Olive & Bay ~
I’m obsessed with pretty little bar setups.
Especially, the cart/tray variety and especially during the holidays.
That’s probably why I turned our black, butler’s tray table,
which was a school auction item a few years back,
into a holiday mini bar. (Is that wrong on some level?…oh well.)
It all started when I was clearing and rearranging things for the
holidays. That always gets the ideas flowing, It also
prompts ‘The Mr.’ to say things like,
“You just can’t help yourself, can you?” In a word…
NO.
Anyway, back to the mini bar. I started with a
silver tray and mercury & glass candle holders. The candle holders make
pretty vases for festive olive and bay bouquets,
clipped from our garden. If you haven’t noticed, I’m really big on
herb bouquets!
No water necessary.
Just letting the bouquets dry and then adding fresh greens as needed.
Even our pewter decanter has a petite olive wreath.
Glassware,
bottle stoppers and
small shapely forks,
made in Paris,
add
bits of color. The forks had me…at ‘Paris’.
More touches of silver with a vintage shaker and tray
and this icy bowl, I picked up on sale
last Christmas. I love the sunny pop, of lemon
yellow on my new mini bar.
I think I’ll make myself a lemon water,
cheers!
Parisian Forks ~ Rosa Mundi Antiques
Hi Monica,
I think this is a festive holiday touch and a great way to get guests mingling. It puts everyone in the spirit.
All best,
Phyllis
So love this! Fresh, festive, and so appealing! I think I’ll deck my halls with a gin and tonic!
xoxox Janice