Summer Hosting: Your Garden Party Essentials

This Summer, we’re placing our focus on garden party essentials – taking your garden and elevating it to the next level, helping you to create those special summertime memories. From bar stools and firepits to dining tables and lounge chairs, Milola’s curated collection of Outdoor Furniture has everything you need to host the perfect garden party this season. 

The MONTE VARI Outdoor Bar Table with Firepit is a stylish and eye-catching piece of outdoor furniture, designed to form a core centerpiece at any party or gathering. Made from a solid aluminum frame and an elegant teak tabletop, this standout bar table offers not only a sturdy and practical surface for discarded drinks and plates, but a warming focal point too with its seamlessly integrated firepit. 

Additionally, if evening sunsets and cosy fireside chats make up your perfect garden party, the SAVONA Fire Pit is also a great piece for your outdoor space. Doubling up as both a fire pit and a coffee table, the natural wooden base and smooth aluminium tabletop create a contemporary look and feel that is bound to be a talking point at every outdoor gathering. 

Finally, add a touch of elegance and luxury to your garden party with the simple and essential DROP Bar Table. A minimalist design that fits seamlessly into a bustling party atmosphere, the DROP Bar Table is an elevated bar table, designed for holding endless cocktail glasses, coffee cups, candles, floral displays and more – without drawing attention away from the main garden itself. 

When it comes to garden party dining, it’s important to ensure that every guest can be comfortably seated, and our collection of Extendable Outdoor Dining Tables is a great place to find those extra-large tables for outdoor dining. 

From the RIALTO Outdoor Dining Table, which offers up to 329cm in length, to the CAMERON, which offers up to 384cm in length, there’s a big range of table styles and shapes to explore. 

Both of these stylish and innovative extendable tables provide different colour variations to help them feel cohesive and connected to your existing garden furniture, with slatted wooden tabletops that offer a natural contrast to their metal frames. They both bring a contemporary feel, one that can blend in nicely during sunlit garden parties. 

Alternatively, if you’re looking for something with a more elevated, luxurious feel, the  PASCAL Sintered Stone Extendable Dining Table  is a beautiful option, with seamless extension mechanisms and a solid ceramic tabletop for durability and style.  

Once the food has been eaten and the drinks collected, seating is the next big consideration when hosting a garden party at home. How many guests will there be, where will they sit, is the outdoor sofa big enough for everyone?

Garden parties are a great excuse to catch up with friends and socialise, so a large corner sofa can be a useful option to naturally herd and seat your guests together. The NARDO Outdoor Lounge Set, for example, offers not only a versatile and durable corner sofa for your guests to relax on, but an integrated coffee table as well, for truly bringing the inside out. Whilst the table provides a handy place for guests to leave their drinks, the sofa offers maximum comfort, plushness and style. 

The STICKS Platform Sofa, on the other hand, offers beautiful, Scandi design features and an eye-catching teak platform to help invite your guests to sit back, relax and soak up the sun from a naturally raised seat. Delivering a sense of seclusion and elevation, the STICKS Platform Sofa is a stylish choice for pool side garden parties, as well as terrace parties, bringing that classic Scandi minimalism to vibrant, sunny gardens. 

If, however, you’re looking for some cosier and more intimate spaces to host your guests, then a smaller sofa, like the HERCULES from Bizzotto, might be a good choice. With a soft padded backrest wrapping all the way around the frame, and a gently rounded seat, it’s a sofa designed for relaxation and quiet conversation, with an extended side table for drinks and plates to rest on. Often chosen for its cosy feel and gentle support, it immediately brings warmth and comfort to every social gathering. 

Finally, if you know there are going to be little ones attending your garden party who won’t want to sit on the grown-up sofa, then why not consider the ultimate garden party accessory: the COZY Outdoor Bean Bag. Perfect for creating a more informal feel, the COZY Bean Bag brings fun lounging back into an outdoor space and offers handy additional seating without taking up too much room. Perfect for breathing a bit of light and fun into your party! 

And for the final touch...every garden party needs good accessories. Whether it’s some elegant tableware, colourful cushions or some decorative bunting, those little decor pieces can really bring that indoor-outdoor feel together, creating a welcoming and inviting party scene.

Depending on the time of your garden party, a stunning and stylish parasol might be a great option, bringing essential shade in the heat of the day to your guests. Our ORION Parasol from Bizzotto is a classic parasol design, bringing traditional frames to contemporary garden spaces with a clean wood-effect aluminium frame, and a fresh protective canopy in a soft neutral tone.

Further building up that classic cosy feel, our range of Outdoor Rugs can also bring some softness and traditional style elements to your outdoor designs – with the DISCOVER and  DOT Rugs from Cane-Line now available in a number of colours and shapes. 

Finally, as the sun begins to set, a little lighting can make all the difference to the mood and atmosphere of your party. The JILL Stand with Lantern is an elegant choice to bring some soft light to your seating area or dining space, with our classic KATE Lanterns offering tabletop variations to accompany it.

Here at Milola, we can provide everything you need for a magical and memorable garden party this summer. From cosy seating areas and comfortable outdoor sofas to extra-long dining tables and bar tables, our Outdoor Collection has curated it all. 

Take a look around our online store, or visit our Outdoor Showroom, for more inspiration!