Top table

Let the table take centre stage for a spring lunch or get-together. Set the scene with a beautiful floral tablecloth – we made ours from a new Laura Ashley fabric – and then gradually build layers of plates and top with fun crackers in coordinating tones and flowers made from gauzy fabrics. Put spring flowers in vases down the centre of the table for impact. Simply stunning. Natterbox chairs (in yellow and white), £230 a pair; Bossy chairs (background), £290, all Loaf. Dorset dining table, £1,000, Laura Ashley. On table, from left: tablecloth made up in Wild Meadow fabric, £36 a metre, Laura Ashley. Dinner plates, £72 for 4; side

plates, £56 for 4; pasta bowls, £72 for 4, all Sophie Conran. Egg cups and decorative eggs, from a selection, Gisela Graham. Floral decorations, from a selection, VV Rouleaux. Crackers, from a selection, Celebration Crackers. Napkins, made up in Bacall Blush fabric, £26 a metre,

Laura Ashley. Cutlery, £110 for a 24-piece set, Habitat. Champagne bucket, £29.99, Wayfair. Prosecco, from a selection,

Asda. Wine glasses, £60 for 6, Raj Tent Club. Glass jar (used as vase), from a selection, Neptune. Champagne flutes, £5.95 for 2, Ikea. Enamel buckets, from a selection, Gisela Graham. Bunny salt and pepper shakers, £9, The Contemporary Home.

Cake stand, £30, Debenhams. Cupcakes, from a selection, Asda