If I am being honest, 'quiet luxury' has never been my favorite interior design style. I'm a bit of a maximalist, and the modern cream and tan 'old money' rooms that appeared on my timeline felt too sterile for my taste. It turns out, I just needed to go back in time to find the stealth wealth aesthetic that appeals to me: Elizabeth Taylor's living room.
A series of photos from 1987 shows Elizabeth reclining on the gray sofa in her Los Angeles home. The room has dark wood walls, with a Tiffany lamp behind the sofa and a small tree in a woven planter. In the background, one catches a glimpse of Liz's ornate chandeliers. It's quintessential quiet luxury, the '80s way.
