Sigh. Am I too old for a Disney-inspired bedroom?!

[pharaoh]

So, I have been OBSESSED with the Tangled-inspired hotel room at Tokyo Disney ever since I saw the photos floating around on Tumblr last week. OBSESSED. If you haven't seen it, take a gander:

(photos via)

It's so beautiful! Now, I generally not a princess-y type of girl and I don't exactly want my bedroom to look like a Disney hotel room, but I have been thinking of how I can add some elements from the Tangled room into my own decor. Any ideas?!

Also, am I just too old for this? I am 29 years old. My bedroom is not at all child-like (you know, because I'm an adult), but it does reflect a younger style since I last decorated it when I was about 25. Right now it is bright yellow and my furniture is minimalist birch (from ikea, of course). My accents are green (light green but in leafy patterns), and I have some old photos, posters, and artwork on the walls. So, mostly like a post-college 20-something woman, which I was when I last decorated lol.

I'm itching for something more grown up but Tangled-inspired seems like a step in the wrong direction... I was thinking I could incorporate some of the sun iconography? And I LOVE the mural, but have no idea how I could recreate that.

Anyway, any ideas/advice is mucho appreciated! Do any of you grown adults have Disney decor in your bedrooms?

 

[powellrj]

Do you have a guest room you could decorate?

 

[tina.tina]

The beautiful colors inspire me. If I could go crazy and do what I wanted, I would paint my bedroom one of the purple colors at the top of the mural, get a big fluffy comforter the deep blue color of the bottom of the mural, and add some throw pillows in patterns like the pink and gold of the bedspreads in the pictures. You could look for a bedside lamp in the style of the lanterns and try to find some Rapunzel artwork for your wall. You could incorporate the sun icon (which I love because my middle name is Sunshine) in the pillows and the artwork. It could be sumptuous and romantic- not childish.

The problem with me is that I have a DH who doesn't have the same taste as me. When I decide something, he doesn't like it. I propose something else and he asks what happened to the last thing. I tell him he didn't like it and he says he did but I've already moved on. It's a vicious cycle and it's the reason there are lime, red, and cream spots on my kitchen cabinets right now- we just can't agree! Plus, he never comes up with an idea- why am I doing all the brainstorming work?!?

 

[PollyannaMom]

"You're never too old for Disney!"

 

[MIGrandma]

You are absolutely not too old to have a Disney-inspired bedroom.

Heck, I'm 56 and if I wanted a Disney bedroom I would do it!

It's your bedroom, do what you want and enjoy it!

If you go ahead with it I hope you'll come back and show us photos!

 

[HM]

I like the idea of going with the colors for inspiration on your walls and bed. I would definitely try to find some lamps like the floating lanterns. And I do think you could do a mural of the 'sun' she draws on one of your walls. What's wrong with having a lovely soothing bedroom you actually want?

 

[themommy]

You are never too old to have what you want in your bedroom. Especially if it's Disney! You only live once and you should do what makes you happy!

As for the woman who has a hubby that hates the changes she makes...I am so sorry. Makes me feel lucky that my hubby always says "Whatever you want honey".

 

[Tinkermommy]

I think you could do it without making it to kidish.

Use the purple/gold color scheme and have ONE nice piece of art that is Tangled inspired.

Here are some I found on Etsy. And they are not very expensive.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/168561...type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all

https://www.etsy.com/listing/127552...ry&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=all

Here is a Thomas Kinkade print (though I am not a big fan)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/159652...ry&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=all

I would love to have a painting like Rapunzel did of the lanterns. I think the lantern scene is one of the most beautiful in Disney films.

 

[disneycrazi]

Oh never too old, I am ummm a wee bit older than you and we have a Snow White/Evil Queen bedroom. Instead of a headboard we have a wall sized decal that looks hand painted of The Black Forest, I have an elec fireplace that looks very 7 Dwarf Cottage. A black scroll mirror and wall decal that says the Mirror Mirror phrase. Comforter looks like the wallpaper in Regina's office on Once Upon A Time......a damask pattern and then Snow White and Evil Queen throw pillows. It's all very tasteful, adult but yet really Disney.
We also have a Disney Mickey bathroom, my sons room is Pirates with a little haunted mansion ( he has a suit of armor that looks like the one in the ride)
Our long porch is Tiki Room inspired and the living room is Animal Kingdom......
All done subtle but makes me very happy!!
Please post pics when your room is done, I am sure it will be AMAZING

 

[Robinrs]

I guess you knew what kind of answers you'd get here as opposed to asking your family and friends!

 

[cabanafrau]

Do you have any concerns about a possible impact on your (potential) relationships? I wonder how that would read to a potential mate?

In all fairness, the idea has zero appeal to me personally, but my Disney decor and apparel is quite limited, virtually nonexistent. DH would never approve a bedroom decor idea like that, even though design is usually my domain.

 

[Narnian_Princess]

Wow, that is gorgeous!

I would definitely go subtle. Paint in lovely purple-blues, use the sun motif in pale gold instead of bright yellow, and don't limit it to just one Tangled-inspired art piece! I think three is a good number, especially if they go together and look like art instead of "screen grabs from a cartoon".

I have married friends who put strings of dollar store Japanese lanterns up in their bedroom-- I'd do the same, only make them look like the sky lanterns. Potential mates may appreciate the mood lighting.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

As for the woman who has a hubby that hates the changes she makes...I am so sorry. Makes me feel lucky that my hubby always says "Whatever you want honey".

It's all part of "the deal". She can have whatever she wants in the bedroom as long as he can have whatever he wants in the bedroom

 

[bjscheel]

I am 37. My bedroom is based on this Cinderella puzzle:

http://www.amazon.com/Disney-Puzzle-Cinderellas-Grand-Arrival/dp/B000W6GMWW

I did the puzzle, had it framed and it hangs on one wall. I do blue bedding on the bed. Above the headboard is a 4 ft x 4 ft quilt wall hanging in the same blue, green and pink of the puzzle, and it looks like a stained glass window design. The curtains are ombre blue and green. The walls are gray (like a castle).

I'm thinking about a Happily Ever After sign for between the closet and bathroom doors- it's currently bare.

I think something done in those gold, purple, and blue tones could work beautifully. Maybe you can find a comforter and curtains that are reminiscent of that style, and some artwork.

 

[wiigirl]

"You're never too old for Disney!"

 

[deedeetoo]

Are you a single lady?

Are you planning to always be a single lady?

I would be concerned about what a potential boyfriend/lover would think if invited to a Disney themed bedroom. Its different if you're already married and he's used to your Disney ways. But I'm not sure this would have a very good affect on a new relationship.

 

[ebtbmom]

That room is really pretty. I say do what you want, it's your bedroom!

Hopefully by the time a date would "see" your bedroom he'd know you and accept you for who you are .

 

[mom2maggie]

I don't see a problem with that decor at all as an adult - maybe with the exception of the Flynn/Rapunzel print. Without that, its just a mural. I think you could make it even more abstract and still get that feeling without it screaming Disney. And even if it did, its not like you have a Sofia the First toddler bed up in there

 

[Wendy31]

I absolutely think you could decorate it in such a way that, if someone hasn't actually seen "Tangled," he/she wouldn't even know that "Tangled" was your theme.

And I think a Tangled inspired bedroom could actually be very romantic!

Use colors inspired by the movie, some really posh bedding, lantern lamps, some abstract "Tangled" artwork, & a gold sun mirror to hang above the bed.

Also, for fun, you could get a cast iron frying pan to use as a "tray" for perfume or something on your dresser!

You could even incorporate some of the lyrics from "I See the Light" somehow - maybe framed in a gold frame on your nightstand?

"All those days watching from the windows
All those years outside looking in
All that time never even knowing
Just how blind I've been
Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here, suddenly I see
Standing here, it's oh so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be..."

 

[airhead]

"You're never too old for Disney!"

I totally agree. How can it be a bad thing if it makes you happy! Do it!