XOXO Palm Springs kicked off last week, and is a new event happening during the Palm Springs off-season, and all the snowbirds have flown the coop until November rolls around. So yes, it’s safe to surmise that XOXO Palm Springs was created to celebrate the art, culture, stories, landmarks, and creative spirit of Palm Springs while also giving the city a gorgeous little revenue boost during the off-season.
According to the XOXO Palm Springs website, the city comes alive this summer with a new citywide festival showcasing the creativity, stories, and artistic spirit that define the desert community. For twelve days, Palm Springs transforms into an open-air cultural playground, with programming across theaters, galleries, historic landmarks, boutique hotels, outdoor stages, and more.
The festival includes seven categories running across the full two weeks: music, art, events, stage, food, film, and tours. Naturally, the tour category is where I found myself immediately lurking, because Palm Springs architecture plus cultural history plus a little celebrity magic? That is Dayclub SEAZN territory.
Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs Home Opened for One Day Only
For one day only, on June 13, Frank Sinatra’s estate opened his Palm Springs home for a special tour. Quantity was limited, with time slots even more less favorable, and yes, it sold out quickly.
I scored the 9:30 AM slot, and thank God I booked early because Palm Springs was already doing the absolute most before breakfast. When I woke up around 5 AM, it was a balmy 86F. By the time I arrived at 1145 E. Via Colusa, also known as Frank Sinatra’s famous Palm Springs residence, my dashboard registered at 99F.
But once I stepped onto the property, the heat became part of the experience. The palms, the pool, the low-slung architecture, the desert light, the vintage energy — it all felt like walking into a preserved Palm Springs mood board with the Sinatra soundtrack playing overhead.
Why Frank Sinatra Has Always Been Personal to Me
I grew up on Sinatra.
My earliest memory of listening to Frank Sinatra would have been when I was a toddler, before we moved to the States. When my dad would come home from work, he would put on Frank, pick me up, hold me in his arms, and we would dance.
It didn’t happen every day. It happened on the days when he had a bad day at work. He never had to say it out loud because his energy showed it.
So walking through Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs home wasn’t just a cool architecture tour for me. It was more on a personal note. It brought me right back to being little, hearing that voice, and understanding that music can shift the whole mood of my dad.
Inside Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs Estate
The tour was crowded, which made total sense. This was a one-day-only opportunity, and from what I understand, one of the only other notable times the home is open for touring is during Palm Springs Modernism Week every February and October.
The house was built in 1947 and has stayed beautifully true to its Palm Springs mid-century modern aesthetic. The home still carries that low, sleek, indoor-outdoor desert lifestyle that Palm Springs does better than almost anywhere.
Several of the home’s bedrooms still feature fireplaces, which is peak vintage Palm Springs considering central air and heat weren’t even thought of in 1947. The carpeting is also still intact throughout all three bedrooms, which gives the house that preserved, time-capsule feeling.
Frank and Nancy Sinatra’s bedroom, the home’s primary suite, featured a walk-in closet that feels surprisingly small by today’s standards.
The primary bathroom ended up being one of my favorite preserved spaces in the entire house. The original his-and-hers sinks and pink bathroom tile are still there, and I loved that they kept it that way. That pink tile is a whole Palm Springs mood. Suddenly every gray bathroom in America feels deeply unnecessary.
Frank Jr.’s bedroom felt like the most spacious of the three, while Nancy Sinatra Jr.’s room opened directly onto the yard through a sliding glass door. I couldn’t get photos or videos of Nancy Jr.’s bedroom because there was way too much foot traffic, but from what I could see, it was cozy nesting spot.
The Living Room and Recording Console Were Everything
Photo courtesy of XOXO Palm Springs.
The entrance and living room were the best part of the tour for me because the recording console was the main focal point. Frank would record vocals at the console, and the audio would transmit all the way to Capitol Records in Los Angeles thanks to the antenna installed (not visible inside) that extended out through the roof.
That is insane in the best possible way.
Imagine being Frank, standing in your Palm Springs living room surrounded by desert light, mid-century furniture, vinyl, and architecture, recording vocals that would transmit directly to Capitol Records in Los Angeles. That is not just a home feature. That is a piece of music history sitting in the middle of the room.
The vinyl collection, the books, the artwork, the built-ins, the lighting, the wood tones, the pool views — every detail felt layered with style, memory, and intention.
Palm Springs Modernism Still Feels Like the Future
What I love about Palm Springs modernism is that it never feels stuck in the past. Even when a home is preserved, it still feels current.
The clean lines, the white walls, the relationship between indoor and outdoor living, the pool as a centerpiece, the low rooflines, the desert landscaping — it all still feels 2026. It still feels glamorous. It still feels like the blueprint for how to live well without trying too hard.
Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs home is not just famous because Frank lived there. It is famous because it captures a specific kind of desert luxury that Palm Springs continues to protect and celebrate.
It is cool without being cold. Historic without being dusty. Stylish without screaming for attention.
NGL, the whole room felt very Dayclub SEAZN.
Final Thoughts From the Sinatra House Tour
Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era. Then again, maybe I was just raised right. Either way, Frank Sinatra has always been part of my life, and getting to walk through his Palm Springs home felt like a full-circle moment. From dancing with my dad as a toddler to standing inside Sinatra’s desert estate decades later, this tour hit so good.
Thank you to the Sinatra Estate for opening the doors and allowing us to experience the home up close and personal. It was nostalgic, stylish, emotional, and completely worth the 99-degree Palm Springs morning.
The house still has the voice, the mood, the glamour, and the attitude.
And yes, I left even more obsessed with Palm Springs than I already was.
Staying #dayclubready sometimes means a cocktail by the pool. Sometimes it means a historic home tour in the desert heat. And sometimes, it means walking through Frank Sinatra’s house and realizing the past is iconic and will forever slay.
