14 DAY TRIAL // Gerard Butler is usually a very private man who doesn’t like to talk about things even remotely related to his personal life, unless, of course, he makes a joke about it, which is often the case. The May issue of Architectural Digest, though, brings a surprise for fans of the Scottish star, as it features a look inside his two-story New York loft, together with an interview.
Butler is currently promoting his latest film, a romantic comedy in which he stars next to Jennifer Aniston and that has the two as bitter exes thrown together in the same pot. Whether promoting “The Bounty Hunter” was the purpose behind his decision to open the doors to his home for the magazine is of little importance, fans may say. The latest issue – out at newsstands now – offers them a look inside a world they would not have access to otherwise, and they’re more than happy for it.
“Thirteen-foot-tall mahogany doors with a knocker that could summon the dead. […] Plaster walls chipped and mottled with age, massive columns supporting limestone lions, crystal chandeliers casting spidery shadows… Medieval castle? Ancestral manor house? Try a two-story loft in the heart of New York’s ultratrendy Chelsea district. The doors alone are remarkable enough to stop the most jaded Manhattanite in his tracks: Who in the world lives here? Why, King Leonidas of Sparta, who else? The place starts to make a little more sense when one considers that its owner is the actor Gerard Butler, and Gerard Butler is known for channeling such larger-than-life figures as the Spartan king, Attila the Hun, Dracula, the Phantom of the Opera and Beowulf,” Architectural Digest says of the imposing hideaway of the star.
“I wanted something elegant and gorgeous and at the same time rather masculine and raw. I guess I would describe the apartment as bohemian old-world rustic chateau with a taste of baroque. I knew it was going to take a lot of work to turn the loft into a place where I actually wanted to live. But I didn’t realize it would be four years before I spent the night,” the actor says for the publication, when speaking of how long it took him to get the place to how it is now.
Architectural Digest features Gerard Butler on the cover, sitting barefoot on a gorgeous armchair. He’s wearing jeans and a simple shirt, and is smiling very invitingly to the camera. For the rest of the interview, as well as for shots of Gerry’s place, make sure to pick up the latest issue of the magazine.