Whimsical house owned by Dr. Phil trust on sale for $5.75M
While you might think that any estate of Dr. Phil McGraw would be full of therapy-friendly couches and those tall chairs like the ones of the set of his show, this one is most definitely not.
A Beverly Hills, Calif., abode owned by the host of the long-running talk show Dr. Phil’s family trust, per the Los Angeles Times, is unexpectedly eccentric, filled with whimsical touches and odd details reminiscent of a Tim Burton movie. A family representative told the newspaper that the TV host himself never lived on the property but that his son, Jordan, is living there now, at least until there’s a new owner. The house is currently up for sale, with a $5.75 million price tag.
For that, the buyer will get a two-story private oasis minutes from the Beverly Hills Hotel. The 6,170-square-foot home has five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and the standard celebrity property features such as a pool and spa and a private balcony.
It also offers some serious personality, which reportedly can be kept. The rails on the staircase are sculpted to look like vines, and the chairs at the bar are backed by antlers. An elaborate chandelier hangs against a black-and-white checkered background in the foyer. A medley of colors and patterns, even some neon lights, and sculptures of bears and rabbits fill the interior. A dozen guns — an anti-gun art installation, per The Times — hangs in the dining room.
Yep, those are guns on the wall. Story by @jflem94: https://t.co/PnY1hAEtZ7
— Daniel Miller (@DanielNMiller) January 2, 2020
Jordan McGraw, a musician, told The Daily Mail in September 2015 that the look of the home was, in fact, inspired by the director of Alice in Wonderland and Edward Scissorhands himself. “The whole place, the idea is kind of Tim Burton threw up on a canvas and it turned into a house,” he said.
At the time, the younger McGraw described the property, which he shared with several bandmates and a girlfriend, as the perfect place to relax by playing pool or one of several in-house pinball machines. They also worked at the piano and recorded at their home studio.
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