Sam Cox has been dreaming of living in the doodle house since even he was a teenager and now the 26-year-old has made this dream come true after 2 years of hard work. Talking about his work, the artist shares how he created all the designs for his $1.5m home and how each room represents specific themes in his home.
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Artist Sam Cox has been working on covering every inch of his home in doodles and has spent the past 2 years turning this monochrome vision into reality.
The artist from Kent who goes by the name of ‘Mr Doodle’, bought his home back in December 2019, and got started on the makeover just two months later – beginning by creating a completely white canvas.
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And while many people want a minimalist look for their homes, Cox, 26, had a different idea for this, and soon after the big purchase, he started doodling all over them in September 2020.
And the man did not stop until each and every part of his abode was covered in black and white designs. The best part of this cool design is that each and everything is hand drawn, including his computer mouse, keyboard, teapot, toaster, and plug sockets.
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Cox said: "There are only a few things which we had to get printed like the bedsheets, because we had to make sure they were washable, also the shower curtains and the towels.
"Ninety-nine per cent of the stuff is hand-doodled which is really important to me."
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The artist, who has more than 2.7 million followers on Instagram, added: "My wife, Alena, does all the colouring-in for my doodles, but I wanted the house to be black and white.
"I feel like it has more of an impact and it's more of my signature style."
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According to The Telegraph, Cox's home is worth $1.5 million, which is a price tag that clearly didn't stop the man from achieving his goal.
Each room in Cox's home has a different theme, like his kitchen has doodles covered with food designs, and the home’s ‘thinking room’ is adorned with clouds.
Cox continued: "In the hallway, there are two of every animal and Pacman characters.
"All of them are chasing coins so I came up with the name Noah's Arcade.
"It wasn't too difficult to think of themes for each room as I'd been thinking about it since I was a teenager.
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"I'd had years of looking at houses and thinking what I could do in each room.
"When this house went on the market I was instantly drawn to it and I thought about how I could separate each space and create a theme for each room.
"It was a fun process."
Cox said a lot of people tell him the rooms would give them a ‘headache’, or that it would be ‘too much’ for them, but he finds it really ‘relaxing’ and ‘satisfying’ looking at a home full of doodles.
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The dedicated doodler, who lives in Tenterden in Ashford – where he grew up – confessed that he was a little stressed out about how his neighbors would react to his artwork but he was really happy over the positive response that he received from them, some even shared their excitement over this huge project.
"It's a lovely place to live and a real pleasure to be able to create an art installation in the town I am most happy in,” he said.
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"It's great, and I hope that people enjoy seeing it and maybe one day we can welcome people to look around it, but let's watch this space."
Cox, who got his ‘Mr Doodle’ nickname after turning up to university in a fully doodled outfit, is hoping to move into the house within the next few weeks, saying it will be fun to live in his dream house finally.
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