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Airbnb guests can now spend the night in Van Gogh’s bedroom

Some paintings are so realistic it feels as though you could walk right into them. This concept has been taken one step further by an artist, who has recreated Van Gogh’s iconic painting The Bedroom for Airbnb guests to stay in.

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A recreation of Van Gogh's bedroom featuring a wooden bed with yellow pillows and red blanket, rush-seated chairs, small table, and periwinkle-blue walls adorned with framed landscape paintings

The installation coincides with an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago featuring three versions of Van Gogh’s bedroom at his home in Arles, France, alongside other key pieces of his work.

For die-hard art fans, the opportunity to stay in a room imagined by Van Gogh, for just $10 per night will be difficult to resist. The listing on Airbnb reads: "This room will make you feel like you're living in a painting. It's decorated in a Post-Impressionist style, reminiscent of Southern France and times gone by. Its furniture, bright colours, and artwork will give you the experience of a lifetime."

It takes interactive art to new levels – the perfect place to dream up your next masterpiece, we reckon. Find out more at www.airbnb.com.

Van Gogh's Bedroom recreation with wooden bed, yellow chairs, small table and pictures on periwinkle walls, designed as an Airbnb rental
Recreation of Van Gogh's bedroom featuring pale blue walls, wooden furniture, yellow chairs, a hanging towel and blue ceramic pitcher on a wooden table
Left: wooden chair with woven seat against blue-green wall; right: ceramic pitcher and bowls in shades of green and blue on wooden table
Recreation of Van Gogh's bedroom with yellow wooden bed, red blanket, yellow pillows, blue walls, framed artworks and yellow chairs, designed for Airbnb guests
Recreated bedroom interior with blue walls, wooden yellow chairs, a small desk, red bed and green wooden floorboards, inspired by Van Gogh's famous painting
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