The Sexy Bar Cart

If you missed my 12th & Broad post Valentines weekend, here’s a chance to catch up. Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Photo via Glitter Guide

The famous bar cart – serving beautiful libations and serious style in the home and workplace for decades.

Popular in the 1950’s and 1960’s, this vintage gem is finding its way back into the home and office. The resurgence of mid-century décor, fashion and home bars began as AMC’s hit series Mad Men dazzled us each week on the television. This year, you will be seeing a plethora of modern and vintage bar carts in home décor. Accompanied with beautiful bar and glassware in stunning designs. The demand for this functional and swanky home accessory is at its peak once again, making it one of the hottest items for 2015.

From industrial to Hollywood regency, there are lots of styles this year for the bar cart. No longer are you limited to vintage shops and high dollars, the bar cart can be found in numerous stores in a wide range of prices. Whether you choose a simple or over the top design, this home décor accessory will bring a lot of style to any space. And if you are not sold on aesthetics alone, these beauties are very functional as well as stylish. Versatile, mobile, time savers that showcase your treasured high-balls and limited edition whiskies.

Bar Car Must-Haves:

1. Daphne $499 2. Luiza $310 3. Threshold Bar Cart $129

4. Wooden Bar Cart $498 5. Ivanna Bart Cart $325 6. Three Tier Cart $179

7. Josef Bar Cart $499 8. The Coleman Bar Cart $1,199.00 9. Workshop Bar Cart $699

Once you’ve chosen your bar cart, you’ll need to learn the art of stocking the bar. Otherwise you’ll end up with a haphazard liquor collection, mismatched glassware and a short supply of bar tools giving you an aesthetic reminiscent of a frat house. One of my favorite bloggers, Design Love Fest, has a gorgeous tutorial on “Setting Up Your Bar“. There is no point in purchasing a beautiful cart if you’re not going to set it up properly. If you desire the swankiness of the 60’s, you’ve got to dress up that cart and give it the attention it needs.

Glassware and Bar Accessory Must-Haves:
1. Orb Metallic Barware $9.95-49.95 2. Noctua Wing Corkscrew $28-32
3. Lusa Glassware $78 (set) 4. Hemingway Print Price TBD
5. Gold Cocktail Picks $18.95 6. Sculpters Glassware $16-78
*Psst! You can’t go wrong with Cocktail Kingdom. It’s an excellent one stop barware shop.

Now that you know where to buy and how to set-up a sexy bar, it’s time to make a damn good drink. Enjoy the Long Kiss Goodnight, a refreshing winter cocktail created by the talented Prairie Rose (author of Bit By A Fox ) for Design Sponge’s Behind the Bar .

Photo by Kristina Gill

The Long Kiss Goodnight by Prairie Rose

1 1/2 oz Bourbon
3/4 oz Grand Marnier Liqueur
3/4 oz Blood Orange/mandarin/clementine juice
Sparkling wine
Pomegranate seeds for garnish

In an ice filled shaker, combine the first three ingredients. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a large, chilled coupe glass. Top with champagne and pomegranate seeds.

Playful, Modern & Simply Beautiful Holiday Decor

Photo via Stylizimo

“As the days become gray, our homes become the center of our attention. The mantle we had almost forgotten is now highlighted by a roaring fire and suddenly needs dressing. The rarely used dining table is now a perfect place for new décor. And all the projects we’ve been thinking about this past year are now in full production. It’s December, that time of year when we cozy up the house.” 

This past weekend, I published my first post with 12th & Broad’s Style Scout: Playful, Modern and Simply Beautiful Holiday Decor. I discussed Christmas decor, new found treasures and how to spruce up your holiday collection. And! I featured a partial round-up of my favorite holiday and winter decor for this season. Today I bring you the full round-up. All 42 fantastic items that will dazzle any home. Enjoy!

{From Left to Right} 1. Decorative Sisal Trees 2. Champagne Glitter Trees 3. Felt Trees 4. Wooden Cutout Trees 5. Gold Bottle Brush Tabletop Tree 6. German Glitter Village

{From Left to Right} 7. Glitter Star Garland 8. Mercury Glass Bulb Lights 9. Champagne Garland

{From Left to Right} 10. Luminous Dots Pillow 11. Faux Fur Pillow (white) 12. Northwood Pillows (penguin) 13. Northwood Pillows (moose) 14. Mongolian Lamb Pillow 15.  Faux Fur Pillow (blue)

 {From Left to Right} 16. Wood Penguin 17. Hand-painted Wanderlust Globe 18. Reclaimed Metal Reindeer Candle Holder 19. Mercury Cut Glass Hurricanes 20. Threshold Gold Bar Cart 21. Pinecone Wreaths

{From Right to Left} 22. Diptyque Red Tubereuse Candle 23. Tobacco & Patchouli – Paddywax Apothecary 24. Côtes du Rhône Three Wick Candle 25. Izola Candles 26. Woodland Truffle Classic Candle 27. Welton Parfums Kelly Hoppen Candle No. Iv

{From Left to Right} 28. Ferm Living Paper Balls and Stars 29. Birch Reindeer Ornaments 30. Wire Ornaments 31. Set of Three Heart Ornaments 32. Stuffed Ornaments – Squirrels and Pinecones 33. Foiled Gold Ornament

{From Left to Right} 34. Breathless Paper Coasters 35. Gilded Dapper Animal Mug 36. Set of 5 Matryoshka Nesting Dolls 37. Hello Darling Dish Towel (set of 2) 38. Festive Fair Isle Cheese Board 39. Fox Love Tea Towel

{From Left to Right} 40. Lodge Stripe Wool Throw 41. Italian Wool & Alpaca Cable Knit Throw 42. Faux Fur Snow Leopard Throw – Stone White