La Dolce Vita: Create an Amalfi-Inspired Summer Event with CaterHire

Dreaming of long lunches in the sunshine, Mediterranean tablescapes and relaxed summer entertaining?

For our latest summer look, we took inspiration from the Amalfi Coast, combining natural elm wood, Mediterranean blues, sunny yellow and white stripes, and fresh lemons to create a setting made for summer celebrations.

At the heart of the look is our new Woodley Collection – a beautifully coordinated range of furniture designed to work across dining, drinks and relaxed lounge spaces.

Whether you’re planning a summer party at home, a wedding, corporate event or outdoor celebration, discover how to recreate the look with furniture and tableware for hire from CaterHire.

Meet the New Woodley Collection

Crafted from beautiful elm wood, the Woodley Collection brings warmth and a relaxed, natural feel to any event space.

One of the things we love most about this collection is how easily the different pieces work together, allowing you to create a coordinated look throughout your event.

Woodley Dining Table & Rope Dining Chairs

Our Woodley Dining Table seats four guests and is paired beautifully with our Woodley Rope Dining Chairs.

For our summer setting, we styled the table with Transatlantica Crockery, Sensa Glassware and Arthur Price Cutlery.

The combination of natural elm wood and classic tableware creates an effortlessly elegant dining area that would work beautifully for an intimate celebration, garden party or stylish drinks reception.

Take the Party Up a Level

For a more relaxed drinks area, we paired our Woodley Pod/Cocktail Table with our Woodley Rope High Stools.

This combination is ideal for creating informal gathering points throughout an event, giving guests somewhere to enjoy a drink, chat and mingle.

Using different furniture heights is also a great way to make a larger event space feel more considered – mixing dining tables, cocktail tables and lounge furniture rather than relying on one seating style throughout.

Create a Relaxed Lounge Area

Every great summer party needs somewhere to sit back and relax.

Our Woodley Coffee Table, paired with the Woodley Rope Lounge Chairs, creates an inviting lounge area while continuing the natural elm wood aesthetic throughout the space.

Perfect for weddings, garden parties, corporate summer events and private celebrations, lounge furniture can help transform an open space into smaller, more intimate areas for guests to enjoy.

From Gin Bar to Amalfi Spritz Bar

What says summer more than an Aperol Spritz?

To complete our Amalfi-inspired setting, we gave our Gin Bar a sunny summer makeover and transformed it into a Spritz Bar.

Yellow and white stripes, fresh lemons and Mediterranean-inspired styling instantly gave the bar a completely different personality.

It’s a simple reminder of how creative styling can transform event hire furniture to suit your theme – whether you’re dreaming of the Amalfi Coast, a Mediterranean garden party or your own take on an Italian summer.

Salute! ?

The Amalfi-Inspired Tablescape

And finally, the showstopper – our summer dining table.

We wanted this tablescape to feel generous, layered and full of Mediterranean character.

To create extra depth, we placed an 8ft x 18in and an 8ft x 24in trestle table together, creating a wider dining table with plenty of room for beautiful tableware, glassware and centre styling.

We then added a stunning yellow and white striped tablecloth from LNH Edit, immediately bringing that sun-soaked Amalfi feeling to the setting.

Get the Look

We layered the table with:

Rattan Brown Charger Plates

Indigo Mediterranean Dinner Plates

Antique White Starter/Dessert Plates

Victoria Gold Cutlery

Sensa Glassware – red wine, white wine and water glasses

Wedgwood Blue Napkins

The deep Mediterranean blue plates look striking against the yellow and white stripes, while the natural rattan chargers add texture and warmth.

Touches of gold from the Victoria cutlery elevate the setting, with Sensa glassware adding a timeless finishing touch.

Add lemons and simple Mediterranean-inspired styling and suddenly you could be dining somewhere along the Amalfi Coast – without leaving Ireland.

Create Your Own Summer Look

You don’t need to buy everything for one event to create an incredible setting.

Hiring your event furniture, tables, chairs, crockery, cutlery and glassware gives you the freedom to create a completely different look for every occasion.

From a statement dining table to relaxed cocktail and lounge areas, CaterHire has everything you need to bring your summer event together.

Planning a garden party, wedding, birthday celebration, corporate summer party or special event?

Explore our furniture and tableware collections online or visit our Sandyford showroom for inspiration.

Hire the look. Style it your way. Create Happiness.