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Archive for the ‘entertaining’ Category
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
 Stainless steel bowl and spoon Serve olives in style, with this stainless steel olive bowl and matching spoon. Designed by Culinary Concepts, the 6″ bowl is lovely and shiny inside and comes ready to use with a spoon, with a trademark knot on the top of the handle.
Although it’s designed to be used for olives, the bowl and spoon set is the perfect size for serving a variety of nibbles or condiments in. As it comes gift boxed, it would be a perfect homeware gift to give as a present. Even when not in use, the bowl would make a stylish decorative accessory.
You’ll find the Culinary Concepts olive bowl and spoon set available from Beth Stevens, for £36.95.
Tags: beth stevens, bowl, Culinary Concepts, olives, stainless steel
Posted in decorative accessories, entertaining, food and drink, kitchen accessories | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Some of the napkins on the market can be a bit plain and boring, so if you’re looking for something different, how about these beetle design napkins?
Produced by Warbeck and Cox, the cotton napkins are available in a choice of black or emerald green colour print and feature a quirky beetle design. They’re designed and made in England, using ethically sourced materials, and are £17 for a set of four.
If beetles aren’t your cup of tea, then they also produce a really nice set of napkins with a key design too.
The napkins can be purchased online from Warbeck and Cox, but you can also look out for them from other retailers, including National Trust shops.
Tags: beetle, napkin, National Trust, serviette, Warbeck and Cox
Posted in dining, entertaining, kitchen accessories | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
 Barbecue in style This has got to be one of the most comprehensive barbecues we’ve seen for a while. If you’re looking to barbecue in style, then this Landmann five burner BBQ kitchen can ensure you do just that.
This comprehensive piece of cooking equipment comes with five stainless steel burners, a side burner, an infrared back burner, four chrome enamalled cooking grids and an electronic rotisserie. There’s a handy warming rack to keep food warm once its cooked and there are useful cabinets to store all your barbecue cooking equipment.
The barbecue kitchen is on castors, so it can be easily moved around outside on your patio or deck, but they have a locking feature, so it can be securely positioned for cooking.
As you’d expect, a barbecue of this size does come at a price, but that price is wonderfully reduced in the Debenhams sale. The Landmann Avalon BBQ kitchen was £2,289, but is now down to £1,439.10. It could be a great investment for die hard barbecue and outdoor dining fans.
Tags: Avalon, barbecue, bbq, cooking, Debenhams, Landmann
Posted in dining, entertaining, kitchen appliances, outdoor | 6 Comments »
Monday, June 14th, 2010
 
These moulded red rabbit napkin rings by Johanna Zeitler from German design company, Koziol, add a bit of quirkiness to a dining table.
Artistically shaped in the form of a sitting rabbit, they sit perfectly on a table with a napkin in, with the rabbits head and ears poking up at the top. The design is called Hazel, which is rumoured to be named after Hazel the rabbit in Watership Down.
The rabbit napkin rings are available to purchase individually from Red Candy for only £4.15 each.
Tags: Koziol, napkin, Red Candy, serviette
Posted in designer, dining, entertaining, kitchen accessories | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 12th, 2010
 Daisy jug Having been to our first barbecue of the year at the weekend, we’ve got thoughts about eating outside, summer dining and picnics on the brain.
When you’re eating and drinking outside, you don’t always want to run the risk of accidental breakages, but there are some great outside-friendly homeware products on the market.
Acrylic has come a long way from its days of looking boring and drab and you can get some really funky looking items, like this daisy pitcher jug.
The clear acrylic jug is decorated with an array of colourful daisy flowers and it would be ideal for using outside or in. The daisy pitcher jug is available from Bhs, where it’s currently only £8. Matching acrylic wine glasses are also available, for the bargain price of only £2.40.
Tags: acrylic, Bhs, jug, pitcher
Posted in bargain buy, entertaining, outdoor | No Comments »
Monday, March 1st, 2010
 Stylish tableware If you missed the previous offer we featured, for the Maxwell and Williams Cashmere Allegro dinner set, then this Ruby range from M&S is almost identical.
Better still, it costs considerably less for a 12 piece set than the full price of the Maxwell and Williams version. Available in the same black and white or red and white choices, the stripy dinner set includes four dinner plates, four side plates and four cereal bowls.
Matching Ruby cups and saucers are £7.50 each and extra side plates are £6 each. Get the look and style, without breaking the bank!
Tags: china, crockery, dinner set, M&S, plates, ruby, tableware
Posted in crockery, dining, entertaining, kitchen accessories | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
 Lipstick marks included Never worry about leaving a lipstick mark behind on a cup anymore, as this clever designer has playfully incorporated them into her work!
British/Japanese designer, Reiko Kaneko, who trained at Central Saint Martins in London, has created these fun Lip Tease cups and saucers. Made from fine bone china, the cups have a 24 carat gold rim with a distinctive gold lipstick mark on them.
Liberty are selling the Lip Tease cup and saucer for £25.95.
Tags: cup, gold, Lip Tease, Reiko Kaneko, saucer
Posted in crockery, designer, entertaining, kitchen accessories | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
 Glass flower dish This beautiful glass dish is handmade in a lovely magnolia flower shape. Measuring 18cm in diameter, you can clearly see the petals of the flowerhead and the centre of the bloom and it’s been nicely finished off with a subtle gold shade.
It would look lovely on a shelf, windowsill or table, left empty or filled with sweets or nibbles.
You can buy the magnolia dish from ZiggiZiggi, for £13.50.
Tags: dish, flower, glass, ZiggiZiggi
Posted in decorative accessories, entertaining, glass, home accessories | No Comments »
Monday, February 8th, 2010
  
If you thought tea sets were boring and old fashioned, think again.
Tina Tsang’s Blaue Blume white tea set ceramics, with their lace pattern textures, have been given a funky modern twist by using legs as handles.
From a tea cup and teapot with leg handles, to a cake stand with legs popping out of the top, Tina Tsang’s designs are nothing short of quirky and memorable.
Granted, they may not be too everyone’s taste, but they’re certainly a different take on traditional designs.
The teacup (£35), teapot (£65) and cake stand (£128) can be purchased from All Things Original. You can even choose whether you want the dainty feet to have red or black shiny shoes.
What do you think – do you love ‘em or hate ‘em?
Tags: All Things Original, Blaue Blume, ceramics, tea set, Tina Tsang
Posted in crockery, designer, dining, entertaining, food and drink | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
 
Designed by Maxwell and Williams, and part of the Cashmere range, the Allegro dinner set is a fresh and stylish design that would work well in many a modern kitchen.
Available in noir (black and white) or rouge (red and white) the stripy design is made from fine bone china. Whilst the pieces can be bought seperately, a starter pack of 20 pieces – four dinner plates, four side plates, four soup bowls and four tea cups and saucers – is available from Cook in Style. If you need dinnerware for larger numbers, you can always buy two sets or add to it in the future.
Usually priced at £110 per set, the Cashmere Allegro 20 piece dinner sets are currently reduced down to a more tasty sounding £70 per set.
Both colour choices are available and you’ll find them at Cook in Style.
Tags: Allegro, bone china, dining, dinner set, dinnerware, Maxwell and Williams, monochrome
Posted in crockery, entertaining, food and drink, kitchen, kitchen accessories | 2 Comments »
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