Updated Oct 12, 2018 10:47 AM EDT
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Since she’s not traveling right now, Domino associate style editor Julia Stevens lets her mind do the wandering — and lately it’s parked on her dream dining room. In her fantasy Mediterranean villa, it’s permanently Aperol Spritz hour and the table overlooks the big blue sea. Here’s how she’d outfit the rest of her fantasy space.
What a tragedy to bury your dishes in a cupboard. Technically a gardening shelf, this piece has the perfect surface area to moonlight as a buffet.
Just imagine dishing out a crunchy fennel salad on these sunny hand-painted plates.
Playful, whimsical, modern, and unlike anything I’ve ever spotted. These sit at the very top of my “When I Grow Up” wish list.
Spongeware ceramics serves up a fun farmhouse feel. Dare I say it’s the new Splatterware?
This Balineum collection stands out in a sea of hand-painted tiles — even when it’s only working as a trim.
There’s something freeing about an oak table that only gets better with age. Bring on the candle drippings — they’ll just add character.
Curved wrought iron and a style-forward silhouette make for the be-all and end-all of dining chairs.
Somewhere between a cabana stripe and a classic palm print, this textile adds greenery when fresh flowers aren’t an option.
A woven light fixture keeps the vacation vibes alive, even mid-February. I’d install it with a dimmer for properly moody dinners.
Tamegroute pottery — named for its Moroccan birthplace — looks phenomenal against literally any candle color.
This wood cutting board looks like it’s been passed down for generations — and we all know every great dinner party kicks off with a cheese board.
Sure, colored glass is a good time, but nothing beats a classic design for letting your orange wine do the talking.
A picnic-friendly caddy is essential for when you spontaneously decide to drag the dinner party down to the beach.
I’m a sucker for rustic Italian-style dinners, and this book — celebrating the restaurant’s 25th year — is stuffed with inspiration.
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Julie Vadnal is deputy editor of Domino. She edits and writes about shopping for new and vintage furniture, covers fresh products (and the tastemakers who obsess over them), and tours the homes of cool creatives. She lives in Brooklyn, where space is tight but taste is plentiful.
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