Ashton Kutcher And Mila Kunis Show Off Their “Sustainable Farmhouse” In Architectural Digest
Everybody knows how chill and normal Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are, it’s really so obvious. From their vow to not give their kids trust funds, to their fun and breezy way of dealing with the tabloids, these two are worlds apart from your typical, shallow Hollywood elite. In fact, Ashton and Mila are so down to earth that instead of buying a tacky, oversized soulless mansion, they built their own tacky, oversized soulless “sustainable farmhouse” complete with an “entertainment barn” designed specifically to house their enormous crystal chandelier. #goals for sure, but also #relatable since there’s nothing stopping you from calling your George Foreman Grill a “freestanding barbecue pavilion.” You’re just not going to get the cover of Architectural Digest.
According to AD, Ashton and Mila really wanted to live in an old barn, but without the spiders and rats. So they build a new one to look old in Beverly Hills:
“We wanted a home, not an estate,” Kunis insists, describing the six-acre property that now accommodates a main house connected to a guesthouse/entertainment barn, as well as a freestanding barbecue pavilion, all arrayed along a central axis elaborately plotted to capture the beguiling views from, between, and through the various structures. “We wanted the house to look like an old barn, something that had been here for decades, that was then converted into a house. But it also had to feel modern and relevant,” Kutcher elaborates.
So no Christmas gifts for kids and every day Wyatt and Dimitri each get a thousand tiny splinters in their hands and feet to keep them grounded. But they’re artisanal splinters from reclaimed wood, so what’s really the lesson here? Well, it’s “less is more,” even if they’re very fancy splinters. Here’s a look at their new place which took 5 years to build and is probably already infested with spiders.
Even the spiders are screaming “who do we have to blow to get some color up in here?!?!” I wonder if their groundskeeper gets paid extra for having to collect all the dead birds that smack into the walls. Maybe that’s what he gets paid in. He gets home from work and his kids know immediately from the look on his face that it’s barn swallow kebobs night, AGAIN. As for the sustainability of this house, which is a testament to “the couple’s commitment to creating a sustainable, nurturing home,” it’s got solar panels, okay? What more do you want from them?!
The house is entirely powered by photovoltaics, concealed from view above the expansive porch that stretches along one side of the main structure. In fact, the house’s solar array produces significantly more power than the property requires, although antiquated municipal codes don’t exactly encourage energy sharing—
a situation the homeowners hope will change in the future. “Ashton and Mila are concerned about the quality of the soil, the purity of the food they eat and the water they drink. The ideals of sustainability and regenerative farming aren’t just abstract concepts to them,” Backen avers.
Make sure you look for Mila and Ashton’s stand next time you’re at the L.A. farmers market! They’re the ones selling electricity packaged in vintage mason jars.
Pic: Architectural Digest