The ordinary English woman, Bridget Jones, has long captured the hearts of romantic comedy fans everywhere.
When we last saw Bridget, she was living in a charming apartment near Borough Market, in South London. In this latest and more mature chapter of her story, Mad About The Boy, Bridget has moved, and her new digs represent a major upgrade.
In the new film, Bridget (played by Renée Zellweger) resides in a Victorian house in the family-friendly area of Hampstead. It’s a masterclass in eclectic interiors. From the cozy, clutter-filled yellow kitchen to wallpaper throughout the house, it’s filled with warm details that make the space feel intentionally designed yet lived-in. It also feels essentially English.
The eclectic English country-style decor seen in Bridget’s home encourages a mix of patterns, textures, and shapes. Rhiannon Masters, interior designer at Piglet in Bed, explains: “Instead of having coherent furniture, this aesthetic embraces different prints and colors that don’t match, for an imperfect look.”
To achieve this, she suggests, “Think velvet sofas and striped armchairs, combined with vintage additions such as lightly distressed sideboards or bookshelves found at your local antique shop. Bridget Jones is a big fan of contrasting colors, as seen through the bright yellow kitchen walls decorated with vibrant green tiles in her new—but equally eccentric—family home in Hampstead Heath.”
An essential part of recreating the movie’s look is focusing on wallpaper ideas. Rhiannon says, “Bridget’s bedroom featured traditional nature-inspired green wallpaper, paired with paintings that don’t quite match. In contrast, her daughter Mabel’s bedroom showcased vibrant animal-inspired wallpaper, reflective of her energetic and chaotic personality.”
She concludes by saying, “You can achieve this look by choosing a vibrant wallpaper that contrasts with the rest of the room. Whether you keep it essentially British with cottage-inspired floral wallpaper or add vintage elegance with stripes, wallpaper is a chic but easy way to introduce cozy chaos to your home.”
Although the maximalist décor of this style might make you think it would be extremely colorful, it is an exercise in softer tones. “Warm neutral shades such as oatmeal, olive green, and clay provide a great backdrop to build the rest of the room, as you can mix and match textures and fabrics, with the warmth of the walls pulling it all together,” says Rhiannon.
Ultimately, Bridget Jones’s home style is more about the feeling of the space rather than exact decorating choices. Rhiannon says, “To achieve this look, fill your home with anything that showcases your personality. Bridget does this by displaying crockery and glasses in her kitchen, as well as her children’s drawings and bunting. Anything meaningful to you creates the perfect ‘clutter’. You just need to style it appropriately in your home.”
Films and television programs can provide unexpected sources of interior design ideas. Whether you want to try a new style or learn to trust your intuition, movie interiors are an excellent place to start.
Source: Homes & Gardens. This content was created with the assistance of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.
