DIY a Radiant Cocktail Station


Updated 05/11/11 12:57 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Turn an Ugly Radiator Into a Bar

If you read my five ideas for creating a bar at home and you're still stumped as to where to set up a cocktail station in your own digs, look no further than your radiator! Gap's director of concept, Jane Herman, got creative in her home, which was featured on Refinery29, and turned an unsightly radiator into a pretty tabletop and minibar by setting a basic — or homemade — console table Read more

Thirsty? Try These 5 Ideas For Creating a Bar at Home


Updated 05/06/11 5:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Create a Bar at Home

While I'm sure you'd be happy to have one, you don't need to dedicate an entire room to drinking to be able to enjoy a cocktail at home. You can make a bar from any sort of tabletop surface and still create a stylish space where the good times are flowing. Over the years, I've culled a lot of ideas and inspiration for home bar design from around the web and from friends' houses. Come knock one Read more

Guess the Calorie Count of These Popular Bar Snacks


Updated 03/18/11 11:02 AM · Posted by Heather Dale · 3 comments

Guess the Calorie Count of These Popular Bar Snacks

Fancy hotels have the best lobby bars: big comfy seats, a bartender that's dressed for success, a creative cocktail list, and best of all — the snacks! The nicer the hotel, the better the snacks, so for every drink I down, I'm liable to eat an entire bowl of nuts, pretzels, olives, or trail mix. But how dangerous are those delicious snacks that taste scrumptious with our mojito? If a Long Read more

Design Ideas to Steal From the Messe Frankfurt Press Center


Updated 03/04/11 6:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Photos of Messe Frankfurt Press Center Designed by Matteo Thun

Last month, I attended the Ambiente consumer goods fair at Messe Frankfurt, the world's third-largest trade fair, in Frankfurt. While the primary point of my trip was to check out the trade show, discover trends, and see the new collections from international decor brands, I couldn't help but find design inspiration along the way. As a journalist there, I had access to Messe Frankfurt's Press Read more

Before and After: My Tarnished Silver Tray


Updated 07/20/11 1:48 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Tarnished Silver Tray and a Home Bar

I discovered this silver tray of mine in the back of my kitchen cabinet, hiding behind some cookie sheets I never use. I'd totally forgotten I owned it. Not only was it frighteningly tarnished when I discovered it, but it was also dirty and had dozens of ring marks on it. I'd used it in the past to stash mail and keys in my foyer, and after one wild party it wound up completely trashed. I was Read more

Fashionistas Like to Drink: Bar Design Ideas From The Coveted


Updated 01/27/11 5:21 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Bar Design Ideas From The Coveted

The fashion world is buzzing about the launch of The Coveted, a new The Selby-esque website that takes us into the closets of the fashion-elite with photographs by up-and-comer Jake Rosenberg. Cruising through the homes of fashion editors and creative directors, I couldn't help but notice that the sartorial-obsessed had paid as much attention to the arrangement of their designer shoe collection Read more

Before and After: A Bar in the Bedroom?


Updated 12/22/10 8:16 PM · Posted by Casa Community · 4 comments

Before and After: A Bar in the Bedroom

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member h2urHome from the Su Casa group: Well not anymore but there was! When we first moved into our house one of the first things on our to do list was to get rid of the bar in the bedroom. I mean . . . I like a good cocktail and all, but the bar made our room look like an extended-stay hotel! This is what the bar looked like when we removed it. We Read more

Lovely Little Vignettes: A New Apartment Arrangement


Updated 07/15/10 8:47 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 4 comments

Lovely Little Vignettes: A New Apartment Arrangement

CasaSugar Community member 2ndfloorliving recently posted this photo in the Lovely Little Vignettes group writing, "I haven't painted the walls yet, but here is a vignette of my in-progress living room." I'm absolutely in love with this — doesn't it look straight out of Domino? I think the bust collection is adorable. The wide black striped tablecloth brings it all together too; it's classic Read more

Love It or Hate It? Stainless Steel Countertops


Updated 05/09/10 2:27 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 18 comments

Stainless Steel Countertops — Love It or Hate It?

On Sunday, I asked you whether you loved or hated stainless steel backsplashes, and with 57 percent of you loving the look, you seemed pretty torn. In the comments, a few of you said that you like the look but hate would hate cleaning it. So now I'm wondering what you think of stainless steel countertops? I came across this photo of a bar in a $7.8 million mansion in San Francisco, and I love the Read more