Holiday How To: Bar Cart

Posted on December 4th, 2016

Ian and I are absolutely invested in our Christmas tree, but I find that decking out a bar cart is another great way to easily add a festive touch to your decor.  Particularly at this time of year, we want to be prepared to welcome guests in from the rain cold with a warmer, so we’ve tried to make sure we’re well-stocked.  Besides the bottom shelf of booze, we have a mix of functional fixtures and frivolous accessories adorning the bar cart.  A lot of bloggers share cute posts on how to make their favorite drinks, but since Veuve Clicquot doesn’t require a recipe, I thought I’d offer a recipe for putting together a holiday bar cart, instead.

Recipe: Perfect Holiday Bar Cart

•  Glassware- Like so many people, I grew up with Spode Christmas china at my parents’ and grandparents’ houses, and to have my own set (including the gorgeous stemware) makes me all kinds of nostalgic
• Striped Straws– Way cuter than stealing a fistful from Chick-fil-a
• Cocktail napkins
• Box sign– I have a couple of these– they’re cute on the wall, too
• Jar of mini ornaments– The more color, the better!
• Tabletop trees
• Faux holly berries to wrap around the outside.  A string of lights would be cute here, too!

I love the two little holiday figurines we have on our bar cart, but unless you’re planning a trip to a Finland holiday market this holiday season, you may have to substitute with something else (thanks, Gillian!).

The two pièces de résistance are our menorah and our heirloom advent calendar.  Back in my day, advent calendars weren’t used for bribery or daily gifts.  I didn’t get a piece of chocolate or lego every day.  It was enough for me to move that little cloth reindeer from one numbered pocket to the next– it was exhilarating.  I still make a production out of moving it every day.  The holidays bring out our inner child, no?

This particular menorah is a new addition this year, a very kind wedding gift.  As you may notice, it is a dinosaur.  A tyrannosaurus.  A menorah tyrannosaurus.  Or, you could say, a menorasaurus.  Ian in particular loves a good pun, so this is just the right touch of irreverence for our holiday season.

If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by to jingle and mingle!  And if not, know that we’ll get back to toasting each and every one of you as soon as I’m done moving the reindeer to the next cloth pocket.