Latest Interiors: Let me entertain you
Holly Cozens brings you a host of dining accessories to impress your guests with
1 Wildlife espresso cup and saucer set, £22.50, Hunkydory Home, www.hunkydoryhome.co.uk
Thrill your guests at the end of the evening with these gorgeous wildlife design espresso cups, featuring a hare, otter, owl and fox. Just don’t ruin them with bad coffee.
2 Willis & Gambier Forecast Tall dining table £909, carver chairs £418, swivel stools £215, Furniture Village, www.furniturevillage.co.uk
This beautiful oak table is the perfect foundation for any dinner party or Sunday lunch, complemented by the comfy carver chairs and vintage swivel stools.
3 Slate napkin name tags, set of 4 £15, John Lewis, www.johnlewis.com
A nice last touch to your dining room preparation. Ideal for subtlely assigning seats while decorating the table.
4 Casa Couture Dining, Platinum band champagne flute £12.50, Hammered metal ice bucket £35, Claudia martini glass £10, Beaten metal trio of bowls £35, House of Fraser, www.houseoffraser.co.uk
Looking to add a teensy bit more luxury to your dinner party? Try these delicate champagne flutes, bucket and bowls to begin your evening in such decadent style.
5 John Lewis Logie tealight holder £6; LSA Centro: tumbler, Slate x4 £22, carafe, Slate £15; Pioneer: Comfort mugs, shown in Clementine, & Smoke £6 each; small bowls, shown in Clementine, Smoke, & Opal x4 £25; MIDDLE SHELF: Pioneer Comfort mug, Opal £6; 3D Cork tableware – placemat £14.95, serving bowl £24.95; Sebastian candle holder, small £15; ferm LIVING Spear – vase £39.95, bowl £54.95; BOTTOM SHELF: ferm LIVING cork coaster £14.95; Pioneerm shown in Clementine, Opal & Slate – curve plates £9-£12; Wilder planter (exc. contents) £25, John Lewis, www.johnlewis.com
A gorgeous mix of natural stone, slate, ceramic and glass dinnerware to be the envy of any dinner guest. Match or mis-match depending on your mood.
6 Various 16 piece cutlery sets, starting from £29.50, Marks and Spencer, www.marksandspencer.com
Choose from an attractive range of cutlery to match your dining set up, from vintage looking pieces to a more modern brushed silver.
7 John Lewis Acacia serveware – 3-section tray £15, serving board £20, 4-section tray £25, medium square bowl £35, small square bowl £25; Olive Wood salad servers £15; stainless steel serveware – large bowl £20, medium bowl £15, round tray £22; Just Slate – mini butter dish £30, placemats x2 £22, John Lewis, www.johnlewis.com
This collection of wooden and stainless steel serveware can make any meal that extra bit special from using a designated butter dish to olive bowl and salad servers.