There are certain attributes that a luxury home rarely lacks. Some of these features include sufficient outdoor space, privacy, expansive indoor layout, tastefully and exquisitely furnished living rooms, bedrooms, dining room, bathrooms and kitchens, ultra modern refrigerators, dishwashers and ovens, latest technology, customised rooms, latest technology, a swimming pool and appliances that make life easier.
Nigeria’s oil magnate and businessman, E-Money understands that these qualities are the defining essence of a luxurious property as glimpsed in the level of attention and detail in his multi-million naira home located in Omole Estate, in Ikeja. Let’s take a look around the house.
The property was valued to be well over N250 in 2014. His home has repeatedly been labelled a 5-star mansion because of its impressive outlook and luxurious design. He currently resides in the house with his wife, three sons, and domestic staff.
The E-Money Mansion
E-Money’s mansion has a swimming pool, a gym and has three floors with several ensuite bedrooms. The walls of the house are painted white with two solid horizontal lines in a shade of wine. The side of the house reveals a confident touch of orange while the entire roofing is finished with black slates.
The pool side has two sets of chairs and tables. One of the tables has a round and flat surface, a brown canopy that plugs directly into the centre of the table and four brown chairs. The canopy on the table can be taken off on days when the family prefers to bask in the glow of skin-friendly sunlight.
E-Money loves cars and there’s enough space in the mansion to accommodate his fine collection of automobiles especially trucks and SUVs.
The word ‘huge’ is an apt description of the gym that serves the E-Money mansion. It is very spacious and is equipped with state-of-the-art apparatus and equipment like barbells, parallel bars, a treadmill, abdominal bench, bench-press, dipping bars, pull up bar, squat rack and dumbbells.
The location
The plush home is located in Omole Estate; one of the quiet and upscale estates within Ikeja district. Ikeja stands out as a high-profile neighbourhood within the Lagos metropolis and is known to host a fine mix of expensive mansions and luxurious apartments.
The size of the land
E-Money’s mansion sits on a generous expanse of land as seen in the level of detail that goes into the size of his triplex and the surrounding areas of the property.
Building materials
Omole Estate is a prime location in Ikeja. The neighbourhood is known for the rich use of top-notch building materials. This explains why the estate attracts high profile residents, businesses, hotels and thriving hang out spots. The home of E-Money is no exception to the prevalent use of high-grade building materials like good cement, roofing sheets, roofing tiles, sufficient sharp sand and granite, cable wires, wall tiles, ceramic tiles and vitrified tiles, which are prominently used.
Other building materials used in the construction of E-Money’s home include sliding windows, plywood, granite, washed stone, stone dust, steel rods, marble and blocks.
The estate is dominated by duplexes with a few triplexes like the one E-Money resides in. The poured concrete pool within the house is made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, galvanised steel and concrete, and polyurethane foam.
The flooring of the home adopts a mix of tiles and flooring options including marble tiles, granite tiles and high-quality ceramic tiles as seen around the swimming pool area and the main entrance of the house. As you might have guessed, it is a house that was built with materials that reflect that posh taste and flamboyant lifestyle of its glamorous owner.
Furnishing the House
E-Money has a very soft spot for luxury and the best part of this is that he can afford it. From plush marbles delicately arranged within the home to elaborate table frames, Persian rugs, majestic sofa frames and a wide assortment of furniture built with glass, the mansion is an embodiment of opulence.
His preference for glass-made furniture explains why the interior of his home is replete with glass; from centre tables to dining tables, E-Money simply appears to have a plausible fascination glassy surfaces.
For electronic devices like his air conditioning system, E-Money prefers imposing units of tower air conditioners. His sofa set is largely camel back set that some in gold colour. As expected, they sit deep on the side of luxury and opulence.
The interior flooring of the living room area is a black and white box pattern. The square-shaped designs are large and have a very strong visual appeal. The sofa set in the living room has red cushion tops while the chairs for the dining table have black cushion tops and gold sprayed frames. Other single chairs and sofa around the house have white cushion tops.
The mansion has a brightly coloured kitchen and this is born from the assortment of colours chosen for the walls, cabinets, appliances and other furniture. For instance, the kitchen has a yellow chair and another in lemon green. This part of the house also has red cabinets, orange coloured drawers and a section of the walls in lemon green.
E-Money’s bedroom is tastefully made in the same gold theme that runs through the entire house. It has a large bed with a powerfully designed bed frame sprayed in gold colour. In front of the bed lays a delicately chosen Persian rug that blends well into the white floor of the bedroom.
While the frame of his bed and sofa are in gold, the cushion top and cushion reverse come in red, white and black.
The bathrooms are also tastefully designed. One of the bathrooms has a white Jacuzzi, white walls and an LED screen for entertainment.
Maintenance of the Home
What is the maintenance cost of running E-Money’s Omole Estate mansion? The current service charge for a 3-bedroom apartment in Ikeja stands between N500,000 and N1 million (totally exclusive of the rent). The maintenance cost of the E-Money mansion sits between N800,000 and N1.5 million monthly given the level of attention and detail that goes into maintaining its pristine outlook.
What You Need to Earn to Buy the House
E-Money’s Omole Estate mansion is valued in the range of N600 million. What this means for you as a salary earner or business owner is that to be able to buy E-Money’s house, you would need to be able to have saved N50 million per month over a space of 12 months.
Final Thoughts on the E-Money Mansion
The mansion is a befitting home for a man famed for his extravagance and a soft spot for luxury and style. The space in and around the house might be massive but E-Money has transformed the mansion into a fine extension of his wealth and flamboyant persona.
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