After growing up in front of the world, Lindsay Lohan is currently preparing to become a mother for the first time. Naturally, that means creating a peaceful space that her child will be able to call their own in the Dubai home she shares with her husband of one year, financier Bader Shammas.
Lohan, who shot to fame playing identical twins in the 1998 film The Parent Trap when she was just 12 years old, partnered with Nestig to design not only the nursery, but a small collection of adorable products all inspired by the calming nature of the sea.
“I feel so peaceful by the ocean—I wanted to create a space where my little one and I could share in that feeling,” says Lohan, who hails from Long Island, New York, and spent her teens and early twenties navigating Hollywood before eventually moving abroad to escape the relentless pursuit of paparazzi.
After stints in London and Mykonos, she settled in Dubai, where, thanks to strict privacy laws, paparazzi don’t exist. And though the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of the Middle Eastern city may be glassy skyscrapers, a recent Allure cover story featuring Lohan reveals that she’s found her way back to her oceanside roots, living in a villa near the turquoise waters of the Persian Gulf.
The main focal point of the room is a wall mural featuring a nautical scene that Lohan conceptualised along with illustrators from Nestig. “The planes and the sailboat felt so instantly classic, but the almost-rainbow watercolour effect felt really fresh and unexpected. It warms the space so much and I can’t wait to point out all the cute little elements to my babe,” she says.
Multiple soft rugs and a striped baby blanket add pops of blue to the space—and although Lohan has not officially confirmed the sex of her child, multiple tabloids have reported that she’s expecting a boy. Lohan hopes that the nursery will serve them well into their childhood. “What I love about this collection is that the pieces have longevity,” she says, noting that the crib can be converted into a toddler bed when the time comes.
For Nestig cofounder Sara Adam Slywka, who is a new mom to a five-month-old herself, working with Lohan was a dream come true. “Lindsay was one of my icons growing up, so working with her was surreal! What surprised me most was how similar we were in what we wanted for our nurseries,” Slywka tells AD. “While we went in different design directions, we both wanted a beautiful space filled with things we [and] our families love that we hope to share with our little ones and to be the backdrop for special memories.”
The 36-year-old star took to Instagram to announce her pregnancy in March with a photo of a white baby bodysuit emblazoned with the words “coming soon.” Eeek!
She shared the same image to her Instagram Stories with the caption: “We are blessed and excited! 🙏🤍👶🍼."
Lindsay Lohan married her partner in July 2022 in a secret ceremony - and people only caught on to the nuptials when they spotted some suggestive Instagram posts.
Lindsay has been laying fairly low career-wise lately but at the end of last year, she shared that Jamie Lee Curtis had indeed contacted her about Freaky Friday 2 — her words, not ours, so this is the official working title now — while she was working on Falling for Christmas. “I was on set filming at the time, and Jamie Lee Curtis writes you, you just get excited and distracted immediately,” Lindsay recounted.
“I had to bring myself down to Earth and be like, ‘OK, I’m on set. I have to focus.’ And then she said Freaky Friday 2, and I got more excited,” Lindsay continued. She then confirmed both she and Jamie “would both be into” making Freaky Friday 2 a thing. (Yes, friends, Jamie Lee Curtis planted the seed, and now Lindsay is fully watering it.)
However, Freaky Friday 2 might not be the only sequel in Lindsay's future. When Fallon asked her about a potential sequel to Mean Girls, Lindsay did not completely shut down the host’s idea, instead saying that would be “in Tina [Fey]’s hands.”
We're pretty sure she might have her hands full now though! Huge congrats, Lindsay.
This feature originally appeared on Architectural Digest.
