Wednesday 31 March 2010

From heartbreaker to heartbreak




Gerard Butler at Home
DRAWING BACK THE CURTAIN ON THE ACTOR’S OLD-WORLD LOFT IN MANHATTAN


Only to reveal this.



The interior decorating equivalent of these...in grey



Criminal. In fact, is is so pedestrian it could be booked for jaywalking.


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38 comments:

KEEHNAN said...

I will never, ever be able to forgive you for posting this. Tuscany reclaimed by a Gotti reclaimed by Tuscany as drawn with the last two crayons in the box. Part of me, namely the part able to sexualize Gerard Butler, has died.

Toby Worthington said...

Well, at least we know for certain now that Gerard
isn't gay.

Hollywood forever, Kevin said...

You so right Mr.Haboc, beyond boring and what's worst a big waste of money. This is common in Hollywood, but New York, I do'nt get it.

Kathy said...

Architectural Digest = Frontgate Catalog

little augury said...

this was worth it Just to read TW's comment, hilarious. This is horrible- AD must have hit the latest movie that he and Jennifer Aniston are in-she was last month-that I never saw. This truly looks like a furniture showroom-and not a good one. pgt

Pigtown-Design said...

just spit my gin onto the computer screen... may i send you the bill for repairs?

hilarious.

mamacita said...

Heh.

But I think I'm more ashamed of Architectural Digest. They, at least, should have known better.

columnist said...

TW - yup! It's a sad indictment of our modern day fascination with slebs that makes AD write an article about an extrordinarily mundane interior, of absolutely no design merit whatsoever.

The Down East Dilettante said...

Ick. Gerard Butler or not, Ick. AD really will publish anything.

Reggie Darling said...

Score another home run for Architectural Digest, doing its part to promote the best in interior design...

Cote de Texas said...

ooooh.
sorry I dont get his smex appeal anyway. give me rob pattinson please, yes!?!

HOBAC said...

TW - my first thought too. My second thought — this could be a beard.


Kevin - I know! All the great possible vintage and he chooses this? From ABC no less. Which just reinforces the beard theory.

HOBAC said...

Kathy - just looked that up, you are so right. What a shame.

HOBAC said...

CdT - Ha! You chicken hawk you!

HOBAC said...

Keehan - have a couple of cocktails, watch 300 again and all will be as it should be.

Jill said...

That horrible upholstery. Ugh.

jones said...

Nobody has said the "T" word (as in tacky) yet. Pretty fugly and pedestrian. Thanks for the post and opening my eyes.

maison21 said...

it takes a lot of abuse for me to give up on a shelter mag, but after AD featured magic johnson's super klassy orange county mcmansion in their december issue, i knew i couldn't renew my subscription. and thank god for that, or i would have had to poke my eyes out with a stick after viewing the entire gerard butler feature. the press release photo alone was ghastly enough to give nightmares.

and i'll take your advice about cocktails and a repeat viewing of 300 to cleanse my palate...

tv said...

Please God tell me that he didn't pay to have that done and that it was some sort of "Oh you're 'famous' so I'll do it for free".

Angelique said...

i would demand a refund from AD.

Cool Stuff said...

Who styled the shoot? They put a freakin bowl of popcorn on the table with a glass of wine. It looks like an ad for a projection system.

hello gorgeous said...

This post was worth it if only to inform me that meg is drinking & blogging. Something about that makes me happy.

Marija said...

Some of the best commentary I've ever read. The cover alone was so unappealing that mine is still wrapped in plastic at the bottom of a (ever shrinking) stack of magazines. Marija

An Aesthete's Lament said...

I saw the issue in the train station. I picked it up; I turned to Butler's apartment; my eyes widened; I shook my head in silent despair; I put the magazine down and bought The Economist instead.

Halcyon House said...

I haven't subscribed to AD in a few years (back when shelter mags were in abundance)...I was bored with it. When I saw the cover in AD at the market the other day I contempated buying it (and renewing my subscription, thinking I was missing out on something). Since I was short on time I didn't even flip thru it. Now, I'm so glad I didn't waste my time or my money...thanks for saving me some dough!

EmElle said...

and you should see the kitchen. one big brown blob of barf.

Penelope Bianchi said...

I AM CRYING Laughing..and crying crying. AD has lived way past it's demise. The perfect one (they were all brilliant) was AD=Frontgate catalogue)
Tomorrow I am demanding my money back. I mean it!!!!!! REVOLTING!!!!!!!!

An ignominious end. And it isn't OVER! Can't someone pull the plug! Euthanasia!!!!!!! Please! The Hemlock society!

It is sad.
Good news!
I have high hopes for the reshuffle! I ADORE Newell Turner. I think all of this will be great for the surviving mags. I am so happy there are any!
It was sensitively done....the founder of Veranda is staying on ....

Same with Pamela at Town and Country......and they are welcoming.......(and I believe they are ) some new energy and verve helping them!

all good news!

Bravo!

Bravo!

Penelope

Karena said...

I am just loving all of the comments. The picture of Meg, still laughing!!

I hate to admit to the elitists that I am still drawn to the bad boys like Gerard!

The shelter mags are doing anything they can to draw readership, even if it is another demographic! ( and losing a former segment of subscribers)

Karena
Art by Karena

Dianna said...

This just made me throw up a little. I expect more of those living in NY. Shame on AD for blinding us all with this nonsense.

Acanthus and Acorn said...

Hollywood forever, Kevin sent me here....and I will be sure to send him a thank you!!!

I discovered earlier today A.L. was sharing my thoughts and I am happy to see you do too.

However, I also came across a blog today that did a recent post where everyone was professing their love with this train wreck!?

It's been a pleasure and I enjoyed my visit very much!

HOBAC said...

A&A - Thank you and you are always welcome. Now I must find that site.

Sylvie said...

Merci for this Hobac, and all your lovely followers. What fun reading. I was so perplexed and disappointed by Gerard's home style, I wouldn't even steal that copy from the doctor's waiting room.

Gerry! If you're listening...if you're sufficiently embarrassed by now, please consider hiring me to remedy the situation!

Maybe he was taking the Colette quote too far?

"In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness." - Colette

Easy and Elegant Life said...

I just startled Mrs. E., who was walking by when the horse bray of a laugh escaped me.

The square toed loafer allusion was genius. In grey no less!

thingsweheart said...

hahahahahhahaha!!!!! amazing!!!

Sooo true!
Can I get paid a grip to do bad decor? Please? Anyone want shitty faux "mathis Brothers" type crap in their house?

love the blog!
thingsweheart.com

Sally Shooter said...

one word: Theme restaurant. Oh, that's two words...

Ann said...

Is that a fake beehive hanging from the fake rafters? Oh, the humanity! must.look.away!!!

Nind-Mumbing said...

I would throw parties here, but I could never live in that... Also, not my first choice for parties. No, wait, I wouldn't throw parties here, where would we all sit? On that table? Ugh...

Errant Aesthete said...

While this post has far exceeded its shelf life, (I'm always late to the parties) a slighter different perspective. Everyone's sputtering (and rightly so) over AD and what passes for ... can that be called taste? ... of Butler, but the genius here HOBAC is all your own. The pairing of the shoes was brilliant. Might you consider charging admission for a day spent in your brain, ala Malkovich?