Lucy Hale Embraced Her Good Witchy Style—and Found Herself—in Her Los Angeles Sanctuary

Hale bought the Spanish-style, 1940s property in 2019, two years after wrapping up her starring run on the cunning teen drama Pretty Little Liars. Seeking calm after spending most of her 20s on television, she opted for a neutral, “farmhouse-y” initial renovation. But Hale didn’t quite know herself, or her style, yet. The actor got sober in 2022 and “started really taking care of my mind,” she says; coming of age in the spotlight, she got into a cycle of anxiety, depression, and alcohol. The quiet, sunlit house, tucked away in a canyon, provided a refuge.

Around the same time, Hale decided her home needed to evolve with her. “I want my house to meet me at my womanhood,” she tells me. Her taste developed along with her sense of self. Craving richer colors, bolder personality, and quirks to reflect her own, Hale tapped Drost and Trohman after admiring their work on Emma Chamberlain’s eclectic Los Angeles retreat in AD. In their first meetings, “we picked up on something strong” in Hale, Trohman says—“witchy, but not bad witchy.”

“I am very much a homebody,” says Hale, pictured in her living room. “You are not going to find me out and about in big crowds. Proem designed the custom sofa upholstered in a Kravet fabric by Kelly Wearstler.” Wardrobe styling by Jenna Filingeri.