A peek inside Lily Collins and husband Charlie McDowell’s “Mid-Century California Meets Scandinavian” home in Los Angeles

May J’taime Paris onscreen but in real life, she calls Los Angeles home. In an exclusive interview with Lily Collins, viewers were given a tour of her historic mid-century home in Los Angeles. Lily’s home is no ordinary house. She lives in a Case Study House, which was built as a rare residential experiment in the post-war era where architects were asked to create expensive model homes for soldiers returning from war. Speaking to Vogue, Lily and her husband Charlie recalled their first visit in 2021 after their engagement and instantly falling in love with the house. As they knew it would be their home, they put in an offer.

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The couple shared how they renovated the historic house with the help of their interior designer and didn’t lose its original touch. Lily hung an old 20th Century Fox sign, which was a gift from her mother. On the other hand, Charlie hung an old clock and together they kept old children’s books, novels and fashion monographs on their shelves. Talking about old monographs, she also said that she is a fashion-loving woman.

Talking about the decor of their home, Lily describes the interior style as “mid-century California meets Scandinavian”, a philosophy that also explains the environment around her home. The home is filled with Scandinavian-inspired accents and there are a lot of similar patterns in the kitchen, from their cookbooks to the mid-century rugs. They also designed the outdoor garden, inspired by designer Piet Oudolf. The couple also revealed how fascinated they are with Nordic culture and have refinished the concrete floors in the home, with a Bonsai tree at the entrance of their home that epitomizes perfection.

Lily Collins’ Los Angeles home is a great example of historic architecture and modern touches.

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