The house at 57 Ardrie Rd, Malvern East, features murals of former Richmond player Trent Cotchin and Queen singer Freddie Mercury.
An ultra-cool Malvern East house featuring murals celebrating iconic singer Freddie Mercury and a Richmond Premiership player is for sale with a $4m-$4.4m asking price.
The five-bedroom pad at 57 Ardrie Rd also boasts a glass-encased wine room with a DJ booth and lights where the owners, Mike Minihan and his family, have enjoyed many post-dinner party boogies.
Mr Minihan said when they bought the home almost a decade ago, its pool, sauna and spa gave the property a resort-like feel.
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But with a love of street art developed through travelling to international cities, he wanted to bring a creative feel into the abode.
He bought a digital file of a work by Korean artist Minjae Lee, titled The Dream, and printed it onto wallpaper to install inside.
“For me that house was our dream,” Mr Minihan said.
A bedroom looks onto the pool at the home’s centre.
The glass-encased wine cellar.
Korean artist Minjae Lee’s work The Dream.
Following a 2018 heart attack from which he was luckily revived, he commissioned Melbourne-based painter Danielle Weber to create a mural, of ex-Richmond player Trent Cotchin at the Tigers’ 2019 grand final victory, in the dwelling’s gym.
It includes the slogan “Life is all about second chances”, inspired by a similar quote from Richmond forward Dustin Martin.
Mr Minihan, a devotee of the team, said the saying reflected how he had been given a second chance at life himself following the heart attack.
Painter Danielle Weber’s mural, of ex-Tiger Trent Cotchin at 2019 grand final victory, in the house’s gym.
A Dustin Martin-inspired quote is part of the gym mural.
The landscaped north-facing back yard with an entertaining deck.
Weber’s other projects include a large Sunbury mural of the band Queen, making her a natural choice to complete a second wall painting at the Minihan’s residence, showcasing the group’s legendary lead singer Freddie Mercury in concert at Wembley Stadium.
Weber painted the artwork across 10 days in between Victoria’s Covid-19 lockdowns.
“I’m a massive fan of him (Mercury) and so is my son,” Mr Minihan said.
His son, then aged 10, and daughter, then aged five, helped to paint the piece.
Mr Minihan said he had spent about “$10,000 a pop” on each mural.
The kitchen includes Miele appliances, with a coffee maker and an integrated fridge and freezer among them.
Danielle Weber also painted the mural of Queen singer Freddie Mercury in the games and entertaining room.
Set to go under the hammer this weekend, the property was decorated with plenty of other artworks on canvas or in frames – as opposed to being painted directly onto the walls – including pieces by well-known artists Fin DAC, RONE and Jimmy Cochrane aka Jimmy C.
“You want to be entertained in as many rooms as possible,” Mr Minihan said.
“To me, art creates heart.”
The architect-designed house also has an entrance hall with a double-storey height void, which looks onto a pool in the abode’s centre.
Patterned wallpaper makes a statement.
There’s six bathrooms at the property.
A glass lift and the basement-level dining room with a built-in bar, home theatre, gym and three-car garage are among the other impressive features.
The kitchen is equipped with Miele appliances including a coffee machine, plus a butler’s pantry and a 4.5m-long Caesarstone bench.
The main bedroom suite includes an ensuite, dressing room and retreat and formal sitting room with a gas fire.
An artwork by artist Adnate, hanging on a wall.
Creative colours in a bedroom.
Marshall White Stonnington director Daniel Wheeler described the house as “the ultimate offering from a family perspective”.
The property is located opposite Ardrie Park and was constructed by its previous owner, a builder, in 2012.
The home will be auctioned at 1.30pm on Saturday.
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