This biggest trend currently for home decor and entertaining is a beautiful bar cart. Whether you often enjoy a post-work cocktail or rarely drink, a bar cart is not just a space to keep your favourite alcohol, but it has become a great home decor item. Consisting of cocktails, pretty glasses, barware and all the garnishes that you favour, we have a checklist of our favourite items to help style your cart and get your guests talking!

GLASSWARE

We aren’t talking about your regular simple glasses, but rather we are thinking pretty glasses consisting of gold, prints and pretty details. It’s smart just to keep it to roughly four of each style of glassware depending on if it’s for everyday or a special event but we’ll leave that up to you, just make it pretty! The checklist is including but not limited to:

• Wine Glasses (White & Red)
• Martini Glasses
• Old Fashioned Glasses
• Pint Glasses

BARWARE

This is the bread and butter of the bar cart. How else will you open, make and enjoy your cocktail?

• Corkscrew & Bottle Opener
• Ice Bucket
• Shaker/strainer
• Jigger
• Muddler
• Drink Spoons/Stirrers

ALCOHOL

We hate a busy bar cart, so filling it with every bottle you own is unnecessary. Keep it simple and keep it to the classics. While it varies depending on your drinks of choice, it’s best to keep the basics on your cart in anticipation for any guests you have! A great wine and champagne comes in handy with any surprise celebrations too. Also, with any great cocktail, brings liqueurs, vermouth and more.

• Wine
• Champagne
• Vodka
• Gin
• Whiskey
• Liqueur
• Vermouth
• Bitters

MIX

While some opt to fill their bar cart with a number of mixers, we prefer to just stock the favourites like club soda, tonic water and sparkling water, and keep soda and juices in the fridge! If you are expecting company, pouring mixers into pretty bottles or carafes give a really pretty touch.

• Club soda
• Tonic water
• Sparkling water

GARNISH

Garnish is the cherry on the cake, or to your cocktail depending on your drink of choice! When it comes to your event or gathering, tailor your garnish to that, however the basics like lemon and lime wedges, ice and olives are fool-proof choices. If you have stylish salt and pepper shakers, add that to your cart, but if you are a simple cocktail lover, you can’t go wrong with the below picks.

• Ice
• Olives
• Lemon & Lime Wedges
• Maraschino cherries

STYLISH DETAILS

Styling your bar cart is the best part! This is the moment when the basics and classics don’t matter, but simply keep it stylish, fun and tailor it to your personality!

• Flowers in a Stylish Vase
• Cocktail Napkins
• Serving Trays, Bowls and Plates
• Coasters
• Stylish Straws

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