Barbie and Ken unveil bright-pink lifesize dollhouse in Malibu
Rental web site Airbnb has unveiled Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse, an all-pink California mansion with an outside disco, infinity pool and Western-themed bed room.
Situated on the oceanfront in western Malibu, California, the lifesize dollhouse is being rented out by Barbie’s accomplice Ken by way of an Airbnb itemizing written as if by the doll himself.
The home, which was beforehand listed by Airbnb for Barbie’s sixtieth anniversary in 2019, has had a latest replace to present it extra “Kenergy” and mark Barbie making her live-action debut within the Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie.
“All of us have desires, and Barbie is fortunate sufficient to have a home stuffed with them,” Ken mentioned. “However now, it is my flip, and I am unable to wait to host friends inside these one-of-a-kind – dare I say, one-of-a-Ken? – digs.”
The big oceanfront home contains a pink bed room adorned with cowhide rugs, cowboy hats and horse-printed throws in addition to a closet from which friends can borrow Ken’s fringed cowboy shirts and his guitar.
A few of Barbie’s clothes, together with the enduring high-heeled pink shoe with a fluffy feather ornament from the film, additionally dangle within the closet.
On the centre of the constructing, on one of many home’s many terraces, friends could make use of an out of doors disco dance flooring in pink, purple and yellow with its personal DJ deck.
“I’ve added a couple of touches to convey some much-needed Kenergy to the newly renovated and iconic Malibu DreamHouse,” Ken mentioned.
The Dreamhouse additionally has a bright-pink out of doors lounging space, an outside fitness center – full with a barrel full of “beefy physique brine” – a pink out of doors kitchen with a barbecue and an infinity pool.
Different particulars that nod to Ken’s takeover embrace a Western-style swing door, adorned with a picture of a horse and the phrases “Kendom Saloon”, and a crossed-out “Barbie” signal above the out of doors kitchen that now reads “Ken”.
Friends can take pleasure in close by actions reminiscent of purchasing, browsing and curler blading on the boardwalk, and also will get to take house their very own set of yellow-and-pink Impala skates and surfboard.
Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse shall be accessible to e-book for as much as two friends every on July 21 and July 22, 2023, with bookings opening on 17 July.
“All stays shall be freed from cost – as a result of Ken could not determine the best way to put a value on Barbie’s Malibu DreamHouse – in any case, Ken’s factor is seashore, not math!” Airbnb mentioned.
The corporate will make a one-time donation to the charity Save the Youngsters in celebration of the Barbie film.
The movie was not too long ago within the information because it made “the world run out of pink”, whereas a latest e-book explored Barbie’s Dreamhouse by the ages.
The imagery is by Hogwash Studios.
