The Sunday Times - UK (2022-05-01)

The showstopping set

Alfresco is fabulous, so long as you’re never too far from a wine fridge or a pressed napkin.

In fact, since you added those tapered candles, Murano glassware and print-clash plates, your terrace

has been the hottest ticket in town. Sure, you don’t cook much, but what else is Deliveroo for?

Haute hosting

Clashing tableware, Murano glass and lots of fresh

flowers – here’s how to up your alfresco game

1 Vase, £150; gather.glass. 2 Candles, £18 for eight; mrsalice.com. 3 Pink candle holders, £6.50 each; oliverbonas.com. 4 Salt and pepper mills, £48 each;

lecreuset.co.uk. 5 Blue candle holders, £16 each; anthropologie.com. 6 Vase, £395; ladoublej.com. 7 Plates, £33 each; anna-nina.nl. 8 Napkins, £18 each, and

9 tumblers, £40 for four; conranshop.co.uk. 10 Cutlery, from £14 a piece, Sabre Paris; conranshop.co.uk. 11 Placemats, £160 for two, Sensi Studio; matchesfashion.com.

12 Bowls, £16 each, Wonki Ware; conranshop.co.uk. 13 Glass bowl, £13; zara.com. 14 Tablecloth, £295; summerillandbishop.com. Flowers; sageflowers.co.uk

Photographs Luke J Albert Styling Flossie Saunders Words Charlie Gowans-Eglinton

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