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Table Talk

Impress your guests with an immaculate dining table. Start with a tablemat or charger at each place setting and top this with a crisply folded cotton or linen napkin. Place cutlery, a wine glass and water glass evenly at each setting and finish off with candles or vases of flowers arranged along the length of the table. Make sure everything is polished and gleaming and that the chairs sit straight to the table. Oka has everything you need to win the best dressed table award.

Stola table, £1,490; Nailsea champagne flutes, £22; Faenza china from £11.50, all Oka, www.okadirect.com