The interior of the dining room: history, styles, furnishing options, architectural advice

Passing the gallery

Text: Dilara Muradova, Елена Савинова

Leading headings: Dilara Muradova

Magazine: N4 (82) 2004

Joint eating brings together more than all the pipes of the world, taken together. Probably, therefore, dining for the house means the same thing as clothes - for the first acquaintance and for the theater - a hanger, almost everything. It is here that people decide the question of why and whether to even communicate further. So, you should seriously consider how to submit yourself.Wall of the world Designer Carlo Colombo came up with a house project. [1]in which the space is divided into two parts. In the first, "private", were the bedroom, dressing room and bathroom. In the second - "public" - living room, dining room and kitchen. Colombo connects and divides at the same time: there is no traditional wall between the kitchen and the living room, but there is a wall of lamps; there is a wall between the private and guest zones, but they are united by a common decor - walls made of fur and shiny panels. Another interesting detail: the tandem of the living room-kitchen, and not the dining room-living room, is perceived as the main thing in the guest area.Don't sit like that Now dining rooms, as in War and Peace, have literally become fabulous, and earlier they were organized on special occasions from the ballroom, in which tables were arranged in the shape of a letter T or P. The most difficult task was to seat the guests "by rank and importance." Errors could lead to very serious consequences. Let us recall the tale of Sleeping Beauty: the poor girl had to sleep for a hundred years only because one of the fairies did not get at the feast in honor of the golden spoon at the feast in honor of her birth. Another problem was the appearance of food: it was brought from special buffet rooms adjacent to the dining room, a way that took time and was fraught with misunderstandings, described by Chesterton in the story with gentlemen in green dress coats. In the school of Harry Potter, they quickly figured out the problem: food is transferred to the dining room from the kitchen by magic.Knights of the Round Table would certainly appreciate the design of the dining room [2]: huge windows, an order (real or painted) and, most importantly, furniture - a table and chairs that emphasize the equality of all and the value of each. The furniture was invented by the designer and artist Mario Cheoli for the company Mirabile.Breakfast on the grass In the nobility nests on a summer day, it was customary to set up breakfast "in the alley" under the shadow of the age-old lindens. Depending on the tastes of the hosts, English tea or French coffee was served. Usually served table was not cleaned throughout the day. The habit of breakfast in the open-air has been preserved to this day, only now "villagers" prefer open terraces to the alleys [3].Shvonder case By 1975, of the two dining options offered by Shvonder - bedrooms and kitchens - the latter had finally won. The menu of that time did not suggest the presence of a separate interior and special serving, but it was perfectly combined with white kitchen tiles, which became fashionable just then.Find the five differences Kitchen from the "Stone House" [4], a project invented by designers Louis and Roberto Palomba in 2003. Below [5] - the dining room of the Moscow entrepreneur Karpova of the late 80s of the XIX century. In the first - conceptual stone walls, modern furniture, in the second - portraits of ancestors, paintings, candelabra ... One can only guess one difference: the tables are different in shape. The one that hides under a linen tablecloth is with beveled corners. In the XIX century, right angles in the dining room were considered dangerous. Perhaps that is why in those days the most popular were the oval tables, for which the glory of the most inconvenient was fixed."Madam Gritsatsuyeva's Hall Shone" Citizen Gritsatsuyeva had the good fortune to live on the spent NEP in a separate apartment. Whereas in the communal kitchens of the kerosene and the public stove blazed, relics of the past were still alive in its separate square. The magnificent widow retained in her daily life not only a golden strainer, brought to memory by the "great combinator" Bender, but also an oval dining table with pre-revolutionary serving. But the cozy furniture of the master Gambs, alas, did not linger long in her house.Architects Valentin Shendyapin, Tatyana Rastorgueva "This is the front dining room [6]. It is used when guests are received, as a result of which the dining room is combined with the living room. The decor is designed to create a festive, solemn mood, hence the stucco, mirrors, slides for dishes. "Like people In 1887, Shekhtel made a drawing-decoration for the Boy-finger [7]: the picture depicted the kitchen ogre Lu-lu. In the kitchen there was a stove where his favorite delicacies, a stove, a fireplace, a slide with ceremonial dishes, a dining table were prepared for the cannibal. Here also hung tools and the coat of arms of the owner of the castle, who, despite his cannibalistic nature, was still king. The unification of the kitchen of the dining room was a blatant violation of the rules, justified here by the mores of the Middle Ages (Shekhtel painted Gothic) and the taste preferences of Lou-Lou: civilized people were distinguished by the ability to divide both. Sample komilfo dining room - room [8] in the estate of Ivan Mikulovich Morozov, built in 1913.Connection check The dining room speaks about the nature and intentions of the owners of the house more than the bedroom, hallway and even the living room. A box of chocolates presented here is equivalent to a diamond ring donated in a restaurant: as a rule, dinner in a restaurant has something to hide.Architect Mihail Dautov "This dining room [9] became a compromise between the desire to have a certain set of premises and a not very large initial area of ​​the apartment. The dining room is located in the entrance area between the kitchen, office and living room. Due to the absence of walls, its size seems larger than it actually is. "Golden house To make the classic dining room atmosphere relevant, it is not necessary to arrange it in high-tech style. Suffice it to recall even deeper antiquity. So did the famous American fashion designer Mac Fiden in her New York residence, placing a round table with a tablecloth for the traditional dining room in a golden “Byzantine” interior [10].West is West, East is East Bead lamps with chains, Shiva or Buddha head, eco-friendly kettles, wicker tables - Oriental dining [11] in Tad's interpretation, it resembles Philadelphia sushi served in western restaurants. Not quite authentic, but very tasty.Last Hero If deep-rooted stereotypes do not allow you to share the kitchen and dining room, arrange them in the Japanese spirit. For a sample, you can take the interior of the film "The Last Samurai" [12]. Screens, braziers and portable tables - the scenery is minimal. With the preparation of food, it is possible that certain difficulties will arise, but it will be possible to avoid exactly the accusations of the lack of glamor: Japan now in terms of authority is almost the same as antiquity.Oriental More restrained variation of the oriental theme - reflections on Japan [13]. Reception is quite simple: exotic furniture is placed in the western interior. The combination of a table for meetings, brought from a trip to the southern country of a lantern and tubs with a ficus, is especially remarkable here.