Scott Thomas Interior Design has been giving Billy Wilder's (Some Like It Hot) former historic home a complete makeover, transofrming it into the "Hollywood Glam Deco" haven it deserves to be. The residence was designed specifically for the screenwriter by famed African-American, Los Angeles-based architect Paul R. Williams in 1929 (who also built homes for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Lon Chaney). With phase one of the restoration complete, the home's master bedroom and walk-in closet are already finished and the rest of the house should only take six more months to complete.
"Paul Williams was a pioneer and working on this home is easily one of the highlights of my career," says Scott Thomas. "At a time when overt and de facto segregation ran rampant across the country, he became one of the most influential and successful architects of his time, despite the fact that we would not have been ‘allowed’ to live in many of the neighborhoods that he worked in."
