Actors and singers are expert entertainers, so it’s no surprise that they know how to put on a show at home. These dining rooms from the AD archives—from the residences of Brooke Shields, Adam Levine, Sheryl Crow, and other stars—are designed for entertaining, whether the gathering in question is an intimate affair or a feast for a crowd. In these spaces, stunning chandeliers, eye-catching artworks, and, of course, tables with plenty of room for family and friends set the scene for a memorable dinner party. All that’s left? The fabulous guests.
Photographer credits: Trevor Tondro
Celebrity’s Home: Mike D
The dining area of Mike D’s Malibu house has Bocci pendants and chairs from Amsterdam Modern.
The artwork is by Keltie Ferris, and the blue bowl and tall vase are from Nickey Kehoe.
Celebrity: Marc Anthony
A palapa at Marc Anthony’s Dominican Republic compound is outfitted with locally crafted side chairs and a table of brushed pine; the carved-mahogany barstools and Indian stone statues are from Designers Views.
- George Clooney
- A wrought-iron chandelier by Lucca Antiques graces George Clooney’s dining room at his home on Mexico’s Baja peninsula.
- Alex Rodriguez
- Paintings by Marilyn Minter (left) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (far right) energize Alex Rodriguez’s Florida dining room, which is appointed with Cassina chairs and a table from Luminaire. The chandelier was custom made by Remains Lighting, and the cylindrical urns are by Rick Owens.
- Ellen Pompeo
- At the Los Angeles home of Ellen Pompeo, Martyn Lawrence Bullard sheathed the dining room walls and floor in white oak from his collection for Boardbrokers and hung curtains of a Schumacher wool satin; two Moroccan brass lanterns from Downtown and sconces from Circa Lighting complement the twinkle of city lights at night.
- Patrick Dempsey
- In Patrick Dempsey’s Malibu home, fashion photographs by Melvin Sokolsky are displayed in a dining area outfitted with chairs from Lucca Antiques and a custom-made Teak Nichols Design table; the home was decorated by Estee Stanley Interior Design.
- Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady
- A chandelier and sconce by Dennis & Leen grace the dining room in Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady’s Los Angeles home, which was decorated by Joan Behnke; the curtains are made of a fabric by Marcie Bronkar and a Kerry Joyce linen covers the chairs by Behnke, who also designed the table.
- Jane Fonda
A 1922 painting by Alson Skinner Clark overlooks the dining area at Jane Fonda’s New Mexico ranch; the table is set with two pairs of Spanish Colonial candlesticks, the smaller of which was owned by the fashion icon Millicent Rogers, one of Fonda’s relatives.
Bunny Mellon
At Oyster Harbors, a gated community in Osterville, Massachusetts, the dining room of the late Bunny Mellon’s home, decorated by Bruce Budd, showcases a Raoul Dufy sailboat painting; the mahogany trestle table adds a nautical feel to the room.
- Photo: Roger Davies16/47
- Kourtney KardashianIn
- Kourtney Kardashian’s Calabasas, California, dining room, decorator Martyn Lawrence Bullard placed a bespoke table and a suite of vintage Pierre Jeanneret chairs from JF Chen under a José Esteves chandelier from Intérieurs; the framed artwork is by Roy Lichtenstein, the James Prestini metal sculpture at left is from Blackman Cruz, and the carpet is by Mansour Modern.
