Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler’s associate director Chloe Willis talks entertaining essentials

Show guests a good time with a home set up for easy entertaining. Here’s five ways to create fun spaces for every occasion

The kitchen is where guests instinctively gather at parties, so design an inviting layout where style and sociability meet, whatever the occasion

The heart of the home should be a cosy space that draws you in, particularly at the most festive time of the year

FULL OF DESIGN DECISIONS MADE BY PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO ENTERTAIN, THESE KITCHENS ARE CELEBRATION CENTRAL

A RECONFIGURATION AND A FRESH COLOUR SCHEME HAS BROUGHT NEW LIFE TO NICOLA’S ONCE DARK AND DREARY KITCHEN