Photo: Emily Berl, courtesy Architectural Digest
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband, Justin Mikita, don’t take things too seriously when it comes to decorating their Los Angeles home.
“There’s this place called Urban Outfitters, I don’t know if you know it,” theModern Familystar jokingly tellsArchdigest.com, when asked where they shopped for their kitschy-cool Los Feliz abode.
A pink neon heart from the teen-centric chain store hangs on their gallery wall, not far from another artwork that deserves a closer look: a portrait of George W. Bush.
Displaying a picture of the former republican president seems at first to be out of character for the vocally progressive couple, but the collage work is not quite what it seems
Emily Berl, courtesy Architectural Digest
“If you look close enough you realize that the medium . . . it’s porn,” Ferguson says with a laugh. (The NSFW piece was not photographed for theADfeature, but the artist,Jonathan Yeo, has garnered attention for his celebrity portraits.) A similar piece featuring former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger hangs upstairs.
The cheeky tone starts at the front door, where a welcome mat reads “Homo Sweet Homo,” and in the living room, where a giant statue of a horse made from recycled car parts dominates the space.
One item that’s particularly significant for the pair is a white Steinway & Sons grand piano. “We bought it knowing that when we have kids, we will force them to take lessons like we were forced,” says Mikita.
The couple bought the Gothic-style house together right after their July 2013 wedding. It had previously belonged toGwen Stefaniand Gavin Rossdale and later Robert Pattinson.
Decorating it to suit both men’s tastes was a good test of married life. Potential for conflict “is more palpable when you’re actually looking at things: That was Justin’s, this is mine, that is something we love together,” says Ferguson. “But when you look at the house as a whole, it’s very cohesive and works together, and I think that’s a testament to what marriage can be.”
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source: people.com
