The sheer opulence of this is awe-inspiring. Being here would be like being in the inside of a many-colored gemstone. It's hard to imagine having such an exotic room in a home, but owning one would demand that one give sumptuous dinner parties and such just to use it. What dinner parties those would be.
The lavish floral patterns on the walls look like some of the more brilliant Islamic illuminated manuscripts. Those manuscripts were meticulously painted to glorify the words recorded; often, the patterns were gilded with gold.
Even though there's no unpatterned surface to rest your eyes on, it's still not overwhelming (in an unpleasant way, anyhow). It is extravagant without being too much to take, because the colors are so richly dark.
Image Source: Alidad, designer
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