How to get the most from outdoor dining this summer

Kya deLongchamps whets our appetite for al-fresco entertaining with the latest outdoor living and cooking accessories

New heritage is trending for 2023 and not crackling with aesthetic tension its classic appeal is ideal for relaxed, vintage inclined teas and feasting outdoors. Rather than dumping one-use paper plates, do a sustainable cheat with reusable melamine. Use pretty pieces you already have with crisp clear pressed glass and pie-crust edges like these lovelies snagged from a rolling collection at Homesense.

IT’S nearly the season again. When the teasing scent of seasoned steak rides out on the soft summer air. Mexican beers, their amber necks jewelled with lime slices, clink musically in adult celebration. 

Outdoor rugs can be used in transition spaces and high-traffic patios with equal ease. Look for good traction in high fashion prints to bring that room-outdoors styling into focus. Most rugs come in polypropylene or recycled plastics that will slough off rain. Hang your rug up over a wall or fence to air and dry periodically to prevent a reaction between the latex and wood alkalis. Harlequin Acropora Brazilian Rosewood Tree Canopy. €260 for 140cm x 200cm, rugs.ie.