MIX & MINGLE

DECORATING

Mix & Mingle

It’s hot and the sun is shining. Celebrate with a setting where colours and furniture match the mood, but not necessarily each other. STYLING JULIE LAPOINTE | PHOTOGRAPHY BRUNO PETROZZA

The New Mixology

A HAPPY, CAREFREE MIX OF DISHES AND FURNITURE CAPTURES THE RELAXED VIBE OF SUMMERTIME ENTERTAINING. MISMATCHED BUT COORDINATING DECOR ISN’T ONLY OKAY, IT’S ALSO MORE VISUALLY COMPELLING. FINISH OFF WITH A BOLDLY PATTERNED COLOURFUL CARPET OF A STURDY OUTDOOR MATERIAL THAT WITHSTANDS SUN AND RAIN.

Opposite Aluminum TABLE for 6 people, $2,499; black moulded-plastic CHAIRS, $148 each; Must. Green moulded-plastic CHAIRS, $148 each, Nüspace. Oval vinyl 60" x 90" TABLECLOTH, $14, Simons. Long wood serving PLATE, $20, Bouclair. Tömmerby 5'3" x 7'7" indoor/outdoor RUG, $89; stoneware PLANTER, $8; artificial PLANT, $20; IKEA.

Happy Hour

SIMPLICITY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS – AND TO A HAPPY HOST – IN OUTDOOR SETTINGS. MIXING TEXTURES AND COLOURS SHOWS A RELAXED ATTITUDE TO DECOR AND ENTERTAINING.

Above Rattan SIDE TABLE, $129, Urban Barn. Small patterned cotton CUSHION, $38, Buk & Nola. Large pink linen PILLOW, $100; mosquito net PLATE COVER, $23; Casa Luca. Mango wood PLATE (under the platter), $20, Bouclair. Xenia Taler small bamboo PLATE, $44 for 4; bamboo CUTLERY, $20 for 3 pieces; Boutique DDD. Paper PLACEMAT, $10; cotton NAPKIN, $5; Simons. Plastic stemmed GLASS, $13 for 4, HomeSense. Acrylic water GLASS, $6, Crate and Barrel. Stoneware PLANTER, $8; artificial PLANT, $20; IKEA. Right Xenia Taler bamboo PLATES, $52 for 4 (dinner), $44 for 4 (small), DDD. Round acacia TRAY, $60; stainless-steel CUTLERY, $33 for 16 pieces; Boutique Kozy. Bamboo LANTERN, $14, Zone. Plastic stemmed GLASS, $13 for 4, HomeSense. Acrylic water GLASS, $6, Crate and Barrel. Cotton NAPKIN, $31 for 4, VdeV. Small wood BOWL, $7, H&M Home.