Hi guys! The lovely Katie of Twin Stripe Blog is taking over today so that I can enjoy my last day in Chicago! Enjoy 🙂
Hi everyone! My name is Katie and I blog over at the lifestyle blog, Twin Stripe. Jess asked me to share a few bar cart styling tips with you today. I hope these tips are helpful as you style your own bar.
The day I walked into a large furniture showroom at High Point Market and met Roxy of Society Social was the day I fell in love with the bar cart. High Point Market is one of the largest furniture shows in the U.S. and it happens to be in my backyard. Roxy shared her love of design and entertaining with me and I was sold. Last March Chad and I finally decided to take the plunge and ordered the Worth bar cart in gold.
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I love stocking my bar cart and styling it for different seasons or events. Here are my day-to-day bar cart essentials:
- Liquor– Many bar cart guides will give you very specific recommendations, but I just stock my bar cart with what my husband and I like to drink. If we have guests coming over, I try to make a signature cocktail and have a variety of other drinks on hand.
- Glassware – I believe you can never have too much glassware. I have two different sets of vintage glassware on my bar cart, rocks glasses and coupes.
- Fun straws – Straws add color to any bar cart and are great for parties and stir sticks.
- Fresh flowers – Adding a few fresh blooms to a bar cart can totally turn it around.
- Candles – Like flowers, I love candles too. I always have one on the bar to fresh the space up if needed.
- Mixers – I recommend keeping mixers in your house for a perfect cocktail. Currently, I have a White Whale old fashion mixer on the bar. To use, you just need to add one part White Whale and one part liquor. My favorite is Skinny Dipper – it’s a less sugary version of a margarita. Chad and I always have sparkling and tonic water in the fridge.
- Cocktail napkins – Pretty napkins are essential to make sure no one makes too big of a mess of your home. A friend missed a napkin, be sure to grab one for her!
Styling can be difficult, but if you keep it simple, your bar cart will look like you hired a professional.
- Give each item on your bar cart enough space. If you have too much on your cart, it will just end up looking cluttered.
- Place your glassware, accessories or liquor on a tray to keep it organized. I created the above tray with this tutorial from Society Social.
- As I mentioned earlier, fresh flowers can take it to the next level.
- You do not need to display every bottle of liquor you own. I put extras on the bottom or keep them in the pantry until they are needed.
- Pick an item or two that you wouldn’t typically keep on the bar and style it into the décor.
- Once you style the entire bar, take one item away so it’s not cluttered.
Do you have a bar or bar cart at home? What are your essentials?
Thanks to Jess for having me! Be sure to stop by the blog, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for more Twin Stripe!
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A huge thank you to Katie for showing us how it’s done when it comes to bar cart styling! I can’t wait to get one of my own and fill it with all of the goodies she listed above.
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A huge thank you to Katie for showing us how it’s done when it comes to bar cart styling! I can’t wait to get one of my own and fill it with all of the goodies she listed above.
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Thanks for having me, Jess! I hope you had a wonderful time in Chicago! xo
I love that pineapple on the bottom shelf!
This is the cutest bar cart ever! Love all the fun pops of color:)
This is so cute! Thanks for all the tips + tricks.
Her bar cart tho – SO good! Love the tips too! Hope you enjoyed your trip love! xx
Katie styled a great bar cart! Love this. 🙂
Hope you had fun in Chicago, Jess. See you tomorrow night!
-Ashley
http://lestylorouge.com
Thanks, Rachel! It’s from Lulu and Georgia: http://www.luluandgeorgia.com/bermuda-pineapple. Enjoy!
Thanks, Kari. I’m all about little (or a lot) of pops of color!
Anytime. I love bar cart styling. 🙂
Glad you liked it, Maya!
Thanks, Ashley. I had a lot of fun with this post. xo
Thanks for sharing, so pretty! x
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Her bar cart is SO CUTE! I need to put some more personality into my bar cart styling!
Such a quick and easy styling idea for any party or get together! Love the festive striped straws! Hope you are having a wonderful day!
-Jyoti
Style-Delights Blog
Hope you had a great time in Chicago, lady! Love this guest post a lot, I have an empty bar cart in need of some serious TLC!
This is perfect! You nailed the bar cart!
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Ah! LOVE the opposing wine holder / glass holder! Thanks for sharing!