Twilight was how I made all major decisions between the ages of 11 and 16.
What car did I want to drive? A Chevrolet like Bella Swan.
What kind of boy did I want to date? Someone with boyish good looks, auburn hair, and who liked to watch me sleep at night.
What bed colour bed sheets did I want? Purple.
Well, I don’t drive a Chevy, I currently have a boyfriend who is much less creepy and much more warm blooded than Edward, and my bed sheets are white. But I would be lying if I said there wasn’t a teeny tiny teenage part of my brain that didn’t still long to live out the Twilight fantasy life I built in my head.
If you’re judging me right now, you’re obviously not a Twilight fan. If you are a Twilight fan, you get me.
Thanks to the gracious powers that be AKA the kind people at Airbnb, I can make my Twi-fantasy a Twi-reality because Bella Swan’s actual house from the film is available to rent.
Complete with a purple bed cover and life-size cut outs in every room (kinky).
The owners of the house convey my excitement pretty perfectly in the listing description:
“This house was used for filming in the movie Twilight! Take photos recreating all of your favorite Twilight scenes! Dine at Charlie’s actual dining table that was used in filming. Sleep in Bella’s bedroom! Team Edward?–Sleep in the “lookout” room, overlooking the front yard, which is where Bella looks out the window to see Edward parked. Team Jacob?–Sleep in the “Jacob Black guest room”, located off the main entry downstairs.”
OH MY GOD CHARLIE’S ACTUAL DINING TABLE?! Life made.
The home is in Saint Helens, Washington (not Forks, sadly) and has five bedrooms which means all your Twilight obsessed friends can fangirl with you. And by fangirl I totally mean role play (but in a non-kinky way).
Imagine reenacting the scene where Bella wakes up to find Edward standing over her bed:
Or one of Charlie and Bella’s iconic awkward father-daughter chats in the kitchen:
And basically any re-creation you want out the front of the house:
Or maybe you want to re-imagine the story completely and live out your own thirsty fantasies. Whatever’s your flavour, I won’t judge.
The best part is that the house is close enough to both Seattle and Portland so you can split up your trip with day visits and actual adult stuff.
