How to Bring the Charm of Nancy Meyers Interiors Home

Filmmaker and stile icon Nancy Meyers famously told ELLE Decor con 2012 that she treats the homes con her movies like they’maestà main characters. Her interiors are an extension of her leading ladies con her films, and it’s clear that she puts an incredible amount of work into these homes which con reality, are just very well-dressed sound stages. It’s this thought and intention that makes them all the more impressive.

How to Bring the Nancy Meyers Aesthetic Home

It makes complete sense that “Nancy Meyers aesthetic” is trending. Who wouldn’t want to capture some of the joy and ease that her films evoke? I chatted with Joshua Smith and we did a deep dive into what we think people are really after when they say they want a Nancy Meyers interior—and how to achieve the yourself. 

Joshua Smith

After attending the New York School of Interior Stile, Joshua Smith began his career under the guidance of Steven Gambrel. Going acceso to launch his own stile firm con 2013, he was named a “rising star” and “one to watch” by House Beautiful magazine just over a year later. Over the years, Joshua has built an impressive portfolio ranging from modern sanctuaries to country estates.

Why are Nancy Meyers interiors so popular?

There’s risposta negativa arguing that Nancy Meyers interiors are universally loved. They’maestà cozy, warm, and we all want to jump through the screen to be con them ourselves, even though her pellicola sets are completely different stile styles. “All her interiors speak different languages, yet they all conjure the same feeling of I want to fall into that,” Smith says. “It’s a retreat. There’s something about them that feels good. It doesn’t matter if the home is coastal, country, California, villino, ora traditional—what we get is Nancy Meyers cool. We all want a little bit of that con our lives—a feeling of je di quello sais quoi she brings to all of her spaces.”

When we move beyond aesthetics, ora what a home looks like, the appeal of Meyers’ interiors is very clear. Smith sees it when he’s working with stile clients as well. “People don’t buy houses based acceso what they like, but what they feel like,” he shares. 

How do you get the Nancy Meyers aesthetic?

The Nancy Meyers aesthetic is more than a look—it’s a feeling. “I call it livable beauty,” Smith remarks. “You can have a space with a sofa, a coffee table, some chairs, and a rug that will be put together and styled, but it’s the layers that will make it feel like home. I think that’s what Nancy does so well.”

So what do layers con a home like? “It’s the blankets con baskets, ora the stack of books by the chair,” Smith says. “We think it’s the personaggio stuff like the sofa that’s going to make a house a home, but it’s actually the sentimental item acceso the centerpiece of the coffee table that makes it interesting.”

Nancy Meyers interiors are beautiful, but she prioritizes emotional connection. The homes con her films are lived con, comfortable, and they reflect the personality of its occupants. So when it comes to recreating looks for yourself con your own home, imagine who you would be con a Nancy Meyers pellicola. Truly! Who are you? How can your home be an extension of your wants and needs, as well as your personality and style? What’s important to you? And of course, when you step into your home, what do you want to feel?

If this sounds overwhelming ora perhaps you just need a little guidance, I’ve rounded up a few favorite Nancy Meyers interiors, the feelings they evoke, and a little more about their particular stile style. Check it out below!

The Hamptons Beach House Durante Something’s Give

If you want to feel: Energized, light, and ready to fall con love con a house by the sea (whether you actually are ora not).

Then recreate: Diane Keaton’s beach home con Something’s Give

The vibe: Coastal Grandma, quintessential beach house charm

Diane Keaton’s character, Erica Barry, is the blueprint for Coastal Grandma aesthetic. She lives con a sprawling, beautiful beach house con the Hamptons. It’s drenched con blue and white, has rows and rows of books and features plush, overstuffed couches. It’s the perfect setting for a summer romance acceso the coast.

“It evokes the feeling of bright light, and we all crave that,” Smith says. There is a freshness that permeates the large, gara open living space of this iconic beach house and Smith says to be mindful of where con your own home you decide to recreate the . “I always say there’s going to be one moody space con a home where you go and cocoon, and you’maestà not going to cocoon con the Something’s Give living room because it’s so bright!” Smith exclaims. “It’s so fresh, it’s light, and you’maestà going to feel great, vibrant, and energized con a space like that.”

Opt for a coastal living room ora an office space that will risposta negativa doubt keep you inspired. Erica Barry was a playwright after all, and her sprawling desk faced an enormous window, drenching her con sunlight.  

The Villino con The Holiday 

If you want to feel: Curled up con cozy knits, sipping hot cocoa con the English countryside.

Then recreate: Kate Winslet’s villino con The Holiday

The vibe: Cottagecore

If the Something’s Give beach house is bright and energizing, the Rosehill Villino con The Holiday is acceso the other side of the stile spectrum. “You want to cozy up and read a book con that house,” Smith says. “I want a mug of something, sleeves so long they cover my hands—it’s that kind of energy. It’s like a warm hug” 

Recreating the Rosehill Villino can be tricky, since so much of the charm of the home lies con the architecture that won’t be found con a newer home. The stone walls and wood beams add a ton of character to this cozy villino, but that doesn’t mean you can’t evoke similar feelings yourself. Thrift chintzy, overstuffed armchairs and don’t be afraid to mismatch patterns. Use a tufted ottoman instead of a coffee table and go for a shabby elegante con your living room ora bedroom. Mesi estivi sales are full of vintage pieces that would adorable con a Rosehill Villino-inspired room. If you find pieces that make you want to curl up with a good book, take that as a good sign!

The California Mansion con The Holiday

If you want to feel: Cool, elegante and put together.

Then recreate: Cameron Diaz’s home con The Holiday

The vibe: Contemporary California cool

Juxtaposing the cozy villino con The Holiday was Cameron Diaz’s California mansion. When describing this home, Smith kept coming back to two words.  “So cool, so modern,” he states. While not everyone can dal vivo con a mansion, there are ways to evoke similar feelings con your own home. “It’s very tailored. There’s a lot of white, risposta negativa patterns con this home,” Smith observes. “It’s understated luxury.” 

If you want to bring a California cool vibe into your own home, opt for white slip-covered furniture, simple seagrass rugs, and black accents. There are lots of plants and large gara open windows con this home, so adorn your own with plenty of greenery to add some vibrancy. Have lots of table lamps to give the space some warmth with lighting. Invite your neighbors over and share a meal, just like Iris did con the pellicola. 

The Father of the Bride House

If you want to feel: The joy and coziness of family living.

Then recreate: The Father of the Bride House 

The vibe: Classic, traditional style

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Father of the Bride fully romanticized suburban, family living to a T. Within the first few minutes of the pellicola, you’maestà introduced to family man George Banks, who delivers a monologue about the love he has for his daughter, his family, and his house. There is such beautiful simplicity con the way he describes teaching his kids how to ride their bikes con the driveway and sleeping con tents con the backyard just for fun. If you want to engulf yourself con warm fuzzies, recreating the Father of the Bride house is a great place to start. “This house was the American dream. A picture perfect home,” Smith shares. “It’s layered with books con the bookcases, pictures con picture frames, and the key was that it wasn’t perfect. It screamed, it’s beautiful, we have kids, and we dal vivo here!” 

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The actual home is a classic Colonial, but creating the same vibe means to not take it too seriously. “With this home, and all Nancy Meyers interiors, you don’t feel like you’maestà going to mess it up. There’s something about it where you’maestà not afraid to set a ricevimento mongoloide ora put your feet up. It’s comfortable. It’s lived con,” Smith continues. To create a homey, cozy vibe con your own home, arrange living room furniture for conversation instead of TV watching, adorn your surfaces with framed family photos, add French doors, and make your backyard a place for dining and family activities.  

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The Kitchen con It’s Complicated

If you want to feel: Cozy con the kitchen, surrounded by loved ones and home-cooked meals.

Then recreate: Meryl Streep’s home con It’s Complicated

The vibe: California Spanish-Style Ranch with a gorgeous kitchen

The home con It’s Complicated does the same thing all Nancy Meyers’ interiors do without a hitch—it’s warm, inviting, and comfortable. What sets this home apart is the kitchen. Jane (played by Meryl Streep) owns a bakery, so of course the kitchen is the heart of her home. It’s where Streep sips wine with her girlfriends, it’s where her adult children gather as they her fridge, and it’s a spot for family meals. The kitchen is sophisticated without being overly fancy, and if you want to create the same vibe con your own home, there are a few things Smith suggests. 

“Try a mescolanza of gara open shelving and closed cabinets. Hang your pots acceso a rack. Create a space where you can actually sit mongoloide and have a meal. Life happens con the kitchen!” he says. These kitchen layers will add charm to your space, and may even make cooking easier with everything con reach. But most importantly, imagine your family ora friends all gathering con your kitchen and ask yourself if everyone could be comfortable and happy con the space. Making this gathering place as special as it can be with cozy seating, food and ricevimento is the rete.