Today AD is welcomed to Los Angeles by actor Karen Gillan for a look inside her cozy, pub-like home. The _Dr. Who_ and Marvel Universe star recently moved into the traditional early-1900s cottage with her husband, comedian Nick Kocher, setting out to design their first home together. The couple enlisted Pierce & Ward, an AD100 studio known for creating lived-in spaces with an old-world feel and a dash of glamor. After tearing down a series of bland renovations and adding elegant finishes like built-in bookshelves and wainscotting, the designers got to work. “It’s exactly what I wanted,” says Gillan of her newly decorated home and its traditional two-story layout overlooking a tree-shaded backyard. “I could never live in a modern space because it would kill my energy.”
Karen Gillan reprises her role as ‘Nebula’ in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opening May 5, 2023.
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Photographs by Chris Lowell www.chrislowellphotography.com https://www.jacksonfineart.com/artists/chris-lowell/
Director: Meg Sutton
Director of Photography: Grant Bell
Editor: Daniel Finn
Talent: Karen Gillan
Producer: Chase Lewis
Line Producer: Joe Buscemi
Associate Producer: Josh Crowe
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Equipment Manager: Kevin Balash
Camera Operator: Brooke Mueller
Audio: Kari Barber
Production Assistant: Ariel Labasan
Post Production Supervisor: Andrew Montague
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Talent Booker: Tracy Shaffer
Supervising Editor: Christina Mankellow
Junior Editor: Paul Tael
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
Colorist: Oliver Eid
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9:40 Why are there salts in her bathroom???
Not sure why you don't see more Hollywood people in the comments of these videos asking why these "celebrities" aren't living in "diverse", "inclusive" neighborhoods?
Nice place. Very British.
She is such a doll. I love her accent, acting, charm, humor, and just quirky personality. She just seems humble and genuine. Huge fan and such a cool house.
I think she is so amazing.
Beautiful!
and the house is nice too…
One of the most beautiful and cozy homes ever❤❤❤
Can AD please start filming actual designer spaces! Or at the very least someone like a Martha Stewart or Baz Luhrmann! these random B grade celebrities are all boring and no nothing about design
I love karen gillan.
Indonesia.
That is a cool den
the beest house!
I was about to comment that the Saga comic series is missing in Karen's collection but then there they were! As if I needed another reason to adore her even more ♡
Nebula💙💙💙💙
nice job young lady!
Just having a taco truck come cater your house party is something I never thought of before. Sounds like a great idea if you have a lot of money.
She's great, the absolute opposite of a karen😂
If Wes Anderson were an interior designer.
She is the only Karen I like
Her house looks Scottish. Also… wee Nebula 🤧🥰
Delighted to see/hear her Scottish accent has not been ruined. Only a few American style words spoken.
Massively disappointed not to see a Broons or Oor Wullie book amongst her Marvel books!! Maybe even a Beano at least! You need more than a pic of a Highland Coo to remind you of Scotland, Karen! x
The only Karen I love 😍😍😍
Near Hobbit like, if only the walls were yellow.
Is this a re-run, or did you do another video on another of Karen's homes?
So thats NEBULA IRL
I love her
love a house with some characters in it!
omg looks so lush and cosy and warm and nostalgic
the cute and adorable actress