Simple PLEASURES

For a relaxed and artless effect, simply throw a tablecloth across the middle of your table, leaving it to fall loosely on either side. Mix up terracotta tableware and smart black cutlery with plenty of candles.

Vintage painted table, from £245, French Finds. Spindle armchair, £50; white painted chair, £20; vintage Ercol chair, £90: all The Packhouse. Cotton tablecloth, £40, Etsy. Tumbling Oak napkins, £35/set of four, Kiran Ravilious. Plaster-pink linen napkins, £18/set of two, Rowen & Wren. Rose-pink Mr & Mrs side plates, £25 each, Sue Pryke. Handmade terracotta plates, £40 each, Etsy. Decorative gold wreath candle holder, £35; ivory sheepskin rug, £65: both Primrose & Plum. Black rustic dinner candles, £15/pack of 20, Shearer Candles. Blush dinner candles, £1.80 each, Closet & Botts. Jars and other candle holders, from a selection, TK Maxx