Acclaimed artist David Bromley’s family home features sculpted mythical creatures, a circus tent ceiling and an “insomniac’s dream” main bedroom.
The three-bedroom, one-of-a-kind property full of paintings and sculptures at 21–25 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs, is being sold by the six-time Archibald finalist and his fashion designer wife Yuge with a $1.75m-$1.9m asking price.
Known as “The Brickyards”, it includes a renovated California bungalow, 1940s-era shed and studio set across three titles.
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The couple have used several of a Japanese artist’s woodcut blocks on their walls to create an “enveloping experience” at the property, which they fondly call the “Swiss Family Robinson home”.
The house even features customised wallpaper and blinds printed with Bromley’s images.
“The main bedroom is an insomniac’s dream as we have set up lighting directed into the garden so instead of counting sheep, you feel like you are sleeping in a terrarium and glancing at the window makes you feel like you’ve landed in the film Avatar,” Ms Bromley said.
Mr Bromley said a truckie who delivered rocks to the property had a father-in-law “who ran, from what we can garner, the most exciting and thrilling rodeo-type circus, known, amongst many other things, for his riding a horse under another horse whilst twirling a rope”.
When the truckie’s father-in-law died, he gifted the carnival’s tent pieces to the Bromleys.
“We used some of it in the ceiling and some I’ve stretched up and used as backgrounds for my paintings,” Mr Bromley said.
McQueen Real Estate director Kim McQueen described the “mind-boggling” home as “a riot of colour, art and antiques”.
“The kitchen sinks and taps, sculpted by Bromley, are like bronze mythical creatures, the water comes out of their mouths,” Ms McQueen said.
If the quirky abode sells within its upper range, it will break Hepburn Springs’ $1.8m record, set by a seven-bedroom house at 101 Main Rd in 2020.
Ms McQueen said some of the artworks at The Brickyards would be sold when the Bromleys moved.
She said the property would make a great opportunity for an investor who wanted to let the main house or use it as an Airbnb, or build a new home on one of the titles pending council approval.
Expressions of interest in the property will close Tuesday, May 17, unless it is sold prior.
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Originally published as Artist David Bromley draws in potential buyers with Hepburn Springs home sale
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