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a brit artist Have transformed your terrace house in Devon into a huge, spacious home artworkWhich is now on the market with a guide price of £2 million.
emily powellThe 35-year-old has meticulously hand-painted every surface of her Five bedroom property in BrixhamFrom light switches and floorboards to bath tiles and fridges, creating a unique, vibrant masterpiece.
The two-storey residence comprises approximately 400 square meters of intensely individual functions, which flow together to create a continuous, walk-in space. painting,
Visitors will see fishing boats with skirting boards in the hallway, a kitchen table set with painted plates and a teapot, and a cupboard under the stairs re-imagined as a swimming pool with a cupboard under it. Birds are depicted flying throughout the house, adding to the whimsical ambiance.
Each room is designed to evoke different emotions. The cozy red lounge features fireplace tiles decorated with family memories, while a circus-themed playroom is filled with animals wearing party hats.
The upstairs hallway, leading to the master bedroom, displays giant sunflowers, a nod to Powell’s residence on the Isles of Scilly this summer. In her little one’s room, giant tigers stand guard, providing a sense of security.
Powell, who grew up in liverpool, The property is hosting a series of open-house tours ahead of its sale, with around 400 members of the public expected to experience the installation this week. He has also pledged to return home every 10 years for the rest of his life to carry out restoration work while ensuring the preservation of the artwork.
The sale includes an additional 65 pieces produced by Powell over the past decade, as well as 20 items of painted furniture, ranging from fridges and freezers to bookcases, a bin store, and a playhouse.
“It took us so long to buy our first house, which was bought with money from my scraps of painting over the past 10 years,” said Powell, who lives with her husband, young child and cat. “When we came here, we had lived in a rented house for so long. It was a special moment. I thought we would have beautiful carpets and polished jewelery but that was not the case at all.”
He explains how the artistic change began organically. He added, “I think a few weeks ago I decided to paint a tree on the back of the office door, then it grew really fast.” “It’s become a journey through different parts of my life. Each room has color palettes to support your emotions.”
The artwork is extremely personal, including elements such as “birds flying in memory of my late father and various scenes from my life, from the Arctic and the Lake District to the Inner Hebrides of Scotland”. “When you enter the house, the doormat is a tribute to Matisse and the artists who painted the house’s still life pieces,” Powell said.
Powell created extensive works using five-litre tins of house paint, applied with a selection of brushes from his local hardware store.
She described how motherhood provided her with time at home, especially in the evenings, to pick up a paintbrush and create new pieces inspired by moments of her life. “When you’re inside a huge painting, you have to consider a lot of angles and color combinations that change from the door or up the stairs,” she said.
Tickets for the open-house tour sold out within 24 hours, with more than 500 people now on the waiting list. Visitors are traveling from as far as the United States and Europe for the tours, during which Powell’s kitchen will be converted into a tea room, serving cakes from Devon company High Tide Tea.
“Over the years I’ve had a lot of requests for open houses,” Powell said. “I felt like I finally finished it. We decided to bring it to market because it’s really important to me that this entire chapter is preserved. I don’t want to paint over what’s already here, I need to start a new chapter. This is an opportunity for people to have a complete capsule of art.”
Powell currently has no specific plans after selling his family home through international estate agents Chestertons, but he expressed excitement to “paint new walls”.
The property listing highlights its unique nature: “Spreading 1,712 sq ft over three floors, the five-bedroom, mid-terrace house effectively acts as a single, continuous canvas. It is one of the first known examples of a living house in Britain, entirely hand-painted by the artist, which is being offered for sale as a complete, profound artwork.”
Riccardo Carelli, who handled the sale of the Chestertons, described it as a “fusion” of art and property, adding that “this collection is an important art investment at an early stage of the artist’s career.” He confirmed that viewings for potential buyers would be arranged outside of public open-house tours.
The guide price of £2 million reflects the combined value of the house, its original artefacts and the painted furniture it contains.