Old Hollywood Glam Meets Modern Designer Interiors in this $3.6M Spanish Villa

Once owned by a silent film star, this West Hollywood home was completely reimagined by celebrated interior designer Brigette Romanek.

Georgie Mihaila
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In the hills above LA’s iconic Sunset Strip sits a 1925-built Spanish Villa steeped in Hollywood history.

But there’s not much left to give away the property’s century-old history, as the home has been completely re-imagined by celebrated decorator and AD100 designer Brigette Romanek, who turned it into a light-filled refuge for the modern age.

With its modern take on classic 1920s California-Spanish architecture, the home was even featured by Architectural Digest soon after the revamp. Now, the Queens Road property is on the market with a $3,595,000 price tag and is listed for sale with The Agency’s Nikki Joel.

bright, art-filled living room with soaring ceilings
The interiors bear the signature of AD100 designer Brigette Romanek. Image credit: Blake Cameron Real Estate Photography

The West Hollywood home is owned by a creative, art-loving couple

The property is home to Kent Belden, CEO and founder of creative management firm The Only Agency (which offers styling for celebrities like Beyoncé, Anne Hathaway and Lady Gaga), and his husband, Louis Re, M.D.

Previously a former senior creative director for Epic Records, Belden has been dedicated to creating expressive images and is an avid art collector, which explains why the home is full of eye-grabbing art pieces and unique touches.

“I wanted it to be a completely modern take on classic 1920s California-Spanish architecture,” Belden told AD.

“The geometry of the house exudes old Hollywood glamour, the furnishings are modern European with a pop of 1970s rock and roll, and the kitchen is pure 21st century.”

inside a re-imagined spanish villa in west hollywood
Inside a reimagined Spanish villa with old Hollywood ties and designer interiors. Image credit: Blake Cameron Real Estate Photography

Reimagined for the modern age by Brigette Romanek

To achieve his desired look, Belden turned to Brigette Romanek of Romanek Design Studio, one of Los Angeles’ buzziest designers and part of Architectural Digest’s AD 100 list — and a personal friend and frequent collaborator.

Known for her colorful, unconventional style, Romanek reimagined the 1925 Spanish colonial house for the modern age, inspired by the owners’ personality and style.

The 3 bedroom, 4 bath home is surrounded by greenery and invites plenty of natural light in through its many French doors.

It has an elegant formal dining room and living room with beamed vaulted ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace, and a chef’s kitchen with a breakfast bar and eat-in area that looks out to the beautiful backyard — where there’s a sparkling pool and spa, patio, and covered dining area beaming with old Hollywood glam.

Inside a reimagined Spanish villa with old Hollywood ties and designer interiors. Image credit: Blake Cameron Real Estate Photography
renovated chef's kitchen of a million dollar home in west hollywood, los angeles
Inside a reimagined Spanish villa with old Hollywood ties and designer interiors. Image credit: Blake Cameron Real Estate Photography
the beautiful pool area of the spanish villa
Outside, the home has a sparkling pool and spa, patio, and covered dining area. Image credit: Blake Cameron Real Estate Photography
sparkling pool in a beautiful spanish villa in west hollywood, los angeles
Outside, the home has a sparkling pool and spa, patio, and covered dining area. Image credit: Blake Cameron Real Estate Photography
outdoor seating with a fireplace
Outside, the home has a sparkling pool and spa, patio, and covered dining area. Image credit: Blake Cameron Real Estate Photography

Upstairs, the West Hollywood home has an elegant owner’s suite fitted with Romeo & Juliet balconies, an oversized dressing room and a spa-like bath with designer tiling and fixtures.

The rest of the beautifully appointed secondary bedrooms and bathrooms are also on this level, with an additional 1 bed, 1 bath accommodation set in separate guest quarters.

tiled staircase of a revamped spanish villa in West Hollywood, Los Angeles
Inside a reimagined Spanish villa with old Hollywood ties and designer interiors. Image credit: Blake Cameron Real Estate Photography
bright owner's suite in los angeles villa
Inside a reimagined Spanish villa with old Hollywood ties and designer interiors. Image credit: Blake Cameron Real Estate Photography
secondary bedroom with balcony and built-in bookshelves
Inside a reimagined Spanish villa with old Hollywood ties and designer interiors. Image credit: Blake Cameron Real Estate Photography

The house is steeped in Hollywood history

Like many of the century-old homes that line Los Angeles’ Queens Road, the beautiful Spanish villa has old Hollywood ties, having once been the home of silent film star Priscilla Bonner — known for portraying virginal, innocent heroines in movies like Charley’s Aunt (1925), 3 Bad Men (1926) and The False Alarm (1926).

The silent film starlet shared the home with her then-husband, Emmanuel Woolfan, M.D., but the property later fell into disrepair, until the current owners recognized its potential and invested into restoring it to its former glory.

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With a decade-long career as a digital content creator, Georgie started out as a real estate journalist for Multi-Housing News & CPExecutive. She later transitioned into digital marketing, working with leading real estate websites like PropertyShark, RENTCafé and Point2Homes. After a brief but impactful stint in the start-up world, where she led the marketing divisions of fintech company NestReady and media publisher Goalcast, Georgie returned to her first passion, real estate, and founded FancyPantsHomes.com