Image Young Huh, an interior designer, relishes setting an outdoor table when she’s entertaining guests at her house in Hyde Park, N.Y.Credit...Stefano Ukmar for The New York Times During the ...

Don't overlook factors like shade and pests when setting up your outdoor table. While entertaining al fresco is always fun, there are more factors you need to consider than when hosting indoors.

It’s summer: time for alfresco dining! But first, you’ll need to set a table – one that’s “a little more fun and a little less fussy” than you’d set indoors, said the interior ...