A bar in the lounge, obviously. According to an interiors piece in today's Times, the home cocktail bar is back, with the trend led by Madonna, who hired David Collins to recreate the Berkeley Hotel's Blue Bar in her own New York pad.

"People are increasingly entertaining at home," says Alex Michelin, director of the property developers Finchatton. "And they want to do so in a relaxed yet sophisticated way. Having people over for cocktails is fast replacing the labour-intensive dinner-party scenario."

Right. But does that mean you really need somewhere to lean your elbow? It all sounds like the kind of kitsch silliness that you look back on with embarrassment when it crops up in the corner of old photos. What do you think?