Harry Benson/Architectural DigestWhile most New Yorkers live in rather cramped quarters, Gerard Butler has a spacious 3,300-square-foot loft in Manhattan that he calls home. The actor invited Architectural Digest into his massive bachelor pad, which features 13-foot-tall mahogany doors, ceiling frescos, plaster walls chipped and mottled with age, and crystal chandeliers.
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"I wanted something elegant and gorgeous and at the same time rather masculine and raw," explains the 40-year-old Scotsman. "I guess I would describe the apartment as bohemian old-world rustic chateau with a taste of baroque."
While Butler clearly had a vision for the space, he turned to architect Alexander Gorlin and film designer Elvis Restaino to bring it to life. Says Restaino, "We re-created things that came into Gerry's life -- from his travels in Europe or even from an old coffee shop in New York."
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