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Shop the best buys for summer, including alfresco tableware and accessories
M&S Home's summer range has just dropped — and it's as tasteful as it is trendy. These pieces will have you drafting up invites for your next summer gathering pronto.
As the long, hot days draw closer, focus is shifting to stylish outdoor tableware, and M&S Home is here to impress. Featuring an array of essentials — from plates, bowls and serving platters to jugs, coupe glasses and tablecloths — the collection also includes playful picnic blankets, cosy outdoor cushions and lamps that set the mood.
The range is inspired by two main themes: Boho and Summer Brights. The Boho collection features trending greens, Mediterranean blues and warm terracotta tones accentuated by embroidery and handpainted details. Meanwhile, Summer Brights brings a soft playfulness with pastel hues, vibrant stripes and joyful fruit motifs.
The best part? Everything is affordably priced. Here are the pieces we've already added to our shopping basket...
Food is always a theme on the dinner table, but now it's also an increasingly popular theme in tableware. This set of four napkins brings a playful touch to any dinner setting.
Enhance your alfresco tablescape with this elegant piece of china sporting a double handle and stylish wavy trim. The green details have been painted by hand, so, technically, each piece is unique.
These vibrant bowls will instantly add a burst of colour to any breakfast (or dinner) table. The set includes four different colourways and patterns for an individual twist. The only downside? They’re already flying off the shelves like hot cross buns!
A wonderful example of mixing textures, this lamp combines a ceramic base with a contrasting empire-shaped wicker shade. The round base, with a lovely green gradient finish, features curved handles for maximum impact.
Featuring a trendy combination of lime green and sky blue, these checked dinner plates have summer written all over them. Sold in a matching set of four, they are also dishwasher-safe.
If there's one piece you buy from this collection, let it be this. With its striking yet delightfully stripped-back aesthetic brought to life by a dark, vibrant green, this serving platter makes a statement. The timeless oval shape only adds to the appeal.
This striped outdoor cushion, which comes in a set of two, marries different colours and textures. Vibrant greens, oranges, purples and blues are interspersed with softer pastel shades and neutral tones. Made from cotton, the cushions are water-resistant, which makes them perfect for the garden or balcony.
Also available as hi ball glasses, these joyful tumblers add a muted splash of colour to the dinner table – or picnic blanket. Made from plastic, they're perfect for alfresco dining and are dishwasher-friendly too.
Want to feel like you're dining somewhere on the Amalfi coast or in a little Portugese seaside town? These boho-inspired side plates will bring a Mediterranean feel to your table. A set of four of includes two colourways: green and white, and blue and white.
We just can’t get enough of scalloped edges and rattan homeware. The green lining softly cuts through the brown of the rattan and sets a pleasing contrast.
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