The phrase 'there's no place like home' could have been invented by looking at this Perched Birds tapestry throw.
The vintage-style throw is homely in a subtle way, and will bring back memories of wrapping yourself up in a throw on a cold day. It makes a great bed spread, and brings a vintage statement to your room, but also doubles as a handy picnic blanket.
You can only buy this one online from Urban Outfitters for £30.00.
The Perfect Picnic, published tomorrow, is just the book to ensure a certain sophistication to your al fresco dining activities this summer.
Hilda Leyel, who originally wrote The Perfect Picnic in 1936 was an expert cook and founder of the Society of Herbalists. She had a number of forward thinking ideas about food, such as eating seasonally and perfecting traditional British dishes, which chime perfectly with our current culinary fashions.
Recipes include egg mayonnaise on crusty bread, watercress, beetroot and nasturtium salad and spiced plum cake with salted almonds all of which promise delicious possibilities for summer dining.
You can buy The Perfect Picnic from Amazon for £4.99 here.
With a whole slew of Bank Holidays on the way, we'll all be making excuses to get our picnic sets and barbecues on the go in the next few weeks. If you're looking for something to add some quaint country chic to proceedings, this Professional Picnicker Satchel by German brand Blutsgeschwister is a must.
The bag is roomy and practical, thanks to the large side folded compartments held within, without being half as bulky as baskets and cooler boxes. The use of cream leather and a classic red gingham check throughout give this bag the retro looks that will make it tempting to use for every occasion you can.
It's available online from ModCloth for $89.99.
When you're planning the next picnic in your local park make sure you bring these utterly scruptious picnic napkins form John Lewis.
The design is 1920s-inspired and will sit perfectly with some dainty cakes and pastries and will make any event a little more special. It also fits in with the Royal Wedding mania gripping the country and comes in a pretty presentation pack.
They come in a box of 30 and you can get yours from John Lewis online.
If you're finding that the lengthening days and warmer weather mean that you're venturing out and about on your bicycle once more then why not treat yourself to the Carrie Bicycle Basket?
Inspired by traditional crochet tablecloths but made out of far more enduring polypropylene, the Carrie can be used as a shopping or picnic basket and even flipped upside-down to make an impromptu picnic table.
It comes in black, white and green, complete with a set of hooks for attaching to your bicycle and it costs £64.20.
You can buy the basket from Made in Design here
