Hosting summer dinners and planning the finer details – from curating the tableware to candlelight and flowers – is an art in itself, with an aesthetic appeal to delight the senses. “For me, entertaining is all about the music, the lighting, you know… the drinks you have, the combination of friends you have round, and making people feel really comfortable at home,” says Kelly Hoppen CBE, and multi award-winning designer. “It should feel like you’re at home. It shouldn’t feel that it’s all very stiff. And that’s the beauty of entertaining at home – celebrating the people who are there.” “And I’m always very good at putting people together,” says the 66-year-old, who splits her time between London and the Cotswolds with her long-term partner.…