Homeware hacks for a perfect summer party - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Interiors Homeware hacks for a perfect summer party By Emily Cleary - June 8, 2022 Planning a garden party or a celebration at home? We’re all looking for ways to stay on-trend without breaking the bank. Here are our tips for a showstopping home to impress guests, without the price tag, this summer. Image: Dulux Colour blocking Interior designer Sam Griegg says: ‘Colour blocking with paint has been so popular inside the home this last year that I think it’s inevitable that people will begin to try it outside too. And it’s a great way to refresh a tired looking brick wall in the garden, and transform the space in front of it into a usable seating area. ‘An oversized painted circle is a great way to zone off a little bench area, or simply paint the lower half of the wall one colour, and the upper another. Stick to similar earthy tones top and bottom if you want a more subtle look that will look good throughout the winter months too.’ Wallpaper tablecloths Yes really. Helen Ashmore, Head of Design at Laura Ashley, says: ‘Rather than buying a new tablecloth for an occasion, why not try using leftover wallpaper? It’s a sustainable and creative approach that will be sure to wow guests! You can use floral wallpaper samples as paper plates for a slice of pizza or a slice of Victoria sponge!’ Speaking of sponges… Make your Victoria sponge the star of the show by presenting it on a floral cake stand. Helen suggests going one step further and decorating the plate with dried flowers picked from your garden. She says: ‘Pastel hues are perfect.’ Just make sure nobody eats them! Teapot cocktails Image: Getty Create excitement and an element of fun by serving your cocktails from a teapot in your parents’ old teacups. Reusing old kitchenware is an economic and effective twist for any party. Bring the outside in Sam Griegg says: ‘Summer is the perfect time to bring flowers into the house, and an ideal opportunity to create a little styled ‘vignette’ with a group of vases. A group of three to five vases of varying widths and heights can look great as a centrepiece on a table, and the way to tie the whole look together is to use the same foliage and flowers throughout in each vase – but with different groupings in each one. And if you can simply gather them from your garden even better.’ Set the mood Image: Getty ‘Get creative by using natural shelves and hooks you may have in your outdoor space by draping fairy lights and lanterns on any trees, bushes, or sheds,’ says Helen. As the sun goes down, the various lights will create an ambient mood to carry on the party.’ Create a cosy corner Image: Getty Helen says: ‘Throws are an essential for chic comfort and keeping party guests warm. When not in use, drape over chairs to create texture.’ Khalid Undre, designer at Yorkshire Fabric Shop tells us: ‘We’ve seen the more traditional or heritage fabrics such as Tartan trending – potentially due to Outlander but also do any styles ever die out? For these cost-crunching times when saving energy and looking fantastic is a goal, heavier soft furnishing such as curtains, throws and rugs can help in bringing style to your room as well as keep energy costs down.’ Macrame chairs If there’s one piece of furniture that has taken over gardens across Britain in the past couple of years, it’s the hanging egg chair. Many of our favourite retailers like Aldi, B&M, Argos and Studio are expected to release new designs of the statement garden furniture ahead of the spring and summer, such was the chair’s popularity last year. But this year, you might want to also consider another style of outdoor chair; the hanging macrame chair. Previously only found on the likes of online retail sites such as Etsy, Wayfair and Urban Outfitters, budget retailers have also started to release their own versions that cost much less. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK DON' T MISS Fiona Bruce Sometimes I struggle not to cry November 14, 2021 17 beautiful 2021 diaries to help you to look forward to December 4, 2020 Why women leave men for women What’ s fuelling the rise of April 28, 2019 Hollywood veteran Laura Linney on plastic surgery friendship and her stellar July 3, 2017 You can shop the khaki jumpsuit from Holly Willoughby’ s new M& S July 17, 2019 The secrets and lies behind this happy family photo April 11, 2021 It’ s cocktail hour Olly Smith’ s cocktail recipes and Eleanor Maidment s canapé November 14, 2021 BBC One has revealed its Christmas TV schedule and there’ s lots December 2, 2020 YOU Beauty Box August Reviews August 1, 2017 Rome has been named the cheapest major city to visit in August 7, 2019 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved