Wirral Life February 2018 | Page 50

INTERIOR INSPIRATION BY KATE KINGSTON Kate Kingston, Managing Director of Kingston Shaw, an award winning interior design company with offices on the Wirral, London and Dubai, shares with us the latest trends for creating the perfect home. A glass top on a dining table is a great way to maintain light in a space and we love this table from Sovet called the Aikipo. COME DINE AND DESIGN WITH ME! With the mass of cookery and home design programmes clogging up the television schedules, it occurred to me that we are raising a nation of Ramseys and Hoppens eager to reinvent the dinner party in their beautiful homes. But the dining room, it seems, is going out of fashion. Meals are eaten around the kitchen (island, table or sink) or, more likely, on the coffee table at an hour our grandparents would probably have considered to be “bedtime.” So whether you are lucky enough to have the space to have a dedicated room to masticate in or you have zoned your open plan living/kitchen/dining area, the ‘dining’ experience is important and should be an integral and meaningful part of your life. In an effort to ease the endless decisions to be made when choosing what style of dining area you want, or which table is best for socialising or sourcing the comfiest of chairs, we took a trip to Chattels in Chester to refresh ourselves with what is out there and to road test some of the best dining tables and chairs the world of design has to offer. TABLES Round Tables are a favourite for entertaining, as they are inclusive but what if you do not have the space for a round table all of the time? Then why not look at the Moon table from Jesse, this clever little table is square but by adding leaves to the sides it becomes round! An extending table like the Cineline from Ligne Roset is the perfect example of function and style, it looks fantastic and has the added element of being able to be butted up against a wall without it cramping the diners when not extended. To add colour and drama in your space try the Tobi-ishi designed by Edward Barber in 2012 by B&B Italia. 50 wirrallife.com