The spotlight: dining room

TEAM LIVINGETC'S PICKS FOR AN EATING AND ENTERTAINING SPACE THAT IS A PARAGON OF GOOD TASTE

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TABLE MANNERS

We might be biased - we did have a hand in designing it - but we think the extendable Umi dining table, a collaboration between Livingetc and Atkin and Thyme, is an all-rounder of a furniture piece. Paired with the matching bench seat, this solid oak table is casual enough to host family breakfasts and cheese and wine nights, but its swooping U-shaped base and curved top means it holds its own in a formal dinner party setting, too. Versatile and timelessly stylish - we adore it. Umi solid oak extendable dining table, £1,299; Umi dining bench, £349, both Atkin and Thyme x Livingetc

SEATING PLAN

With punches of colour delivered through leather bands wrapped around the arms and a contrasting backrest, the stackable Mathilda chair is a classic Patricia Urquiola piece - and it taps straight into our collective desire for more playful design. Mathilda chair, price on request, Patricia Urquiola for Moroso

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