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Roundup: Cocktail Trays
Every entertaining household should have a stocked bar with an ice bucket, glassware, cocktail shakers, mixers, and a few choices of poison. I recommend keeping these bar essentials out in the open on a console table of sorts, so guests feel they can serve themselves. Sometimes a closet or cabinet is the only option, though.
Do You Have a Bar Cart?
I've been on the hunt for a retro bar cart lately, and was recently tempted by a Lucite one on Craigslist. To be honest, I don't even drink liquor — I prefer vino and Hefeweizen — but I just love the way they look. Admittedly, I also dream about having groovy cocktail parties, serving up spirits to my pals in my growing collection of highball glasses, while doing the twist.
Inspired: Bloodhound Bar
7x7, San Francisco's city magazine, recently wrote about a new bar in the SoMa neighborhood called Bloodhound. My life isn't short on watering holes, and I rarely find myself in that 'hood, but I was impressed by the design of the space. The coolest thing, as the mag points out, is the flock of black birds painted on the ceiling.
Crave Worthy: Victoria Cocktail Cabinet
You can't get away with serving two-buck Chuck and Popov from this magnificent Pedro Sousa Cocktail Cabinet ($22,750). Well, maybe you could, since your guests might be so distracted by the fabulousness of this cabinet they'd miss out on the bottles altogether.
The first of a collection of limited edition cabinets by the young Portuguese designer Pedro Sousa, who graduated from design school in 2002, this case piece is not only a sleekly luxurious and unusual confection, but an investment in fine art.
How Would You . . .
Would you like a little horsing around with your gin and tonic? This Fredrick Weinberg Horse Shaped Drink Trolley ($950) will definitely add some eccentricity to your home bar.
For this challenge, I'd like you to tell me how you'd use this cart in your home.
Guess Who Designed This Bar?
The walls of this bar are covered in large-scale images of Versailles's interiors, table lamps hang upside down from the ceiling as pendants, and mismatched tables and chairs make up the cozy bohemian lounge setting. It was designed by a well-known Frenchman who designs interiors as well as mass-produced consumer goods. Do you know who it is?
Steal of the Day: Ballard Designs Nicobar Folding Tray Table
Even if you don't have time to turn a TV cabinet into a bar, you can still be a hotshot bartender with the Ballard Designs Nicobar Folding Tray Table ($149, reduced from $249). Wait, did I just say hotshot and Ballard Designs in the same sentence? Yes, this tray table is actually pretty darn cool.
Before and After: A TV Cabinet Turned Bar
When a friend offered up artist Alpine Butterfly a vintage TV cabinet, she put on her DIY face and turned it into a swanky cocktail bar with a sound system. It was the first time she'd grouted, cut glass, or sewn curtains, so she used mostly recycled materials, and it turned out marvelously! She used some old pieces of MDF board for the shelves, a cigar box for the mp3 player drawer, speakers from her attic, a bathroom mirror for ornamentation, and a household wine bucket.
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Fall Style: A Seasonally Colorful Corner
Lovely Little Vignettes member Deemurph created this colorful Fall corner in her home with a handsome Danish bar cart and some other finds from her favorite vintage store in Los Angeles, 45 Three Modern Vintage. I love how the warm colors are seasonal, but not in a kitschy way. I don't see any pumpkins or Indian corn here, but this lovely little vignette certainly feels timely.
Would You Turn Your Basement Into a Tiki Bar?
Homeowners Alan Smart and Michael Uhlenkott recently shared their home with LA Times readers. This tiki bar, which is located in their basement, took four months to complete. Would you put one in your home?
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