’m a journalist who writes about interiors mainly for The Financial Times but I have also written regularly for The Independent and The Daily Mail. My house has been in Living Etc, HeartHome and featured in The Wall Street Journal & Corriere della Sera. I also run an interior styling consultancy Mad About Your House. Welcome to my Mad House.

3 Comments

  1. This is just brilliant Kate – love this post!! We can offer up our Mogg Rooms cabinet that was inspired by the film ‘Being John Makovich’….

    Mogg Rooms cabinet: https://goo.gl/3Mql89

    Guess you’d have to have seen the film to apreciate the connection (living inside someone elses head with lots of different compartments..!).

    Go Modern x

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