Jimmy Butler’s AD100 Designer Gets Into the Details of the Superstar Athlete’s Home

According to AD100 designer Tiffany Brooks, Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler had two requirements for his home when he enlisted her to decorate his 16,000-square-foot manse near San Diego: Make sure there’s a mattress and a domino table inside. Along the way, they managed to fashion a home that spoke to Butler’s myriad pursuits, from collecting art and wine to playing volleyball and, yes, dominoes. The home may be hot off the press in AD’s November issue and featured in a just-dropped Open Door video, but Brooks’s work on it may never be done. “You’d think you had him figured out, and then you find out he loves country music,” she says. “So now we’re building a recording studio.” While the renovation dust settles on it, enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the design and sourcing decisions behind Butler’s epic home.

A custom Hammerton Studio pendant light by Tiffany brooks crowns a sunny dining area. RH ivory leather dining chairs surround a resistance dining table by Noir. Walls here and throughout in Farrow & Ball’s Strong White.

The Mediterranean Lifestyle

While Butler left most of the design decision-making to Brooks, he did ask that the rooms feel light, open, airy, and downright European. In the primary bedroom—which features his custom oversized bed (measuring 105 inches by 105 inches)—there’s a desk by Julian Chichester meant to evoke the workstation of a guest room in a classic hotel abroad.

The primary bedroom’s custom bed, nightstand, and floating shelves were all crafted by Flynn Development. The walls are wrapped in Thibaut’s Journey wall covering in Taupe.

Curtains That Perform

Brooks turned to Jacoby Company for the custom draperies in the primary bedroom and beyond. “Working with a company that understands the needs for rest—for a certain blackout level, as well as for remote capabilities—was so important to me,” says Brooks. One place she refrained from using window treatments is the conservatory, where the sunlight streams in: “Jimmy wanted it to be as natural as possible in there.”