No need to get fancy. Here are some low-commitment life enhancers for entertaining indoors and out.
![ikea\2\17;s new egendom enamel plates are \$3.99 each. (for a slightly m 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ikea-egendom-enamel-plate-733x475.jpg)
![julie\2\17;s favorite ikea discovery of late: the clear glass 365+ 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ikea-365-pitcher-with-cork-lid-remodelista.jpg)
![the gauze like utility napkin, \$6 from schoolhouse, is handwoven by fair trade 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/schoolhouse-electric-utility-napkin-india-remodelista.jpg)
![compostable wooden hot dog trays from food5\2 are made of balsa wood wrap 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/compostable-hot-dog-trays-remodelista.jpg)
![made of woven abaca fibers, fishnet placemat sets from west elm come in fo 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/west-elm-fishnet-woven-placemat-remodelista.jpg)
![saudade in london specializes in imports from portugal, including these four in 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/saudade-tin-garden-lantern-remodelista.jpg)
![all of us at remodelista have collections of vintage ironstone platters in a ra 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wild-and-daisy-ironstone-platter-remodelista.jpg)
![a long standing remodelista favorite: the painter\2\17;s drop cloth as t 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/canvas-drop-cloth-folded-remodelista.jpg)
![impossibly thin glass tumblers are another remodelista staple for wine and wate 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cb2-marta-double-old-fashioned-glass-733x475.jpg)
![terrain\2\17;s hammered glass citronella votive is currently on sale for 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/terrain-citronella-candle-remodelista.jpg)
Help yourself, there’s plenty more:
- Steal This Look: Tiina’s Summer Tabletop Setting
- 10 Summer Entertaining Tips from a Hostess Extraordinaire
- 10 Easy Pieces: Colored Glass Tumblers
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on June 23, 2015.
Have a Question or Comment About This Post?
Join the conversation