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Tableware

Finding the right crockery will elevate your dining experience and turn the humblest dish of pasta into an elegant meal to savour. Our tableware selection is here.

Old Havana Baking Dish Anthropologie

The right tableware can elevate the humblest of dishes – and this is perfect for bringing a little style to anyone's Monday night shepherd’s pie. It’s part of a huge collection in either mint green (as here) or blue and there are also canisters, pie dishes and bowls in the range.
Gluggle jug Graham & Green

I have had this on my list for so many years and still I don’t own one. This might be the year I self-gift. For everyone else, here’s the link. Use it for bunches of flowers as well as table water, kitchen utensils or just to look decorative on the shelf. The shape is pretty, the colours are lovely and the gluggle is fun. What more do you want from a present?
Enesta Line Mug Nkuku

Fair trade brand Nkuku sourced these striking cream mugs in China, where they are made by artisans whose skills are being forgotten in the race for mass production. Nkuku works with its suppliers to protect and preserve production like this.
Rosa Linen Napkins Soho Home

I'm having a napkin moment. Maybe it's the idea of elevating the midday soup and toast, but laying the table and adding napkins brings a drop of joy to meals (not so much for the teenagers). I have bought cheap and they were nasty. These are not cheap – but my, they are lovely.
Twisted Beeswax Candles Etsy

These beeswax candles are handmade in Devon and come in a variety of colours costing £6 for two. Suddenly traditional cyclindrical candles look all sorts of boring and the colours will bring a splash of joy to your table. Would make a great present too - with or without a candlestick.
Tea towels three-pack H&M

If you've got to do the drying up, then at least the tea towels can be pretty. This set in sunshine yellow and fashionable gingham checks are nice enough to double up as large napkins and could also line a bread basket, for example.
Bordallo Pinheiro Cabbage tableware ARKET

This Portuguese tableware has been firmly back in fashion for a little while, as the nostalgias factor means many of those whose mothers collected it in the 50s and 60s are buying it up again, while a new generation is embracing its retro appeal. First came the green, now it's the turn of the ivory (which I prefer). You can buy it from lots of places, with each seeming to sell different combinations of plates, bowls and serveware. Start here with Arket, which has a broad selection, and then try Google. There's also a red tomato variant at John Lewis.
Backgammon tray Rockett St George

The humble tray. The under-stated multi-tasker of the home. More than just ferrying things from room to room, trays are brilliant styling accessories to add visual interest to a space. Rockett St George always has unusual pieces which are talking points and this is a particular favourite which can hold its own as a display piece - laid out on a coffee table with candlestick, a vase of flowers or a pile of coasters.
Fluted wine glasses Cox & Cox

Dry January? Not likely. These glasses by Cox & Cox have tactile fluting which adds sophistication and makes them seem a lot more expensive than they actually are - at £55 for a set of 6. Fluted glass is on trend this season too, so if you can’t replace your kitchen doors with it, then this is an affordable (and palatable) way to tap in.
Ceramic Gluggle Jug Oliver Bonas

I love these large earthenware jugs, which come in sage green or a deep blue. Mimicking the form of a koi carp, the fish makes a glugging noise when you pour water from its mouth, which always gets a reaction at the table. When not in use, have it out on the sideboard as an ornament, place it in the kitchen as a utensil jar, or on the coffee table as a vase.