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It’s your favorite time of the year, the time when Mr. Sunshine sticks around for more hours in a day and you get to entertain out of doors. Pull out your outdoor dinnerware, dust off your patio umbrellas and get ready to throw together your famous pasta salad and other favorite summer meals for your backyard get-togethers. Fourth of July calls for bringing out your sunflower plates from Pottery Barn. These salad plates flaunt a set of four sunflowers that match the flower of the same name that might be blooming in your garden and are ideal for festivities that involve meals on the back patio. This dinnerware displays original artwork reproduced on each plate and though very lightweight, they are dishwasher safe.

A beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon is the perfect time for a picnic. A picnic isn’t whole without a basket, and our basket for two supplies you with all you need, minus the scrumptious food and delicious wine you are about to enjoy. Made of natural woven rattan, this picnic basket equips you and your partner with plenty of room for your afternoon provisions as well as two plates, two wine glasses, two forks, knives and spoons with wooden handles, and a wine bottle opener. The plates, flatware and bottle opener stay put during transport, as each straps down into its own resting place in the basket top. The wine glasses and delights inside stay protected from home to the park, thanks to the cotton canvas lining. Carrying the basket is simple with its useful handle, and it features an easy push-button lock for quickly opening and closing. Bring a picnic blanket and put down some outdoor pillows for comfort and your Saturday afternoon is complete.

Prepare for the evening’s soiree on the backyard lawn by setting up your outdoor table with our dinnerware sets that encompass a bowl and dinner plate. Available in sets of four, grab enough for all your guests, and mix and match with a set or two in each color available, turquoise and indigo. With their acrylic construction, no worries when someone accidentally knocks one off the dining table or drops it on the pool deck while telling an exciting tale with their hands. The BPA-free, transparent structure reminds you of art class with their recycled glass look, but without any glass. Complement the dinnerware sets with matching serving bowls made of the same outside-friendly material. Our serving bowls also come in the indigo and turquoise shades and are ideal for housing veggie salads, cold pasta dishes, chips or any other seasonal meal or snack favorite. All the acrylic dishes are safe to clean in your dishwasher and are resistant to heat for up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

While your guests mingle about on your patio, around the pool area or in the yard, serve them your celebrated crab-stuffed mushrooms from our galvanized tray. The metal construction is safe for holding food and heavy duty enough for the outdoors, just in case it spends the night on your outside coffee table. Our tray set, made of the same galvanized metal material complements the serving tray and is ideal for passing out or storing silverware and other entertainment necessities, such as napkins, bottle openers and nut crackers. The set comes with three cups and a condiment tray. Both the trays make easy work of carrying them from here to there with their carved wooden handles. Continue the galvanized steel theme throughout your entertainment tools with our tiered stand. Plant this stand on your table for everyone to help themselves to beverages or snacks. The three-tiered stand is an ideal place to set already mixed up cocktails in your patio glasses or keep hors d'oeuvres, as long as they last.