Taking on a life of its own! While offering a glimpse at her New York City apartment, Shonda Rhimes revealed how the space was inspired by her hit Netflix show Bridgerton.“I had been immersed in the romanticism of Bridgerton for a while, so that had to influence some of the things that I had been thinking about,” Rhimes, 52, explained to Architectural Digest earlier this month.The executive producer detailed how the Regency-era London vibe in her new home came to be, saying, “Everything sort of spills into everything else.
If I’m thinking about these books that we’re turning into a series, then that inevitably spills into how the apartment’s going to look, which inevitably spills into what goes in the scripts — it all sort of spins together.”The Scandal creator made sure to fill her Upper East Side residence with her favorite Black artists including Hughie Lee-Smith and Walter Henry Williams Jr.
For Rhimes, the apartment had to fuel her mind as she worked on her upcoming projects.“This place is really about my work life,” she shared about the Manhattan spot that was designed by former White House interior designer Michael S.
Smith. “I read too many books, I spend too much time living inside of books, so I envisioned a grand New York apartment.”Rhimes showed off her Bridgerton-inspired space the same month that the regency romance series is set to debut its sophomore season.
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