Decorating & Design
Padma Lakshmi Makes Outdoor Entertaining Easy With Her Etsy Collab
Ever since Padma Laksmi burst on the scene with her first cookbook, Easy Exotic, she’s been on the path to culinary domination. The book’s success led to her own show on the Food Network, Padma’s Passport, and a similar gig hosting the British show Planet Food. She also hosts the popular American reality show Top Chef. Now the Emmy-nominated TV host, chef, author, producer and mother has curated her favorite entertaining essentials from Etsy that are perfect for hosting alfresco gatherings. Shop our favorites below!
Padma builds community through food and her curated list of items for Etsy add creativity and warmth to the table. “This collection connects people with some of my favorite makers and artisans from all over the world through their handcrafted works of art and carefully sourced vintage finds,” says Padma. “These pieces are meant to inspire gatherings that feel unique and special, and I love knowing that every item supports independent entrepreneurs.”
The beauty of the handmade “Niso” ceramic plate set is all four plates are a different sizes and come in various pretty shades.
Moonstruck cloth napkins are hand-dyed, prewashed and air-dried in the Topanga Canyon, you can’t get more Cali cool than that.
These handmade pottery spoons are made with strong and durable stoneware clay bowls and are perfect for stirring a drink, dishing out sauces or as an artsy addition in your kitchen or dining room. Complement with ceramic candle holders in a robin’s egg blue hue and delicate shape.
This pitcher is made out of black stoneware layered with a white matte glaze to create a striking contrast. Each piece is rolled with linen fiber to create a delicately textured surface.
Cast a soft mellow glow on a table with a lattice-like handmade ceramic candle holder. Recycled Moroccan handblown glasses in watery hues make drinks even more refreshing.
Placing a Turkish rug over pea gravel is unexpected and defines a room-like dining area.
A beautiful bowl becomes the centerpiece of a table, no matter what’s inside. This speckled stunner has a stone-like exterior with colorful contrasting glazes on the inside to make the contents pop.
Giving a handmade spoon is considered a symbol of good luck, prosperity and love. This version comes in cherry, walnut or maple, and the spoon has a deep serving bowl with a modern contoured handle.
Soften up bench seating with a luxe silk throw pillow. The pretty rose hue is embellished with a soft batik pattern.
A zodiac cutting board is a great way to personalize a gift for the chef in your life and also provides beautiful display in the kitchen.
Add some boho character to any outdoor space with a handmade crochet umbrella and watch the fringe dance in the breeze.
Woven together from vintage and upcycled pieces of traditional Nigerian textiles, this aso’oke pillow’s merlot and cream strips are accented by gold thread.
Group together a mini kitchen garden using potted fresh herbs, and keep them handy for cooking in this wood hod. Use it throughout the year to carry seed packets, organic fertilizer, markers, stakes and other garden supplies. It also doubles as a great picnic tote, and it looks as good on the table as outside in the garden.
A ribbed ceramic planter (left) looks as chic on the patio or stoop as on the kitchen window ledge in winter.
The Bohemian footed planter fades in color from top to bottom giving it a multicolor effect. This planter can be used for any small- to medium-sized house plant — plus, it has no drainage hole, so no leaking!
Courtesy of Etsy