The Ghibli Aesthetic: How To Make Your Bedtime a Ghibli Dream
Bedtime stories aren’t just for children anymore, but for all the adults who dream of the wonder and imagination of things you did as a child. From the magical lands of Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away, to the countryside of Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service, all the adults dream of the simple but magical times.
I remember when I first watched Kiki’s Delivery Service, with dreams of becoming a witch that travels on her broom to another city and making my own life there. And although reality isn’t always like in the Ghibli movies, I find myself coming back to the same movie every time, holding onto dreams because that feeling is what brings me comfort at night.
These stories are in their own way, immortal, or everlasting. They last generations and that feeling of wonder is a magic that lasts forever. With stories as everlasting as Ghibli, here’s how you can turn your room and bedtime into a comfy Ghibli dream.
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The Ghibli Dream
The Ghibli aesthetic can often be closely tied to the cottagegore aesthetic, with colours such as greens and blues, and plant or flower motifs. With these products, you can transform your bedroom into a Ghibli dream for all your inner child’s wonders.
The Ghibli Nature
If you’re looking for an overall Ghibli aesthetic for your bedroom, here are some recommendations to help you start out. Usually the Ghibli-core comes with these colours:
Greens and Blues
Beige
And a few warm colours to combine them all!
We recommend that along with these colours, designs such as plantation or floral motives are present. As some Ghibli films are also inspired by Western novels and aesthetics, looking into bed sheets or pajamas with ruffles and lace is also a good idea to complete your Ghibli experience.
A Summer as Ponyo
For summer vibes specifically, we recommend looking into Sophie Pastoral Floral Pajama Set (red) to get into the vibe of being Ponyo. With her iconic red dress and hair, this pajama set will make you feel like you belong in the fantastical like oceans with your magical friends and fishes. Other than that, this pajama feels light and thin, perfect to cool off for a warm night by the sea.
Of course, the Ponyo experience won’t be complete without dreams of swimming in the ocean as a mermaid. We suggest these Pepper Candy Stripe Bedding set (blue+yellow) to complete your dreams of sleeping with Ponyo and her friends. The cool tones of the blue, complementing the warm tones of the yellow together make a perfect combo for a summer bedroom in a dreamy ocean.
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Just a Girl With Dreams
With the same navy colours worn by Kiki in the movie, this pajama will make you feel like a witch drifting on your broomstick into dreamland. And just like flying on a broomstick, this pajama feels light and comfortable, making it the perfect nightwear for comfort and to live out your dreams as a witch.
The sweet lace ruffle pajama set is also the perfect nightwear to transport yourself into a different dimension. The feeling of being a girl in a fictional world with a set of ruffles as pajamas will make you feel as you’re spirited away to bedtime.
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Turn your bedroom into a reminiscent town with an ocean’s view from Kiki’s Delivery Service with the vintage inspired retro poster set. The set includes vintage illustrations and photography of pastries, breads and desserts. The warm and welcoming colours of this poster set will remind you of the kind lady who let Kiki stay with her at the back of her bakery.
Just like the way Chihiro stares into her reflection in the river, the wavy desk mirror can elevate the dreamy experience of your bedroom. The mirror can go on your nightstand, on your desk or even on drawer tops.
Though Chihiro’s journey through the bath-house was unpleasant, many of the architecture shown in Spirited Away are decorated with oriental-esque designs. If you were looking to have an approach similar to that, the vintage inspired tilted umbrella lamp is the perfect decoration for your desk and nightstand. Having one or two may light up your room and make it feel like the festive spirit town that Chihiro walks through.
A Hopeless Romantic in the Bedroom
While the suggestions above remain mostly for people with their own room, there are also options for those who are sharing a room with their loved ones. For example, taking inspiration from two of the heartwarming love stories in Ghibli: Howl’s Moving Castle and When Marnie Was There — soft blue and yellow colours combined could make a lasting impression into a romantic dreamland.
Howl’s Moving Castle can also be approached through a more vintage view, where we combine the darkness of Howl and the softness of Sophie through dark academia and lace or frills.
Meanwhile, achieving a When Marnie Was There aesthetic could be done through coquette vibes and bringing more bright or yellow colours into the picture to show the love between the two women and empowerment of their identities.
Aesthetics to consider for a cozy date...
Final Thoughts
There isn’t a shortage of inspiration one can pull from Ghibli films that you can’t find on Ever Lasting. It can be hard finding the perfect Ghibli inspired designs without being too on the nose with it, but it doesn’t have to be as complicated as it seems. Taking note of Ghibli’s colours and motifs (and even character designs) can help you start designing and decorating your bedroom in a way that makes sleeping or hanging out in there a Ghibli dream haven. This can range from the nights in the spirit world with the paper lamps, the bright coloured sheets that remind you of the seas from Ponyo or the green and nature motifs that remind you of the beautiful landscape art Ghibli boasts so often in their films.
Of course at the end of it all, don’t forget to kick back and watch a Ghibli film as you sit in the comfort of your well decorated room!
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