Sydney Sweeney Has an Surprising Love of Vintage Furnishings and Automobiles

It is improbable—maybe even impossible—that Sydney Sweeney’s Euphoria character Cassie Howard would know her way around the transmission of a 1969 Ford Bronco or be an expert at where to find really good antique furniture. But, as the 24-year-old rising star has revealed in many interviews, Sweeney is not much like the teenager she plays in the hit HBO drama. For one thing, Sweeney was valedictorian of her high school class and told C Magazine that she’s never done drugs. For another, her aesthetic sensibility is decidedly mature, according to a new interview with British GQ.

In the piece, Sweeney discusses the five-bedroom, four-bathroom, Tudor-inspired home in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles she recently purchased for $3 million. She calls the 1933-built residence, which comes complete with a funicular, her “Snow White château” and reveals big renovation plans for the 3,200-square-foot pad, including the addition of a pool and a glam room. Inside, she’s already begun decorating with faded blue floral wallpaper. “I bought an older house,” Sweeney told the publication. “I like antique furniture.”

Then, there’s her TikTok. Sweeney’s entire account (her handle is @syds_garage) is dedicated to videos of her restoring a 1969 Ford Bronco. In her most recent video, which she shared on January 14, Sweeney was actually able to take the vintage car for a spin and wrote that she would soon be sending it off to get reupholstered. “I changed over the transmission, and I fixed up the front and rear axle from drum brakes to disc brakes,” the Washington state native told GQ. “I made it power steering; everything to make  it a safe everyday drive, but still look classic.” We’re hoping she’ll consider documenting her home renovation journey in a similar way.