Back in 2021, Bretman Rock did not open his front door for Architectural Digest. Also read | Step inside 6,500 square foot Kodaikanal home with soothing interiors, lawns: The definition of quiet luxury and nature-first design The Filipino-American beauty influencer and YouTuber opened up his world. He walked through his colourful three-storey villa , a mansion nestled between the mountains and the sea.
His office was a ‘hot mess’ that matched him. Bretman surrounded himself with Crocs, gaming and YouTube setup items, and achievements. The piece he was most proud of was the E! People’s Choice Award for ‘Beauty Influencer of the Year’. His favourite piece in the formal dining room was, in his words, the butt chair. The place featured a wallpaper, which evoked Where the Wild Things Are, one of the first books Bretman shared he could read after moving to the US. Upstairs were local paintings Bretman supported, including one of himself as the Girl with a Pearl Earring, and a turtle painting. Chalk drawings by his niece were on the wall. The attic was his ‘Bret-man cave’, a hangout for friends. Favourites included hard-to-find mahjong sets. He called it his manifesting tower. He added that he loves the beauty room, a reminder of where he started with makeup: it had a large ‘wig wall’ with dozens of wigs.
He said he preferred sleeping there and journaled there.
