The blockbuster success of Hustlers last month undoubtedly took Lili Reinhart to a new place in Hollywood. But the 23-year-old, who starred (and pole danced!) alongside the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Keke Palmer, and Cardi B in the strip club heist film, still has a day job starring as Betty Cooper on the beloved Archie comics–inspired show Riverdale. This keeps her in Vancouver, British Columbia, for nearly 10 months out of the year, and the temporary nature of her living arrangement has her dreaming about the day she can put down more permanent roots.
“Vancouver is my home base right now. That’s where I have an apartment. I don’t have a place anywhere else,” Reinhart told Architectural Digest at an event celebrating the relaunch of the American Express Green Card on October 24. “To be honest, I have to say that I don’t really make it homey. I really want to live in L.A. That is the goal. That’s where I want to settle down and buy a house.”
Instead of sprucing up her space, Reinhart says she spends her downtime exploring her adopted city and reading books—quite voraciously. Below, she tells AD about the few touches she has added to her Vancouver apartment, and about her wish list for her future home.
Architectural Digest:
You said you don’t have much in your place in Vancouver, but do you have any fun items from the sets of Hustlers or Riverdale lying around?
Lili Reinhart:
I didn’t take anything from Hustlers. From Riverdale, I don’t think I actually have anything, because I’m not even allowed to take anything since, we’re still filming it. I do have a lot of [Betty’s] hair bands. I'd maybe like something from [the diner] Pop’s, like a souvenir of a menu or something that I could frame.
AD:
Your book of poetry, Swimming Lessons, is coming out soon. What do you have on your bookshelf at home?
LR:
I really enjoy reading onset. When you’re in a world of make-believe all day, it is nice to kind of distract yourself. When you’re working at the same place for 16 hours a day, you need something to keep you busy in your downtime. So right now, I have been watching a lot of Dragons’ Den on Netflix—which is the Canadian equivalent of Shark Tank, but then I’ve also been reading a lot lately. Right now, I’m reading We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar. It is about a teenager living through the AIDS epidemic in the ’80s. And this past year I read Educated by Tara Westover, My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward [by Mark Lukach], which was a memoir. I just read My Year of Rest and Relaxation [by Ottessa Moshfegh].
AD:
You're a huge bookworm!
LR:
Conversations With Friends [by Sally Rooney]. My Sister, the Serial Killer [by Oyinkan Braithwaite]. I’ve got a good bookshelf going on!
AD:
Do you have any art or trinkets on there as well?
LR:
I do have a piece of art that a girl I met on Instagram made for me. She is really talented. Her name is Kyra Kendall and her username is @kendallkyra. She does really cool portraits and I have one of those framed. I also have a Jughead Funko Pop doll on my shelf.
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AD:
So, when you do settle in to a permanent home, do you have any idea what your interior design style will be like?
LR:
That’s a great question because I have no idea. All I know is, I don’t like that whole rooster theme. You know when people have like roosters all over their house? I’m not about that. I don’t like that. My mom is really good at decorating, so I feel like she will help me a lot. I kind of want the aesthetic of Anthropologie.
AD:
Your character in Hustlers has sort of a bohemian apartment. Is that your vibe?
LR:
That’s a little too rustic for me. But I love an open floor plan.
AD:
Any other big must-haves when you’re looking for a place?
LR:
Balcony, bathtub. I love taking baths. That’s part of my self-care regime. Oh, and a big closet!
