Here’s What You Need To Create The Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

May 31, 2016

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Terrace Bar Car from West Elm

 

Bar carts are great additions for home entertainment areas. They keep the essentials for a good night close at hand and turn your bottles, glasses, and shakers into functional decor pieces!

 

Here’s a few bar carts to get the ideas flowing…

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Dolce Vita Rose Gold Bar Cart from CB2

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Bell Hop Bar Cart from West Elm

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

SAIC Tonic Bar Cart from CB2

Now, in addition to your favorite alcoholic beverages, not just anything can be thrown onto a bar cart.

These 12 items will help you unleash your inner bartender and will have your guests gawking at your fabulous set up!


1. Get your cart all set up with this complete bar kit that includes a pitcher, mixing glass, shaker, four glasses, and essential tools, including a bar spoon, strainer, double jigger, and muddler.

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

11-Piece Boxed Bar Set from Crate & Barrel

2. These glasses are perfect for couples (or awesome best friends) who enjoy having drinks together.

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

You Are The Rocks Cocktail Glasses Set from Urban Outfitters

3. Learn how to make your favorite cocktails using these glasses that have the recipes printed right on them!

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Bartending Glasses Set from Urban Outfitters


4. Bring some color to your cart with these bright highball glasses.

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

POP HIGHBALL GLASS from Jonathan Adler

5. Impress your friends with these shot glasses are carved from pink Himalayan salt.

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Himalayan Salt Tequila Glasses from Uncommon Goods

6. Use these stainless steel drink rocks to keep your drinks cold with without diluting them .

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Whiskey Stones and Chiller by SipDark

7. keep your table free of stains with these fun patterned coasters.

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Starburst Gold Foil Coasters by The RocShop

8. Paper straws are a great way to add a pop of color to your bar cart, and they can easily be changed throughout the year depending on the celebration!

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Paper straws from Susty Party

9. An ice bucket is a convenient way to keep ice within reach all night.

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Orb Aqua Ice Bucket from Crate & Barrel

10. For all of those who take it shaken, not stirred, this modern pewter and cork cocktail set is perfect.

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Martini Cocktail Set by Miranda Watkins


11. Having napkins on hand can be a lifesaver as the night goes on and spills become more frequent. These napkins are reusable and DIY-able!

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Tie Dye napkins DIY from Griottes

12. There are a number of benefits of storing your alcohol in a decanter instead of the bottle it came in, one of them being style!

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends

Chauncey 5-Piece Round Decanter Set from Birch Lane

Here's What To Include When Creating Ultimate Bar Cart To Impress Your Friends