We've learned a lot about interior design from the movies. The white kitchen is the scene stealer.

Hollywood set design has had a tremendous influence on home interior design for decades.

Looking back all the way to 1939, "Gone With the Wind" sparked a renewed interest in mid-19th-century Victorian furnishings. Suddenly, pre-1900 pieces relegated to the back bedroom or the attic were taking pride of place in the living room. In fact, a version of the rose-painted oil lamp featured in the movie was all the rage. Unfortunately, that lamp actually was not created until after 1870. Set design, though pretty, is not always historically accurate.

Movie images run through our collective memory. When we think of a scary, old house, we likely picture the Bates house. Who can forget that battered old place on the hill looming over the motel in 1960's "Psycho?" And there was the huge and broodin