Walton Goggins: The art of the cocktail party in Hollywood

Actor Walton Goggins and wife Nadia Conners, left, entertain guests, including singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson, right, at their Hollywood home.

Actor Walton Goggins and wife Nadia Conners, left, entertain guests, including singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson, right, at their Hollywood home.

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With gracious hospitality and an artist’s eye, this gracious hosts sets the scene for a holiday cocktail party. And the house? You couldn’t ask for a better setting.

Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

A charcuterie board for guests during the holidays at actor Walton Goggins’ Los Angeles home.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

Walton Goggins updated his wide kitchen with black Farrow & Ball paints, brass fittings and marble countertops.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

Grab and go silverware makes entertaining easy.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

The Holllywood kitchen of actor Walton Goggins features open shelves.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

Goggins, Conners and son Augustus eat most of their meals at the kitchen table, which also functions as the de facto center of the home.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

A Mulholland Hot Buttered Whiskey.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

Actor Walton Goggins, right, and his business partner Matthew Alper of Mulholland Distilling.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

A sitting area in the backyard of actor Walton Goggins’ Los Angeles house.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

In addition to musical instruments, a corner of the living room includes a Wes Lang piece and the so-called “Lincoln letter,” a prop that was central to Samuel L. Jackson and Goggins’ characters in Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight.”

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

Actor Walton Goggins greets guests at his home in Hollywood.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

Artwork and books are everywhere in actor Walton Goggins’ office and home.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

Goggins’ home office upstairs features a vintage Ligne Roset classic Togo sofa set.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

The guest bathroom.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

A shelf in Goggins’ office includes an Oscar for “The Accountant,” the 2001 short film he produced and appeared in, and a Peabody Award “The Shield” won in 2005.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

Actor Walton Goggins at home in Hollywood.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

A print by Kerry James Marshall hangs in the dining room.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

The cozy guest bedroom reflects the family’s eclectic and warm, yet curated style.

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Walton Goggins' take on entertaining at home

Detail of the coffee table in the living room.

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Actor Walton Goggins entertains at home

Goggins sits at a vintage desk in his office upstairs.

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