Summer fabric: bold and bright

The perfect setting for afternoon tea

A bargain set of table and chairs gets a designer facelift with a pretty cloth and cushions...

Provence garden furniture, £70 for a three-piece set, Tesco Direct. Silk embroidered fabric (hanging from tree), £115 a metre, and umbrella covered in checked silk fabric, £42 a metre, both Sumiko at Harlequin. Brolly trimmed in Turquoise Coletti, £40 a metre, Designers Guild. Cushions covered in Tao embroidered silk, £85 a metre, Malabar. Embroidered tablecloth from a selection, Lunn Antiques. Cake stand, £19.58, Laura Ashley. Vintage china from a selection, Judith Michael and Daughter. Macaroons, £1.30 each, Ladurée. Hand-painted bin, £190, Golfar & Hughes. Silk flowers from a selection, Withycombe Fair

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