{"id":202153,"date":"2026-03-03T12:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202153\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:35:20","slug":"a-hollywood-power-couples-dream-home-built-to-entertain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202153\/","title":{"rendered":"A Hollywood Power Couple’s Dream Home, Built to Entertain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIn searching for a new home, some people seek serenity. For Hollywood power couple Nanatchka Khan and Julia Bicknell, the vision was more boisterous: \u201cWe entertain a lot,\u201d laughs Khan, the director of Always Be My Maybe and creator of multiple series including LAID, Don\u2019t Trust the B\u2014- in Apartment 23 and Fresh Off the Boat. Khan and Bicknell, whose EP credits include Yellowjackets and Midnight Club, worked with realtor friends Heather T. Roy & Learka Bosnak of Douglas Elliman<\/a>, who showed them a house that was still under construction. Khan and Bicknell immediately knew that the five-bedroom, seven-bath home in the Lake Hollywood neighborhood was exactly what they were looking for.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe couple were eager to infuse their creative spirit into the house through its interior design<\/a>. \u201cWe wanted it to be functional and welcoming without sacrificing style,\u201d Khan says. Comedian Ali Wong had raved about her experience with interior designer Martha Mulholland<\/a>, who, coincidentally, was friends with Khan\u2019s sister-in-law. \u201cIt felt like kismet,\u201d says Khan.<\/p>\n

\n\tMulholland, who has a background in art history and historic preservation from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, worked in visual merchandising for Gucci and Tom Ford before transitioning to interior design. \u201cThat taught me to concentrate on creating memorable and immersive experiences that are beautiful but also meaningful so I\u2019m very narrative-driven,\u201d she explains. \u201cWhat I do is determined by my clients and the space.\u201d Her work coalesces around singular vintage and antique finds, furniture, accessories and lighting culled from local artisans and makers, rich paints and intriguing wallpapers. \u201cI like to share what I\u2019m passionate about, educating my clients to ensure they have a personal connection to the stuff in their home,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

\n\tMulholland wanted to showcase the warmth and creativity she glimpsed in Khan and Bicknell. \u201cIt was clear from their answers to my questionnaire, their collections and their obsessions \u2014 bobbleheads, Dolly Parton, puzzles and cocktail culture \u2014 that they are fun and vivacious people,\u201d Mulholland notes. \u201cI wanted to give them a house that felt like them: comfortable, happy and welcoming.\u201d Mulholland suggested they lean into color. \u201cThey really liked the idea of having different colors in each room,\u201d she remembers. \u201cSo we definitely went for a more-is-more approach!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMulholland\u2019s biggest hurdle was figuring out the purpose of each room. Witness what\u2019s now the dining room. \u201cIt\u2019s the first space you see when you walk into the house,\u201d Mulholland points out. \u201cThey love having people over. So we wanted it to be a bit of a wow moment.\u201d Clients and interior designer had aligned on yellow in the planning stages; Mulholland chose a historic paper from UK-based Adelphi Wall Hangings. \u201cI liked the idea that it was from the 1920s and we\u2019re seeing bit of Art Deco influences in design right now,\u201d says Mulholland. She paired it with Florian Schulz\u2019 double counterbalance pendants, a long oval dining table, and, at Khan and Bicknell\u2019s request, chairs with red cushions. Mulholland washed the walls of a double height room with a grand fireplace and a large window with deep forest-green paint. Custom floor-to-ceiling bookcases, a curved-back vintage settee, a pair of deep swivel chairs, and a playful bar cabinet confirm it as the updated version of a traditional library, perfect for hanging out, reading and enjoying a cocktail.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe gave the screening room a jolt of electricity, playing homage to classic movie palaces, swapping its beige color scheme for vivid red seating, burnished gold accents, and a playful toile wallpaper that highlights Los Angeles\u2019 iconic landmarks. Riffing off of Khan and Bicknell\u2019s ebullience, she layered the home with playful touches, from the Fornasetti cocktail wallpaper that brightens a powder room, to the large assortment of brightly colored furniture gathered around the pool to the mural, hand-painted by Bicknell, that cavorts across the walls of their daughter\u2019s room. \u201cIt\u2019s a vital, exuberant house that they love to share with others,\u201d says Mulholland. \u201cIt\u2019s very joyous and very very very them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tCoffee tables and side tables by Stahl + Band and lounge chairs by &Tradition perch on a custom carpet from Christopher Farr. The vintage cabinet hardware is by Evelyn Ackerman. The sofa was designed by Martha Mulholland.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe screening room\u2019s vintage Carlo Columbo sofa and Lo Design\u2019s lounge chairs, are upholstered in a Rose Uniake velvet. The Los Angeles Toile is by Flavor Paper.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe library\u2019s walls are washed in Portola Paints \u201cTree People\u201d and hung with custom shelving designed by Martha Mulholland and made by Project Assassin. The bar cabinet, by Ercole Home, was found on 1st Dibs. The vintage settee, designed by Kerstin H\u00f6rlin-Holmquist, is upholstered in a Opuzen mohair. The coffee table is by Dan Pollock. The swivel chairs are by Four Hands, reupholstered in a Rose Tarlow leather.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe nursery\u2019s buoyant mural was designed and painted by Julia Bicknell. The oversized pendants are by Servomuto. The ombre window coverings are from Rosemary Hallgarten. The stool is by Waka-Waka. The lounge chair, purchased from DWR, was recovered in a Maharam fabric.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe barren pool terrace was brought to life via landscaping created by The Cabin. The chaise lounges and chairs were discovered at DWR. An umbrella from Tuuci shades a custom sofa designed by Martha Mulholland and upholstered in a Sunbrella fabric. The coffee table is by Ten10.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeter Baker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In searching for a new home, some people seek serenity. For Hollywood power couple Nanatchka Khan and Julia…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[7963,48,52,51,47,50,49,388],"class_list":["post-202153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-interior-design","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-real-estate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}