You Can Now Own Bella Swan’s House From Twilight for Just $350K

“Live in a movie house,” declares the listing of this four-bedroom home in St. Helen’s, Oregon. Affectionately known as “Bella’s House,” the home was featured prominently in 2008’s Twilight when Bella Swan moved in with her police chief father.

“There’s a sign outside that says, ‘Welcome, please take pictures from the road.’ And for the most part they follow that,” the home’s owner, Dean Koenig, tells USA Today of the “Twi-Hards” who stop at the house to gawk and take selfies.

The home was built in 1935, and boasts 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms within a generous 2,506 square feet of interior living space.

Given the vast sums of money spent on movie props and Hollywood memorabilia, the $349,900 asking price seems like a bargain to own the house that was once make-believe inhabited by Bella Swan.

According to the home’s owner, Dean Koenig, the film’s production team completely repainted and spruced up the house for filming.
“The house by itself is just beautiful, with a view of the river, and deer in the yard,” Koenig told USA Today. But the movie added a whole other dimension to it.”

While the home may seem to be dated and in need of a few modern updates, purists will appreciate that the home’s owner decided not to alter anything. “I’ve kept the house as it was from the movie,” says Koenig.

From the vintage light fixture to the well-worn hardwood floors to the wood-burning brick fireplace to the Craftsman-style glass doors, the original design features of the home have been preserved.

The home was only used for the first Twilight film, but the other movies recreated the house on a soundstage. In order to maintain continuity, the home was replicated down to the last detail.

“[In] the scene where Charlie meets Edward for the first time. He’s cleaning a gun at my dining room table in my dining room sitting on one of my chairs. That is really a crazy thing to see on a big screen,” says the home’s owner.

The leaded glass china cabinet in the dining room is one of charming details of this vintage home.

Painted in an unfortunate shade of green, accented by matching patterned linoleum on the floor, the kitchen also features a large bay window affording plenty of natural light.

“You cannot convey what it’s like watching a movie and seeing people in the movie cooking in your kitchen,” owner Dean Koenig told USA Today. “It makes you sit up in your seat.”

“There is a close-up shot of Bella standing in the kitchen right in front of a small square cabinet left of the fridge. My wife leaned over and said ‘Hey! I know what’s in the cupboard.'” Koenig told USA Today of watching the film.

The home’s second level is where its four bedrooms can be found.

One of the home’s four bedrooms, this one features a large window looking to the outdoors.

A rarity in an older house, this space has been converted into a walk-in closet or storage space, featuring built-in shelving.

This bathroom (one of two) has definitely been untouched by any recent renovations.

The home also include this unfinished basement, which could offer a lot of design possibilities.

The large backyard is home to a variety of woodland creatures – but no supernatural beings. “There have been no vampires, no werewolves sighted,” jokes Koenig. “Just deer.”

The spacious backyard features plenty of mature trees and assorted greenery.

The covered back porch offers a picturesque setting for outdoor R&R.
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