Make your home the life and soul of the party with a ‘ban the bland’ attitude to entertaining. The Summer House Collection – a West Berkshire -based online store – occupies a happy corner of the internet, where colour, pattern bring joy to your life.

The table linens are stunning with a choice of contemporary designs and traditional patterns – all handprinted onto quality fabric, with mix and match embroidered napkins and runners. Then simply add all the pretty stuff – coloured bud vases, coral inspired salad serves, bright curvaceous jugs, glasses and bowls.

During the summer months, you can raise your al fresco dining game with acrylic tableware that looks seriously spenny, purchase the ultimate picnic rug (it’s pretty and quilted) and get your mitts on a super-flattering kaftan to waft around in whether you’re in Morocco or Mortimer.

Whether you are buying for yourself or as a gift, I feel everyone’s tablescaping skills are going to get seriously competitive.