Here comes the sun. Whether you’re hitting the sea or staying in your back garden, its rays make life a beach. Here are ways to bring that summer zest to your décor.
The sun is promised to shine this weekend, so clear the to-do list and take some time to soak it up.
Ready your outdoor space with a few new key pieces that will help switch up the mood.
Luxe loungers
French luxury label Roche Bobois’s new outdoor collection is designed around the island of Formentera, Ibiza’s little sister isle, where much of the jet set has moved.
It’s smaller, less brash and feels more like a real escape.
Created by Philippe Bouix, the outdoor sofa cum luxe sun lounger features Missoni fabrics. In the lead image, it has a base in a soft yellow with its seat covered in Missoni’s Island Sunrise print.
In the versions shown above, it features different colourways of the Italian fabric house’s Nastri print.
Prices for the lounger and moveable back cushion start from about €7,000.
Room for all
Dock and Bay’s candy stripe picnic blanket €99.50 for the extra large, which is 240 by 170 cm through Next.ie.
It comes in the candy stripe, shown, or in vibrant bands of Whitsunday blue and white and has a hole in the middle, should you feel the need to add a parasol.
The large is a square shape that measures 170cm and costs €86.50, while the extra-large is 240 long by 170 cm across and costs €99.50, excluding delivery.
Dine alfresco
Add a little pizzazz to mealtimes or how you serve up snacks.
These porcelain Lysor plates come in dinner and dessert sizes and respectively cost €58.99 and €43.99 for a set of four from La Redoute.
Both sizes are currently reduced by 20 per cent.
Sharing plate
Inspired by the warm yellow and blue colours of the Mediterranean, this hand-decorated stoneware platter is the perfect way to serve up sharing meat and cheese platters.
The 29 cm long will bring a fresh mood to your dining table and costs €59 from Hedgeroe Home.
Cool down
This 120 cm wide cherry coloured inflatable pool is the perfect garden accessory.
It will help little ones cool down and give them playtime in one of their favourite elements, water.
It costs €62, excluding delivery from Smallable.
Quench your thirst
This Kilner five-litre glass drinks dispenser, €35, from Meadows & Byrne, is the ultimate in self-serve drinks.
Make lemonade for the kids and non-drinkers.
Invest in a second one and fill it with Sangria or Pim’s.
Let’s play
When you tire of the sun, how about a game of pickleball?
A wooden bat pickle ball set costs €45 and comes in chalk stripes of either olive or terracotta.
A pinstripe version of the set in olive green bands is currently reduced to €18, excluding delivery, from Sunny Life.
