It's every child's dream — drawing over the walls all day long. Now, one artist, known as Mr Doodle, has turned it into a reality at his home in Kent, the UK. All photos: PA
It's every child's dream — drawing over the walls all day long. Now, one artist, known as Mr Doodle, has turned it into a reality at his home in Kent, the UK. All photos: PA
Cox, who lives with his wife Alena, says he spent two years creating the Doodle House, a 12-room home he bought for £1.35 million.
Cox, who lives with his wife Alena, says he spent two years creating the Doodle House, a 12-room home he bought for £1.35 million.
Cox has covered the entire mansion inside and out in his eye-catching, monochrome and cartoonish hand-drawn doodles.
Cox has covered the entire mansion inside and out in his eye-catching, monochrome and cartoonish hand-drawn doodles.
Even the plug sockets has been scrawled over.
Even the plug sockets has been scrawled over.
Cox in one of his bathrooms.
Cox in one of his bathrooms.
The sprawling property in the leafy England.
The sprawling property in the leafy England.
Doodle House was completed using 900 litres of white emulsion paint, 401 cans of black spray paint, 286 bottles of black drawing paint and 2,296 pen nibs.
Doodle House was completed using 900 litres of white emulsion paint, 401 cans of black spray paint, 286 bottles of black drawing paint and 2,296 pen nibs.
Sam Cox and his wife Alena outside the Doodle House.
Sam Cox and his wife Alena outside the Doodle House.
Flowers inside Doodle House.
Flowers inside Doodle House.
Cox is already hugely popular on the internet, with his videos attracting millions of views. His Instagram account has more than 2.7 million followers.
Cox is already hugely popular on the internet, with his videos attracting millions of views. His Instagram account has more than 2.7 million followers.
The kitchen inside Doodle House.
The kitchen inside Doodle House.
The stairwell.
The stairwell.
According to online resource 'artnet.com', Cox's works have amassed nearly $4.7 million in sales.
According to online resource 'artnet.com', Cox's works have amassed nearly $4.7 million in sales.
Cox told 'The Sunday Times' that the couple who sold him the home begged him not to doodle on it.
Cox told 'The Sunday Times' that the couple who sold him the home begged him not to doodle on it.
Another view of the bathroom.
Another view of the bathroom.
The kitchen counter inside Doodle House.
The kitchen counter inside Doodle House.
Cox outside the Doodle House.
Cox outside the Doodle House.
Cox now wants to doodle more houses in his neighbourhood and make a doodle town.
Cox now wants to doodle more houses in his neighbourhood and make a doodle town.
Last year, Cox made headlines after someone paid almost $1 million for a green-and-black Mr Doodle canvas titled 'Spring' (2019) at Tokyo Chuo Auction Company.
Last year, Cox made headlines after someone paid almost $1 million for a green-and-black Mr Doodle canvas titled 'Spring' (2019) at Tokyo Chuo Auction Company.

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Mr Doodle's house — why this British artist scrawled over his entire £1.35 million mansion

Sam Cox spent two years turning his lifelong dream into reality

David Tusing

October 04, 2022

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British artist Sam Cox, more popularly known as Mr Doodle, has achieved his childhood dream of living in a house covered by doodle art.

Cox, 28, unveiled his two-year project, having covered his 12-room home in Kent, England, with his signature hand-drawn doodles. It took 900 litres of white emulsion paint, 401 cans of black spray paint, 286 bottles of black drawing paint and 2,296 pen nibs to complete.

"When I was a kid I wanted to live in a property completely covered in characters of my own creation. A DoodleLand filled with happy creatures that bring me joy when I see them. For me, that’s what I create art for, to make myself happy and to hopefully make others happy along the way," Cox said on Instagram.

Scroll through the gallery above for more pictures of Mr Doodle's Doodle House

He showed off his creation with a stop-motion film, which was created with 1,857 photographs taken over a two-year period from September 2020.

"The whole house is real, everything is doodled, the doodles were all hand doodled for the animation, it’s not CGI," he said.

Cox is already hugely popular on the internet, with his videos attracting millions on views. His Instagram account has more than 2.7 million followers.

He's not done shabbily in the art world either, and is the fifth bestselling artist currently, according to online resource artnet.com. His works have amassed nearly $4.7 million in sales, the website says.

Last year, he made headlines when a bidder agreed to pay close to $1 million for a green-and-black Mr Doodle canvas titled Spring (2019) at Tokyo Chuo Auction Company.

Cox, who paid £1.35 million ($1.53 million) for the Kent home that's now dubbed Doodle House, told The Sunday Times that the couple who sold him the home begged him not to doodle on it.

"They told me whatever you do, please don't doodle. I didn't listen," he said.

He lives in the Doodle House with his wife Alena and their dog, and now wants to doodle more houses in his neighbourhood and make a doodle town.

"The completion of the house is just the beginning of my childhood dream to doodle the entire planet and to encourage the art world to recognise doodles as an art form," he told Kent Online. "I am so excited that my doodles now have a permanent home in the UK."

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Museum of the Future with Burj Khalifa in the background, imagined in the fictional world of Pandora in 'Avatar', by digital artist Jyo John Mulloor. All photos: Jyo John Mulloor
Museum of the Future with Burj Khalifa in the background, imagined in the fictional world of Pandora in 'Avatar', by digital artist Jyo John Mulloor. All photos: Jyo John Mulloor
The Dubai Metro amid the lush vegetation of Pandora.
The Dubai Metro amid the lush vegetation of Pandora.
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Burj Khalifa stands tall alongside giant vegetation in Pandora.
The Dubai Frame amid the vegetation of Pandora.
The Dubai Frame amid the vegetation of Pandora.
Ain Dubai in the distance, imagined in the world portrayed in the film as a place rich in minerals.
Ain Dubai in the distance, imagined in the world portrayed in the film as a place rich in minerals.
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Burj Al Arab amid the fictional moon setting.
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Address Beach Resort in JBR, transported to the fictional world of Pandora.

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