A Little Bling Never Hurt Anybody: Girari Arc Dining Table

I don’t know how many of you have ever seen the movie “Belly.”  It’s a late 90s urban flick about two partners in crime, literally, that stars rappers Nas and DMX. If you’ve seen it, you probably remember the house DMX’s character lived in. It is hard to forget. It was monochromatic black & white — furniture, floors, walls. Everything had clean, contemporary lines, and anything that wasn’t white or black was either transparent or chrome. It was so glossy that I could barely look at the TV straight on because of the glare. But I loved that house.

Here are some screenshots so you can see it for yourself. Click the image to make it larger. If you want to see a clip from the movie that shows the house, click here to go to YouTube. But be warned — it contains adult language.  You can see the house starting at 5:32 into the clip.

Of course, my current reality means that there’s no way a home like this would be practical. I may blame it on my kids, but even if my husband and I were a childless couple, there’s no way we’d be able to keep it clean, even without tiny handprints and crayon marks on the walls. Still, a girl can dream.

This beautiful Arc Dining Table by Girari is my homage that glistening dream house. I can just picture it now sitting in the middle of a white dining room and surrounded by shiny, recycled, chromed-out Kong chairs by Emeco, all on top of a plush black bamboo rug. Sure, it might be cold and somewhat uninviting, but it would be dazzling.

And now that I’ve finished fantasizing, I can come back to reality. And clean up the mess my daughter just made on the rug…

Why It’s Green:

• Made of recycled cast aluminum
• Frame and glass top are recyclable

Price: $1499.95