The surprisingly understated estate is a trove of warming neutrals and memorabilia that celebrates the singer’s success
Country music singer Dolly Parton is synonymous with glamor – exhibited through her elaborate outfits and instantly-associable feminine style. However, while Dolly is not afraid to experiment with abundant glitz on stage, her interior design decisions are notably more understated.
Dolly, best known for her songs Jolene, 9 to 5, and Islands in the Stream, lives on a sprawling estate in Brentwood with her husband, Carl Dean, and their French Bulldog named Billy The Kid. Brentwood, located in Williamson County, Tennessee, is a hive of country-music stars who reside in some of the world’s best homes just south of Nashville. Other residents include Taylor Swift, Sheryl Crow, and Keith Urban.
There is a lot of pressure on your entryway to make the first impression your home deserves – and so – you would be forgiven for using colors such as light yellow with caution. However, Dolly Parton’s entryway is an example of how a sunny hue such as this has the ability to brighten almost any space – and with the singer’s approval, we can’t imagine this tone will fall out of fashion anytime soon.
Though (it appears as though) this kitchen is a set (and likely separate from her home), it still showcases some Dolly-approved decorating quirks – complete with white cabinetry and marble countertops surrounded by contemporary subway tiles.
Decorating with beige is one of the safest but most stylish ways to elevate any kind of space, and it would seem Dolly Parton agrees. One of her living spaces showcases a cocooning beige palette paired with gold accents accentuating her paint perfectly. Next to her gold lamp, Dolly has placed a glass candle and a gold butterfly – the latter standing as a nod to what is famously her favorite creature.
This music room continues to uphold Dolly’s traditional decorating ideas – from its patterned carpet to the floral printed curtains that hang above the white blinds.
In the wallpapered room, Dolly stands near a towering cactus that grows on the wooden wall beside her achievements.
The Patterned Reading Nook
Interrupting Dolly’s traditional, neutral scheme, this corner of her home breaks from the ordinary. Sitting in what is (likely) a reading nook in one of her living spaces, Dolly is pictured on a rattan chair underneath her window. She is surrounded by a lively wallpaper featuring palm motifs that complement the turquoise parrot cushion on the chair.
These unexpected wallpaper ideas contrast the rest of her home while exhibiting Dolly’s playful side that feeds into clothing, music, and, now, her interior design style.