If you like seeing how rich people live/you will never live, Neil has invited Vogue to wander his estate.
“I wanted it to be like an adventurer’s club with a genius bar inside,” he said. He also gets in a plug for A Series of Important Events, while standing amidst various trophies he’s won. Across from that, he has the actual booth from How I Met Your Mother, surrounded by toys.
There’s a picture of Elton John hanging over the staircase, and upstairs there’s a living room with a bar and a lot of dark wood paneling. There is also a robot parrot, and some Teleflora-looking arrangement on a coffee table. And then — oh no — he raps a bit from Hamilton, complete with hand gestures.
Their Christmas tree is wrapped in gold — real gold? Who knows.
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Eerie Jill Greenberg portraits of their kids loom over the stairs to the next floor. He has a guest book next to the door, and when you sign it, you get to pick something out of what looks like a card catalogue. The Vogue rep gets a book of pumpkins that look like penises.
So there you have it.
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Kangol
There’s something enthralling about the utter gaucheness of this space. It would be cool to see a collection of about 25 of these, featuring major LGBTQ celebs.
crowebobby
How the f*ck do they keep all that crap dusted?!
JerseyMike
@crowebobby: I was thinking the same damned thing!! A mess!!
eidolonnyc
He is a way over-exposed egomaniac. He lost me with his awful performance at the Oscars, and with his creepy promotion of his kids all over the place. Too bad, because I used to like him a lot.
zipperzone
Just goes to show that a lot of money does not equate to good taste.
Nice kitchen though
His hubby is wat cuter than he is
Kangol
@crowebobby: The help!
misterheck
Those kitschy areas are definitely filled with crap, but the rest of the home is really beautiful! You can see a slide show of the whole place here: http://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka-harlem-townhouse-slideshow#1
Terrycloth
Way overcrowded for my tastes..more of a stage setting it would be OK if it were one room with memorabilia. ..not that it’s junk ..it just looks messy ..too much
scotshot
It reminds me of a look from the 60s that was the epitome of cool – old school version. it probably works better at night.
Harris and hubby seem nice, but pretty boring.
MarionPaige
Had a temp job long ago as assistant to guy doing repairs in “high-end” apartments in NYC and,
what impressed me the most about so-called “high-end” NYC Apartments was how few possessions were in them. It looked like most people, even at upper class level, were living to pay their rent. It’s like
Take a look at Nick Denton’s NYC Condo, it looks very minimal and,
considering the premium on space in NYC,
the number of shelves of books in the apt seems like they are there to give the illusion of possessions. Of course,
some people may have separate apartments/spaces for their stuff.
paul dorian lord fredine
ghastly? maybe to some pretentious prick who thinks everything has to be ‘designed’. granted, must be a bitch to keep clean but he’s got the money to have the help to do it. if that’s the way he and david like it, who is anybody to judge, except the snooty queens who’ll feel it’s their responsibility to grade others’ tastes. but then they’re just jealous and would trade their digs for his any day.
Jack Meoff
I used to think NPH was just a slightly nerdy nice guy with a good sense of humour but after watching this I he just comes off as a bit self obsessed frankly a little weird.
Jack Meoff
@Jack Meoff: I hope he is not going down the celebrity rabbit hole like so many of them tend to do.
Miles
One time I met someone and went to their house and there were dolls everywhere. I felt like I was in a Chucky movie and my stay turned out to be very brief.
dennynova
I don’t think it’s ghastly. It’s a home after all. As long as they’re comfortable in it, don’t judge. I’ve been a fan since the DH days,
startenout
Jealousy is an ugly shade on you. Just saying.
jackdog111
So over bitchy little queens and their pathetic cries for attention. “Look at me! Look at me! I’m throwing shade at a famous person who’s never heard of me!” Crawl back under your rock little troll.