Fill Up the Bar Cart and Throw A Party

Have you ever come to a point when you think that there’s nothing more exciting to serve during a party? If the casual beers are no longer making you happy, then it’s time to level up to an even more exciting concoction.

 

Bar carts are super hot in the furniture industry because they are minimal compared to setting up a full bar. And many of those who buy this interesting furnishing wonder how they could actually style their dining area or kitchen with them. So, how do you?

 

Styles range from the simplest to the ornate with all kinds of glassware and liquor collection. Some even use their bar carts as a coffee station, even a cake stand, so it’s up to you how you would want to utilize it. But if you want more tips, here are some –

 

Know Your Purpose

 

Just as you would when designing with another furnishing, you have to know the purpose of your bar cart. Are you a regular party host where you serve drinks to all of your friends? Or would you like to turn your cart to a fashionable end table?

 

Of course, if you’re going to host parties, then it makes perfect sense to serve alcohol and all its accouterments.

 

You can also create a bar cart that holds your copperware and your wine collection. Don’t pressure yourself into filling up the bar cart. Keep in mind that it does not have to be stuffed for it to be considered stylish.

 

Select and Store

 

Be sure to pare down the collections that you have and be able to store items properly. Not every bottle of hard liquor should be included in your bar cart. In fact, if the cart does not have a wine rack where you can horizontally store bottles, then you’re just going to destroy wines’ quality.

 

For all types of wine, proper storage means keeping them out of the direct rays of the sun. They must also be stored horizontally so that the cork will not dry up since it will always be touching the wine. Cork that dries up will eventually let in air, which will spoil the wine, and you wouldn’t want that.

 

Add Items That You Love

 

Keep bottles of tonic, club soda, a jigger, and other stuff that will help you concoct the drinks that you have on the cart. Don’t hesitate to add some things that are special. Sure, they may not be regularly served but come the time that you need something unique to serve, then you’ve got them.

 

Examples of these are liquors like Grand Marnier or St. Germain. Add the latter to champagne and it’s a level up to the usual cocktail. Use Grand Marnier with cranberry juice plus some fresh lime and what you have is a Grand Cran.

 

Basic Should Do It

 

If you’re in doubt about what to serve, then it is best to keep it all simple. The less cluttered the bar cart, the better that it will look.

 

That bare bones sort of bar cart could have a bottle of red wine, a bottle of white wine, one sparkling juice bottle, a bourbon or whiskey bottle, a single bottle of gin or vodka, of course a bottle of tequila, and a triple sec or more popularly known as the orange liqueur.

 

Those who love to have a nightcap should have a bottle of scotch that’s sublime whether neat or on the rocks.

 

For the Party Animal

 

If you wanna play the gracious host then have all of the above then add a Mezcal. A cool bottle of rum is also pretty cool as is sparkling rosé. For the witty conversationalist, there is always a finer bottle of wine out there that will surely be conversation starters.

 

 

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