Beautiful Tables and Cheerful Chicken Placemats...

I like visiting stately homes and one of my favourite rooms is always the dining room, especially if the table is beautifully laid. The dining room at Chartwell, Winston Churchill's house in Kent, is one that lingers in my memory. It has beautiful green coloured curtains draped around arched windows. The light is exquisite and the table and chairs are so inviting. Another lovely dining room is at Sandringham, the Queen's house in Norfolk. Again there are long windows letti...