Get out there! Put your own style stamp on open-air entertaining
COLOUR POP
Blending brights is easy if you have one or two main colours that ‘ground’ the rest of the look.
CUSHION COVERS, from £3.99; STRAW HAT, £8.99; BLANKET, £17.99; TUMBLERS, £2.99 each; VASE, £17.99, and BIRD ORNAMENT, £12.99, all hm.com
EASY BREEZY
Bring your seaside holiday vibe home by mixing blue and white stripes with touches of red.
TABLECLOTH, £75; WHITE & STRIPED NAPKINS, both £25 for four; CANDLE HOLDERS, £25 each; TEALIGHT HOLDERS, £10 each; STRIPED SEAT PAD, £25; PIPED SEAT PADS, £90 for four; WINE GLASSES, £7 each; TUMBLERS, £6 each, and PLANTERS WITH GREY RIM, £18 each, all thewhitecompany.com
BLACK & WHITE
This classic combo works well with Scandinavian and minimalist styles.
WOVEN DINING BENCH, £215; CHAIRS, £360 for two; TABLE, £569; METAL URN, £60, and SEAGRASS BASKET, £30, all johnlewis.com
LUXE IT UP
Bring the bling outside with touches of gold, silver and copper.