Mannequins run wild at $1.2M Texas manor

A Houston-area artist has gone to great lengths to doll up his Texas residence before putting it on the market.

Dolled up with mannequins aplenty, that is.

Potential homebuyers are greeted with a camouflaged figure at the gates of the 7,406-square-foot two-storey brick house in Richmond, Texas, according to Zillow’s online listing.

Once inside, more mannequins and dolls galore are part of the staging: A “cowboy” sitting at a kitchen bar setup, a doll dancing on the ceiling of the library and a child mannequin riding a tricycle — also on the ceiling — in the entertainment room.

Heading upstairs to the master bedroom, visitors will notice several live-in guests: from a tie-clad mannequin manoeuvring a remote control to a second figure viewing a blank TV screen.

Even in the dining room, amid the dried plants and bunny rabbit hanging out near the ceiling, there stands a mannequin holding a fake fish.

Listing agent Diana Power isn’t revealing too much about the owner’s background, telling Zillow that, “all I can say is, it’s for sale and my client is an artist … she’s got a clothing line and she’s got a jewelry line … she’s pretty famous.” She adds that her phone hasn’t stop ringing since the home was listed.

The five-bedroom, six-bathroom house is going for US$1.275 million. It also comes with a pool and four-car garage.