Who do you imagine would enjoy this dining room? Donna Summer? John Travolta? To me, it’s a horrible (if computer-generated) mix of the 1980’s and the disco 70’s. The stretchy fabric on the chairs is just eeeewww. And what’s going on with the glass insets in the dining table? Is there a TV monitor under there? Actually I know a lot of people who might like that. Consider it filed.

This is actually an image I was sent to promote Schonbek’s Da Vinci chandelier. Apparently, it’s a light fixture with multiple personalities. Are they all named Sybil?

It changes color! “Cool colors melt into hot, subtle colors shift to bold.” The crystals are Swarovski. Yippee. Can never have enough of those in my house. One good thing about the Da Vinci fixture is that you can put it in the dishwasher. Maybe it would be best to keep it there. To see their Youtube video go here.

I don’t want to bust Schonbek too much. I’ve used their fixtures in several rooms. But I think this is what happens when companies over-embrace a new technology. They’re so eager to use it that good taste flies out the window.

Nevertheless, I’m wondering why they couldn’t take the time to style a real room? The computer generated image makes the fixture look worse. So let’s spruce it up ourselves. What would you put on those shelves? What’s going on in the living room? Can we fit those chairs in the fireplace and burn them? Let’s have some Friday fun.