In her 1994 interview with Architectural Digest, Winona Ryder discussed "living out of suitcases" through the late 1980s and early 1990s before buying her two homes back-to-back. Her house in Beverly Hills, a small Mediterranean-inspired cottage, was lovingly restored back to its original look by Ryder's longtime friend, actor and decorator Kevin Haley. At the time, Haley wasn't a professional decorator, but Ryder was suitably impressed with the decor in his personal apartment. When she bought her Beverly Hills house, Ryder handed Haley the keys and simply said, "Just do it," via the Los Angeles Times.
Less than a year after Haley decorated Ryder's home in Beverly Hills, she flew him to New York and asked for his help decorating her new two-bedroom apartment in lower Manhattan. Together, Haley and Ryder crafted a decor aesthetic that mixed 1930s and 1940s antique furniture with Italian art and jewel toned accents. For Ryder, the homes are her oasis.
"In my work, I'm often physically uncomfortable — wearing tight corsets or standing around in the freezing cold," Ryder told Architectural Digest. "So it's important to have a place to retreat to."
