RHOBH's Erika Jayne Shows Off Her 'Sexy' Old Hollywood-Inspired Home: ‘What L.A. Living Is About' (Exclusive)

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02-06-2025

Erika Jayne redesigned her Los Angeles home with help from celebrity interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard
The pair give a tour of the rooms' highlights in an exclusive PEOPLE Hollywood at Home video
Some of Bullard's other clients have included Cher, Elton John and Kylie Jenner
Erika Jayne is giving a peek inside her newly redesigned Los Angeles abode.
In an exclusive PEOPLE Hollywood at Home video tour, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 53, shows off her house, which she says was inspired by '1920s glamour.'
She explains that 'none of this would've been possible' without celebrity interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard, who's decorated for A-listers like Cher, Elton John and Kylie Jenner for the past three decades.
The pair's home tour starts with the living room, which Bullard says captures the reality star's personality perfectly.
'It's got glamour, it's very comfortable, it's very approachable,' he tells her. 'But don't forget it's sexy.'
'At nighttime, especially, this is the sexiest room,' Erika agrees.
The space's grounding piece is a cream-colored sofa from Coco Republic, in a cozy fabric. Erika also praises the luxurious rug, which she says 'did not disappoint' when she 'rolled around' on it.
Bullard notes that he kept a statue from Erika's former decor for its 'character,' adding, 'The mix of the old and the new has really made this room feel extra special.'
Other highlights include vaulted ceilings with full-height drapery, which the designer explains 'exemplify the high style of the 1920s and '30s' in Hollywood, and a 1960s bar cart from the South of France.
Next is the dining room, which Bullard calls a 'main focal point' when people enter the house.'Every day I come in here I am thrilled,' Erika says.
Bullard calls the palm wallpaper 'decorating magic,' explaining that it brings personality and drama to the space.
'Now, you bring a lot of drama into spaces, normally,' he jokes of his reality star client.
'I do,' Erika admits. 'But then you brought the right kind of drama, like the beautiful, artistic drama.'
'My son and I sit here almost every night and have dinner together,' she adds of Thomas "Tommy" Zizzo, whom she welcomed with her first husband in 1992. 'And it's very special for us.'
The duo then enter Erika's bedroom, which Bullard calls a 'sexy, movie star experience.'
'This is a room that I feel it's like a little cocoon, in a way,' Erika observes.It just feels warm and luxurious in here, which is what you want in your bedroom.'
The bedroom leads out into a garden with a cabana, which Erika refers to as 'the best part of the house.'
'This is so special,' she continues. 'Everyone that comes here is like 'Erika, this is the best part of this entire space.'
Bullard explains the inspiration for the cabana's teal and white walls.
'The stripes are a real decorating trick,' he says. 'It's a way to add drama. It's a way to make the space feel bigger. It's a way to transport you.'
'I feel so serene, like I'm somewhere else right here,' Erika admits.
Bullard then says what he loves most is that the outdoor space includes a DJ booth.
'We're ready for a dance party, we're ready for an impromptu cocktail party, we're ready for friends, we're ready for a dip in the pool,' Erika says. 'This is really what L.A. living is about.'
In the season 14 premiere of RHOBH, Erika opened up about her decision to redesign the home, where she's lived since her 2020 split from ex-husband Tom Girardi. Tom's legal troubles began making headlines shortly after.
The former couple listed their L.A. area mansion for $13 million before dropping it to $8.2 million six months later. It sold in 2022 for $8 million.
"The house is tiny ... there's really a living room, a bedroom, and the two other bedrooms that are closets," Erika said on the episode, which aired in November 2024. "I spent 20-plus years in what some people will refer to as a mansion. When I left Pasadena, I took what would fit in the house."
"It's time to, I think, let go of the past and let go of that furniture," she added. "Redoing the living room is a real step in the right direction."
She first shared the redesign on the season's 14th episode, which aired in March.
'I feel like a new woman,' she said of taking in her updated surroundings. 'This is such a great new beginning, and it just feels like me.'
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