What We’re Coveting From Habitat This Entertaining Season

At this time of year, there’s a lot to get done. Whether it’s getting your home prepped for the coming influx of guests, decorating for the festive season, or buying gifts ahead of the big day itself, a to-do list longer than your wishlist for Santa isn’t where you want to start your December.

The good news? When it comes to entertaining in style for the holidays, Habitat and Livingetc has you covered. Not only is Habitat our go-to with hosting essentials made luxuriously stylish, but we’re teaming up with them to host an exclusive pop-up in London between the 10th and 13th of December with an edit of the 25 very best designs for this year.

You’ll be able to shop Habitat’s ‘Nice List’ at the pop-up, held at 72 Neal Street, Seven Dials, WC2H 9PA, but we’ve picked out the best of the best below, which you can shop online, too.

The ‘Talk of the Table’ Candelabra

No holiday table is complete without a centrepiece, and Habitat’s luxe-looking candelabra, straight from its archives to celebrate 60 years of incredible design from the brand, is the perfect focal point. Holding nine tealights, it’ll make every dining table feel pretty and atmospheric.

This might just be the starting point of your Christmas tablescape, but if you head along to Livingetc and Habitat's workshop, held with interior stylist and art director Ali Brown, you’ll learn how to curate a chic, festive tablescape and get the chance to style your own place setting, too.

The ‘Fancy Red Or White’ Wine Rack

It’s the time of year when bottles start to stack up, but why not present them elegantly with this stainless steel wine rack from Habitat? It can hold up to six bottles, which makes it the perfect size for keeping everything to hand for your festive meal before decanting into one of Habitat’s Bebop carafe for the table. Pop it on a sideboard in a dining room, or even on this next find from Habitat’s range…

The ‘Never Full For Long’ Trolley

Whether you’ve got a dining table overflowing with dishes (so nowhere to keep the wine), or you want to set up the ultimate entertaining station in your home over the festive period, this drinks trolley from Habitat is a workhorse for the holidays (though a particularly stylish one). Big enough to fit an ice bucket and bottles, while also leaving space for you to pour a cocktail or two on top of it, it’s sure to become a new seasonal favourite. Don’t forget a Boogie Woogie cocktail shaker, too.

The ‘All That Glitters Is Gold’ Coupes

Popping a bottle of fizz, whatever that may be, is always a special moment, but the right glasses makes it all the more magical. Habitat’s coupe champagne glasses are our pick, delivering some vintage, old-world charm that makes bubbles even more enjoyable. When you move on to wine, these dark-blue ombre stem wine glasses from Habitat make your table even more chic, especially when paired with our next find.

The ‘Another Slice for Me’ Plate

This Textured Ripple 12 Piece Stoneware Dinner Set from Habitat not only brings the luxe look to your dinner table, but does so with a surprisingly affordable price tag. Dark, moody, and rippled for a more contemporary look — this is a dinner service that delivers on sophisticated style, that's a little bit different to the everyday.

Pictured here in Grey, the dinner set comes in Chalk and Sage, too — pick your favorite, or mix a few different shades into your service for a more eclectic look.

The Habitat pop-up in collaboration with Livingetc will be held on the 10-13th December at 72 Neal Street, Seven Dials, WC2H 9PA. For more details on what’s happening, including details of tablescaping and scentscaping workshops, click here.