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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Megan Slack

Audrey Hepburn’s 1971 Swiss Home Shows Why This Vibrant Hue Dominates the Chicest Living Rooms – Move Over, Quiet Luxury

Audrey Hepburn.

It is not every day that a photograph from 1971 offers a design blueprint for the contemporary world, but Audrey Hepburn was never ordinary. A look inside her Swiss home (named La Plaisible) highlights her enduring status as a timeless style icon – and we expect it will look just as beautiful in another sixty years from now.

Despite originating in the early 1970s, the photograph perfectly demonstrates how to style one of 2026's most daring color trends for spring and summer. Most of the space features a crisp white palette, with one key exception: bright yellow living room sofas.

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