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THINGS TO CELEBRATE JULY

Holiday AT HOME

Set the scene for long, leisurely lunches by dressing your outdoor dining table with vibrant bowls and glasses, woven placemats and natural table linen. Finish with twinkly lights and lanterns aplenty to continue the day’s get-together into the evening…

Basket oval garden dining table, £329; Basket rope garden dining chairs in natural, £290 per pair; lemon motif jug, £12; Bordallo Pinheiro melon serving bowl, £50; organic linen tablecloth in natural, £75, all John Lewis & Partners

THINGS TO CELEBRATE JULY

Holiday AT HOME

THINGS TO CELEBRATE JULY

RECIPES BEN REED PHOTOS ALEX LUCK © RYLAND PETERS & SMALL

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Cocktail recipes

REFRESHING SUMMER SIPS Fabulous new book Summer Drinks (£9.99, Ryland, Peters & Small) is full of easy cocktails, mocktails and spritzes, like this tall and tasty Anejo highball and Strawberry lemonade, both perfect for a party. 1 Fill a highball glass with ice cubes and add 50ml rum, 15ml orange Curaçao, 15ml freshly squeezed lime juice and 2 dashes Angostura bitters. 2 Top up with chilled ginger

beer, stir gently to mix, then garnish with an orange zest spiral. 3 For the lemonade, blitz 20 ripe strawberries to a purée in a blender. 4 Add the finely grated zest and juice of 4 lemons, 6 tbsp sugar and a handful of fresh mint leaves to a pitcher and stir until the sugar has dissolved. 5 Fill the pitcher with ice cubes, add the blended strawberries and top up with soda water.

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Roll-up picnic rugs

1 Badgers picnic blanket, £38.95, Annabel James 2 Hearts knitted picnic blanket, £39, Sophie Allport 3 Recycled wool waterproof picnic blanket in Stewart Royal antique tartan, £70, The Tartan Blanket Co 4 Cherries picnic blanket, £32, Cath Kidston

FEATURE JENNY WOOD

BACK TO NATURE If you fancy pitching your tent somewhere different, Almost Wild Camping (£12.95, coolcamping.com), reveals tips and etiquette for camping in the middle of nowhere, from forests to mountains, plus details of 50 UK campsites off the beaten track for those looking for a registered site.

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Äpplarö drop-leaf outdoor table, £100; bench, £45; reclining chair, £45; foldable chairs, £30 each; Solarvet LED lighting chain with 24 outdoor solar-powered ball lights, £19; for a similar black outdoor seat cushion, try the Järpön/Duvholmen, £29; for a similar sheepskin, try the Ludde, £25; for a similar outdoor trolley, try the Klasen, £80, all Ikea. For a similar pergola, try Perfect Pergolas

STYLE SECRET A favourite for garden furniture, wood blends in beautifully with natural surroundings. Enhance this laidback look with simple white tableware, neutral soft furnishings and strings of outdoor solar lights.

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GARDEN GETAWAY | DECOR ATI NG

For an understated al fresco setting, team speckled freeform tableware with woven seagrass placemats, rustic glassware and wooden serving paddles. Finish by dressing the table with herbs and berries for a home-grown flourish

Melamine dinner plates, £16 for four; melamine bowls, £12 for four; melamine side plates, £12 for four; woven seagrass placemats, £20 for four; marble and wood serving board, £18; shatterproof stacking tumblers, £12 for four, all Next Home. For a similar tray, try the grey rattan square design, from £12.99, Bliss & Bloom

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SUMMER HOMES | MODERN RUSTIC REFURB

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MODERN RUSTIC REFURB | SUMMER HOMES

‘I’m so inspired by nature, and incorporate the changing of the seasons into my styling’ Design details Log slices (left)

make great rustic placemats and potted succulents bring a prairie feel to the setting. Kay has used dried eucalyptus leaves as a sustainable alternative to table confetti

Garden Kay has created a sunken BBQ terrace with reclaimed railway sleepers and secondhand paving stones. An old butchers block from Trinovante Trading doubles as a seat, and two vintage zinc planters support a foraged branch for solar lanterns to hang from

holders, waste bins or storage containers. In fact, the family home is full of curated displays that offer an insight into the people who live there; glass bottles and containers in different shapes and sizes house shells and feathers collected on family holidays, while in Finn’s bedroom, custom-made ply shelving showcases a collection of old Tintin books bought in a French market. ‘I passionately believe that vintage pieces bring a unique sense of style to a home,’ says Kay. ‘And they don’t need to cost the earth in either sense.’ JULY 2021 GOODHOMESMAGAZINE.COM 67

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CREATE AN OUTDOOR SPA Fancy a dip? If a hot tub’s not your style and you don’t have room for a pool, a freestanding tub is a simple, super-stylish way to create your own spa retreat outside. Just make sure your bath is suitable for external use and covered during the winter months.

Make it mini

Keep the kids out of mischief while you’re entertaining by letting your little masterchefs whip up some mud creations in their own outdoor kitchen. Mud kitchen,£60, Dunelm

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Freestanding oxidised copper bath £2,400; leather butterfly chair, £300; reclaimed teak branchwood stool, £120, all Indigenous

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OUTDOOR WALL LIGHTS

1 Swan neck globe glass outdoor wall light, £95, Industville 2 Nelson IP44 bulkhead light in Antique Brass, £147, Pooky 3 Jared Up & Down outdoor wall lantern in Copper, £24, BHS

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Verve small stackable raised bed kit, £12, and Verve 0.42m² Grow mesh tunnel cover, £23, B&Q

Cover up

Moucharabiya planter in Corten steel, £350, Screen with Envy

If you need to hide an unsightly wall, fence or just provide muchneeded privacy, opt for a decorative screen with a built-in planter. Take a look at contemporary metal designs over the usual timber trellis styles for a fresh take and a long-lasting finish that won’t age and weather over time.

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20. EXTEND YOUR INTERNAL SPACE With working from home set to be part of the new normal post-pandemic, now’s the time to carve out room for a permanent office space. If it’s a tight squeeze in the house, a dedicated garden studio could be the answer, or you might simply want a retreat to escape to after the working day is done. Either way, as more of us share the family home for longer periods, utilising extra space is invaluable.

GROW YOUR OWN Create a mini allotment plot with a raised planter. It’s the perfect way to get the kids growing their own fruit and veg, or for those with compact gardens – just add a tunnel cover to keep pests off your patch.

Pembroke 4.5x2.7m garden room with store and optional canopy, from £11,412, Browns Garden Buildings

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Transform the shed

Turn a tired-looking shed into a feature with a lick of bright paint. Add a trellis or garden wire for climbing plants such as rambling roses, sweetpea or even beans once you’re done, and finish with a string of solarpowered bulbs. 1 Exterior wood finish in Heather Haze, £27.80 per ltr, Classic Colour collection by Treatex 2 Osmo natural oil paint in Labrador Blue, £24.44 per 0.75ltrs, Country Colour collection by Osmo