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The best dining room chairs for your home

Gin Connoisseur Martini Glass

The best glasses for cocktail hour

Bright Splatter French bowl, £26.95, Emma Bridgewater for Liberty.

Pretty dessert bowls for summer puddings

Thea pendant in copper with copper interior, £121, Pooky

The best pendant lights for your kitchen

An antique white metal bistro set in a cottage garden in full bloom. Image courtesy Rachel Whiting, Ryland Peters & Small⁠⁠.

Summer outdoor entertaining ideas

Artisan fire bowl in Rust Iron, £375, The Forest & Co

The best garden fire pits for summer 2021

19th-century French cast-iron garden urns, £580, Lichen Garden Antiques.

Antiques guide: where to buy rustic garden antiques

An illustration of a British high street

Where to buy – the UK’s best antiques and vintage shops

Victoria Street was built between 1829-34 as part of a series of improvements to Edinburgh’s Old Town. It replaced a steep, narrow lane called West Bow.

The UK’s best antiques shopping streets

The Pink Gin parasol in waterproofed fabric, £1,850, Sunbeam Jackie

The best garden parasols for 2021 and how to buy an antique version

Retrouvius - The Old Rectory Kitchen with an Aga

10 ways to mix old and new in the kitchen

The best picnic accessories for summer 2021. Image: Polly Wreford

Picnic baskets and accessories for summer 2021

Everhot 110i in Cream, £8,925, Everhot.

The best range cookers of 2021

Antiques dealer Drew Pritchard launches exclusive collection for Barker and Stonehouse. Image courtesy of Barker and Stonehouse

Drew Pritchard launches sofa collection with Barker and Stonehouse

Escape to the Chateau’s Angel Strawbridge launches afternoon tea collection