Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside…

Whatever you’re up to this summer – jet setting, glamping or staycationing – bring a bit of the seaside to your dinner table.

You can easily create a beachy look with nautical-themed tableware. We’ve gone with Midwinter’s Riviera from Chinasearch’s pre-owned collections. Riviera’s delicate seaside-theme illustrations are a real work of art, immediately transporting you to a relaxing coastal place.

We’ve paired Riviera with sea greens and sky blues, also selected from our replacement china ranges. Solid colours and unusual textures work particularly well in this kind of informal set-up – the blue milk jug is Summer Sky  and the cups and side plates are Beach House. The shells are part of an age-old collection from Mother Nature!

Teacups and Saucers

What’s great about a beach theme is that you can keep it informal. Worn wood, mismatched cutlery and sun-bleached linens all work well with this theme, and you can add extra ‘beachiness’ with shells, pebbles and bits of rope.

All you need now are some tasty summer treats with which to adorn your nautical table!