Dining room
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5 easy hostess gifts to wow your friends
Be your hosts favourite guest with home-made treats from the kitchen. Add a few finishing touches to these simple ideas for a one-of-a-kind gift.
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Take a seat! Here’s 10 of the best dining chairs
Our pick of stylish dining chairs, from elegant upholstered designs to more informal styles for the kitchen
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Coastal craft: make simple seaside-style baubles
Create personalised place name holders for a summer party table
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How to fold a napkin into a bunny
Discover how to make a napkin into a bunny using Country Homes and Interiors' easy instructions
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Blowout bash: think it takes you a long time to prep for your dinner party? At Windsor Castle it takes two days JUST to lay the table!
If you're planning a dinner party, spare a thought for the staff at Windsor Castle who have to lay out 1,200 glasses, 2,000 pieces of silver cutlery and 200 napkins - it takes three weeks just to prepare it!
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Dine off at the dinner table: how Downton Abbey has inspired a new breed of competitive cooks
A new guide on how to be the perfect hostess includes advice from Debrett's that will help make your next dinner party a night to remember...
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Death of the dining room: family dinners are a thing of the past as almost 60% of families eat at different times
When was the last time you sat at the table and ate a meal with your family? If you can't remember then you're not alone as a new survey reveals that, while most homes still have a dining room, almost 60% of families don't use it and eat alone
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How to make a patchwork tablecloth
Sew a patchwork tablecloth with these simple step-by-step instructions from Country Homes & Interiors
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How to make a patchwork seat cover
Give new life to an old chair with our step-by-step guide
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How to make a chair cover
This easy-to-sew cover from Country Homes and Interiors just slips over a dining chair and requires no upholstery skills
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How to make a lace-trim tablecloth
Follow Country Homes and Interiors’ step-by-step instructions to sewing a tablecloth
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Alfresco dining ideas - our pick of the best
Looking for Alfresco dining ideas for this summer? From relaxed table settings to retro crockery, we've got plenty of garden ideas to inspire from Homes & Gardens.
