Too good to sit on
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339930)
Rockingham, Australia
May 9, 2023 8:13pm CST
The collage shows just a few of the sumptuous items of furniture which we saw on a visit to Dublin Castle in Ireland.
The upholstery is a beautiful brocade and matches the colour of the walls. Upper left shows a couch with end seats. The piece in the upper right photo intrigued me. It consists of four connected chairs but they are all back to back. I guess there would be other guests to talk to as it would be pretty hard conversing with those beside or behind you.
Lower right is a very ornate hall table. There were several of these, all matching. I guess the vases displayed would cost a pretty penny too.
What would you call the colour of the upholstery? Crimson?Burgundy?
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@BarBaraPrz (47308)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 May 23
Cerise, maybe?
The piece in the upper right photo could be a chaperone chair, but they usually only seat three people.
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@BarBaraPrz (47308)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
11 May 23
@JudyEv Well, the courting couple could see and talk to each other but NO TOUCHING!
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 23
@BarBaraPrz Where's the fun in that?? 
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@allknowing (136369)
• India
11 May 23
It looks red to me - not the colour I would want for my furniture.
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@allknowing (136369)
• India
11 May 23
@JudyEv Stately homes? Solitaire is no less
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 23
@allknowing I'm sure it qualifies as a stately home.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 May 23
In the top photos, I'd call that color "extremely ugly pink", since you asked. In the lower left photo, I'd call that "fire engine red". 
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 May 23
@JudyEv I wouldn't choose either color for my home but women have "different" tastes... My first wife insisted we buy the ugliest pink couch and chair with blue pinstripes for our first house together. I told her I got to pick out the colors for the bedroom if we HAD to have that ugly couch and chair. I chose a medium blue for the bedroom.
Blues and greens are soothing colors. Why would anyone choose a color that isn't soothing to live with for years? It makes no sense to me.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 May 23
@DaddyEvil I'm with you. I'm finding it hard to imagine pink with blue pinstripes.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
10 May 23
It looks like something you would find at Versailles. The upholstery almost looks pink-ish in some of the pix. I would not be comfortable in a room like that. I need my recliner!
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 May 23
@LindaOHio It would look a bit out of place, wouldn't it? 
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
10 May 23
@JudyEv Can you imagine a recliner in a room like that? Really funny.
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
10 May 23
I bet they are not comfortable but they are lovely.
Yeah I would call it candy pink.
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@wolfgirl569 (106226)
• Marion, Ohio
10 May 23
I think it's a mix of those 2 colors. But I would love that couch
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@wolfgirl569 (106226)
• Marion, Ohio
10 May 23
@JudyEv I searched and didn't find any.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 May 23
The photos look pink but it was a bit darker in real life.
@dgobucks226 (35608)
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14 May 23
I would call the color "majestic." Although that is not a color. But it definitely has the look of something special. 
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@Beestring (14554)
• Hong Kong
10 May 23
I see hot pink in my monitor. It's beautiful.
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@FourWalls (68000)
• United States
10 May 23
To me, it’s some shade of pink. I agree with you, it’s so gorgeous! And to think that, back in “those old days,” that was just “everyday furniture.”
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@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
10 May 23
I’d say that it’s rose colored. It’s very pretty.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 May 23
Can you imagine sitting on those chairs? I wonder if they'd be comfortable.
@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 May 23
There was a card game laid out on one of the tables as if the people had all got up and left the game for some reason.
