Husband makes wife's wish of a Hobbit-inspired house come true by building her very own Lord of the Rings home

  •  Stone mason made wife's dreams come true by building a stunning home inspired by The Hobbit film series
  • Rob Okeeffe built the five-bedroom retreat in Northern Territory's Humpty Doo in 2014 at his wife's request
  • 'My wife asked me if I could design a front door like the one in The Hobbit, so I said yes,' Rob recalled 
  • Took 13 years to build the unique property, set on five acres of land in quiet town about 40kms from Darwin

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A stone mason made his wife's dreams come true by building her a stunning home inspired by The Hobbit film series.

Rob Okeeffe built the outlandish five-bedroom retreat in Northern Territory's Humpty Doo in 2014 after his wife made the peculiar request more than a decade earlier.  

'I was building the door around the time one of the films came out and my wife asked me if I could design a front door like the one in The Hobbit, so I said yes,' Rob told realestate.com.au. 

A stone mason made his wife's dreams come true by building her a stunning home (pictured) inspired by The Hobbit film series

A stone mason made his wife's dreams come true by building her a stunning home (pictured) inspired by The Hobbit film series

Rob Okeeffe built the outlandish five-bedroom retreat in Northern Territory's Humpty Doo in 2014 after his wife made the peculiar request more than a decade earlier

Rob Okeeffe built the outlandish five-bedroom retreat in Northern Territory's Humpty Doo in 2014 after his wife made the peculiar request more than a decade earlier

'I was building the door around the time one of the films came out and my wife asked me if I could design a front door like the one in The Hobbit, so I said yes,' Rob said

'I was building the door around the time one of the films came out and my wife asked me if I could design a front door like the one in The Hobbit, so I said yes,' Rob said

One of the five stunning bedrooms is pictured in the unique property, which was built in 2014 in the quiet town near Darwin

One of the five stunning bedrooms is pictured in the unique property, which was built in 2014 in the quiet town near Darwin

It took him 13 years to build the unique property, set on five acres of land in the quiet town about 40kms from Darwin.  

'There were several influences for the build, all different things from my trade blended in together, including Mexican and Balinese cultural influences, formal brick work and spiral piers,' Rob said. 

The masterpiece property is currently on the market with an asking price of $888,000. 

It took Rob 13 years to build the unique property, set on five acres of land in the quiet town about 40kms from Darwin. He also built this sandstone pool

It took Rob 13 years to build the unique property, set on five acres of land in the quiet town about 40kms from Darwin. He also built this sandstone pool

Rob and his wife currently have the masterpiece property on the market with an asking price of $888,000

Rob and his wife currently have the masterpiece property on the market with an asking price of $888,000

'There were several influences for the build, all different things from my trade blended in together, including Mexican and Balinese cultural influences, formal brick work and spiral piers,' Rob said

'There were several influences for the build, all different things from my trade blended in together, including Mexican and Balinese cultural influences, formal brick work and spiral piers,' Rob said

The stunning five-bedroom home boasts large entertaining areas whcih are surrounded by lush tropical and native bushlands

The stunning five-bedroom home boasts large entertaining areas whcih are surrounded by lush tropical and native bushlands

'First impressions matter, and this home has that in epic proportions, finding a starting point is hard when there are so many great features,' the listing reads.

'The one that stands out the most has to be the custom designed portal door that splits in half to reveal the interior of this magnificent home.'

The property was built from materials sourced exclusively from the Northern Territory. 

'The home boasts an extraordinary floor plan with an expansive open plan living and dining room with family sized kitchen and sky high ceilings,' according to the listing

'The home boasts an extraordinary floor plan with an expansive open plan living and dining room with family sized kitchen and sky high ceilings,' according to the listing

The property was built by the professional stone manson from materials sourced exclusively from the Northern Territory

The property was built by the professional stone manson from materials sourced exclusively from the Northern Territory

The property's listing reads: 'First impressions matter, and this home has that in epic proportions, finding a starting point is hard when there are so many great features'

The property's listing reads: 'First impressions matter, and this home has that in epic proportions, finding a starting point is hard when there are so many great features'

'The one that stands out the most has to be the custom designed portal door that splits in half to reveal the interior of this magnificent home,' according the listing

'The one that stands out the most has to be the custom designed portal door that splits in half to reveal the interior of this magnificent home,' according the listing

The property features a massive shed and workshop with twin carport parking spaces in the quiet town of Humpty Doo

The property features a massive shed and workshop with twin carport parking spaces in the quiet town of Humpty Doo