Inside the main house, a pink stone-floored entry hall has a large iron chandelier with yellow glass shades that hangs from a 13-foot ceiling.

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Blocking the way up the stairs was a massive yellow iron metal door that sealed off access to the upper two floors of the house.

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The helmet he designed was an orange-and-yellow number featuring Eddie, the angry-looking skeleton mascot of metal band Iron Maiden, in racing goggles.

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