Garden party

The key to stylish summer soirées is to invest in outdoor furniture that’s as fun and fashionable as the pieces you’d pick for your indoor rooms.

Select from our edit and you’ll be ready for the sunshine

From left ‘Cone’ rechargeable floor lamp by Marin Chiaramonte, £346, Emu (emu.it). ‘Arles’ rug by Paolo Zani for Warli, £1,878, Minima (minimahome.com). ‘Ghost Out 12’ sofa by Paola Navone for Gervasoni, £3,228, Different Like a Zoo (differentlikeazoo.com); upholstered in ‘Farniente Corsaro’ fabric by Élitis in ‘OD11422’, £160 per square metre, Abbott & Boyd (abbottandboyd.co.uk). ‘Liberty’ cushion cover by Tine K Home, £76, Abode (abodeliving.co.uk). ‘Herringbone weaved’ cushion cover by Tine K Home, £39, Abode (abodeliving.co.uk). ‘La Che’ side table by Sebastian Herkner, £748, Ames (amesliving.de). ‘Sciara’ side table by Paola Lenti, £1,950, Chaplins (chaplins.co.uk). ‘70s Snow’ mug by HK Living, £6, Cissy Wears (cissywears.com). ‘Strøm’ bowl by Raawii, £45; ‘Calade’ vase by Jars, £25, both The Conran Shop (conranshop.co.uk). ‘Nap’ rocking chair by Gordon Guillaumier, £3,427, Roda (rodaonline.com). Cushion covered in ‘Bengali Mint’ fabric, £56 per square metre; ‘Canvas Granny’ fabric, £47 per square metre, both Sunbrella (sunbrella.com). ‘Gray’ screen, £1,164, &New (andnew.co.uk). ‘Baobab’ stool by Marc Thorpe, £504, Moroso (moroso.it). ‘Melon’ jug by Manufacture de Digoin, £99; ‘Pebble’ tumbler by Rosti Mepal, £6, both The Conran Shop (conranshop.co.uk). ‘Touch’ pouf by Manutti, £475, Go Modern (gomodern.co.uk). ‘Melons’ cushion by Fermob, £67, Barbed (barbed.co.uk). Cushion covered in ‘Oliver Green’ fabric, £56 per square metre, Sunbrella (sunbrella.com) Background ‘Maupiti’ fabric (as curtain), £132 per square metre, Pierre

Frey (pierrefrey.com). ‘Teal’ paint, £49.50 for 2.5 litres; ‘Rufus’ paint, £49.50 for 2.5 litres, both Paint & Paper Library (paintandpaperlibrary.com)