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INTERIORS INSIDER
Image to right: John Lewis Dolce Vita lemon
stoneware serve dish, £9; Dolce Vita fish fine
The best outdoor decor ideas for china side plate, £6; Dolce Vita pomodoro
hosting and feasting Vita fish stoneware serve dish, £12
fine china side plate, £6; John Lewis Dolce
Top table
To slightly tweak a famous
quote, people won’t remember
John Lewis & Partners share how to create a stylish outdoor table what you said or did (or cooked...), they
for summer garden parties. will remember how you made them feel.
Choose playful tableware that adds a sense
of fun; summer-signifiers that live long in the
hat better way to celebrate the memory. Because if you can’t serve olives
sunny season than hosting – and in a fish-shaped dish at a late-night soiree
Wfeasting – with friends and family? with your nearest and dearest, then
All you need are a handful of key outdoor buys when can you? This is sunny season,
and a few style tips to create the perfect at- after all.
home dining experience. Here’s everything you
need to nail summer al fresco dining your way.
Get lit
Bring some glow to your outdoor space and John Lewis Striped
create the perfect mood for alfresco feasting glass tumbler, £5
with an outdoor table lamp. Not only are they
super-practical, thanks to being rechargeable, John Lewis Hand
cord-free and portable, these designs also pack braided placemats,
set of 2, £8.50
a stylish punch; so much so, in fact, that you’ll
want to make them your
table centrepiece.
Layer up
Wondering how to style your outside dining area like a pro? Start by
covering your table with a crisp linen tablecloth, or add 2025’s most
John Lewis Baresi talked about tableware trend - the table runner. Stick to a colour
outdoor table lamp, £65 palette of two or three shades and have fun layering with placemats,
napkins, napkin holders, trays, place names – whatever you fancy. It’s
the small touches that come together to make a big impression.
Image to left: John Lewis Dolce Vita striped cotton linen blend table runner, £28
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