Muriel Brandolini Dining Room

Okay, the intense color of designer Muriel Brandolini's home dining room (circa 1999) doesn't really need much by way of description: pinks, reds, oranges and yellows - and enough pattern to keep your eyes busy for hours. Beyond the brave exercise in color, we are mostly curious about a bed in the dining room. The red lacquer four-poster bed was placed just behind the dining table so that "one can recline after supper."

Do you think this idea ever works? Unless you live in a very small space, do you think dining and reclining should coexist?

(Image scanned from the book New York Living by Lisa Lovatt-Smith, 1999.)

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ummm...awesome

posted by hanako66 on October 1st 2008 at 11:15am
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Ick !

posted by Kat1 on October 1st 2008 at 11:19am
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I live in a small space, so I have a daybed near my dining table. However, if I had an abundance of square footage, I would either a) "recline" in my bedroom, or b) get a set of large, comfy couches where one would enjoy being comatose after dinner.

posted by Artichokesoup on October 1st 2008 at 11:21am
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This would have made a good "Guess the Decade" photo. I would not have gotten it correct.

posted by sarah nin on October 1st 2008 at 11:27am
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I like all the colors, but... my eyes! my eyyyyeees!

posted by Juliescript on October 1st 2008 at 11:33am
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It's like I Dream of Jeannie's bottle if she had a dining room.

posted by btoddster on October 1st 2008 at 11:38am
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i love it, but...it's a lot of color

yeh! i said it!

posted by Lady J on October 1st 2008 at 11:40am
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Holy Fuschia!

posted by bepsf on October 1st 2008 at 11:47am
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Opium bed! Yesssss. Opium beds are too small for sleeping, perfect for lounging.

posted by Jezebella on October 1st 2008 at 11:55am
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It's too overwhelming....it makes my head hurt!

posted by suzy8track on October 1st 2008 at 12:08pm
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wow - that is some serious pink!! not for me really, but still a cool picture.
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posted by Tabitha (From Single to Married) on October 1st 2008 at 12:47pm
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Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted by bobbin on October 1st 2008 at 12:53pm
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i love muriel brandolini...one of my favorite designers

posted by formosagirl on October 1st 2008 at 1:51pm
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Tom Jones would of liked this dinningroom for sure!

posted by poptart on October 1st 2008 at 2:08pm
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Well, to answer the question, the (wealthy) Romans were always reclining when they had meals, on triclinia.
I quess the meals often ended, well, Roman-like.
So with a luxurious red dining room with a bed placed right next to the table, don't be surprised by your guests' expectations.

posted by Daniel Poitiers on October 1st 2008 at 2:59pm
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i think this might have been featured in vogue way back in the day. i remember loving it, but i also remember that the colors were more intense than they appear in this photo. here, it just looks like a lot of fuschia and nothing else.

posted by lemonpie on October 1st 2008 at 3:13pm
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