Is your home party ready?
The festive season is upon us and for many, this is the time of year we are most like to entertain guests.
Whether you’re hosting Christmas dinner for the family this year, inviting friends over for Christmas Eve drinks or just having people over for nibbles on the run up to the big day, you need to get your home party ready.
We’ve put together our top 3 tips to help you get your home party ready!
1.) Invest in a drinks trolley
Drinks trolleys have had an interior resurgence over the last few years, bringing back the mid-century trend you see so often in images of homes and offices from the 1950’s & 60’s.
Why? Because not only can they be an eye-catching piece of statement furniture, they also make it so much easier to entertain guests.
Movable, easy to style and great for small spaces, introducing a drinks trolley is the quickest way to get your home party ready.
One of our bestselling items is this Gold Mirrored Oval Drinks Trolley.
A stylish, vintage inspired two tier trolley on wheels, this comes with an oval shaped design, mirrored shelving and a metallic gold finish.
Looking for something a little more modern?
This Silver & Marble Round Drinks Trolley is a glamorous, contemporary style bar cart that comes on wheels with a round design. It comes complete with a metallic silver finish and two shelves with a white marble effect design.
This trolley design is also available in gold.
2.) Dress your dining table
Now you’ve got the drinks display, let’s think about the food!
Whether your party is going to include a full sit down dinner, a sharing board or just a few bits of nibbles, your dining table could also use a little help to look party ready.
But how can you do this?
One of the best investments for creating a party ready dining table is by creating some type of table centrepiece. A simple way to do this is by featuring a tray in your set up.
A topseller of ours perfect for parties is this Long Rustic Wooden Tray.
Ideal for serving food, condiments and sauces for the table or for creating a festive centrepiece by introducing faux snow and miniature Christmas trees.
If luxurious looking trays are more your style, how about this Gold Rectangle Mirrored Tray and for those with smaller spaces, how about this Small Mango Wooden Cheese Board with Rope Handles.
While smaller dishes like this Monochrome Feather Oval Plate or this Silver Star Shaped Dish are perfect for smaller food items like nuts, chirps, sweets or chocolates.
Candle holders like candlesticks, lanterns and tea light holders are a quick and easy way to dress up your dining table.
Fans of farmhouse or boho style might be best to choose products like this Wooden Star Shaped Tealight Holder, simple yet elegant these festive tealight holders would instantly add a little ambiance to your dining table.
Are you looking for something to display your tall, tapered candles in? Fans of tropical inspired decor will love this Gold Metal Palm Tree Candle Holder! Glamorous, eclectic and just a little bit vintage, this candlestick is just as eye-catching in a pair as it is on its own.
If you’re looking for something larger, why not choose a lantern?
Great for placing on your table as a centrepiece or on the floor nearby, lanterns like this Large Antique White Vintage Metal Candle Lantern are a great way to create a warming atmosphere in a space. We love this shabby chic inspired design, also available in a smaller size.
Introducing glassware like vases or bottles to your dining table will immediately create a vintage or bohemian vibe for your party. Smaller vases Decorative Glass Bud Vase or bottles like this Grey Ribbed Glass Bottle look gorgeous dotted around a dining table displaying single stems or slim candles. Larger vases like this Grey Ribbed Glass Vase or this Clear Cut Glass Vase can easily display small bouquets, creating a simple yet effective centrepiece for your dining table.
3.) Add a festive touch
Now that you’ve put in the effort to style your bar cart and dress up your dining table, it’s time to add those finishing festive touches!
A versatile piece of festive decor that can be placed anywhere are garlands! They look great weaving in between our table decor, hanging from a fireplace or simply wrapped around a bannister or door frame. Garlands can be added to any party space and quickly create that festive feeling! For fans of everything glam, this Gold Glitter Foliage Christmas Garland would fit more with your aesthetic while lovers of rustic or farmhouse style might choose this Green Glitter Trailing Fir Garland instead.
Update your space with Christmas inspired wreaths and wall signs. Products like this Gold Glitter Acorn Christmas Wreath are perfect for that luxe look while those with more minimalist style spaces this Christmas Bell Wreath might be for you. Hanging signs like this Green & Red Wooden ‘Merry Christmas’ Gonk Hanging Sign or this Sage Green Glitter Merry Christmas Sign from your walls, bannisters or fireplace to add to the festive cheer.
For large pieces of room decor, Cone Christmas Trees are a simple yet effective way to add a touch of festive sparkle to any party. Our collection spans a wide variety of colours including this gorgeously glam Set of 3 Gold Cone Christmas Trees and this eye-catching Set of 3 Multicoloured Iridescent Sequin Christmas Cones. While these stunning Set Of 3 Grey & White LED Christmas Gifts can easily blend into contemporary, glamorous or traditional spaces and would look lovely under the Christmas tree or by a fireplace.
For those extra festive touches, try candle pins! This Silver Christmas Tree Candle Pin or this Gold Stag Candle Pin is an elegant way to add a Christmas touch to your decor. Include faux flowers like this Set Of 2 Champagne Leaf Stems or this Set Of 2 Silver Palm Stems in your table centrepeice , woven in a garland or placed in a vase for glamorous festive vibe.
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