I think a bar cart is more like a piece of art or a modern furniture piece. The way it’s dressed and embellished can enhance a room or atmosphere. I thrifted one a few years back (as well as some beautiful glassware) and it’s a real centre piece for my formal lounge. I don’t have a huge range of liquor on it. Just the staples for me – vodka, bacardi and rum.

This is a really great read. I liked all the different ideas and getting inspiration for what I need to add to my collection. I’d love to get myself a bar cart to place all my cocktail making equipment onto. Also spirits, can never have too many bottled spirits in a collection.

What a great article. I loved reading this and it is inspiring me to look at my bar set up as it is currently all hiding away in the pantry. I would love a bar cart and bar fridge/wine fridge but these can be costly so it is not something i have yet purchased. It would look so fabulous with some nice bottles of gin and some glasses.

I need to lift my entertaining game. I love these tips, covering everything from the basics to the extra details.

This is a great list that covers everything! We built our own little purpose built bar that fits into our space. We aren’t into wine or beer so tend to stock all of our favourite spirits. Staples for us are Malibu, Midori, vodka, Kahlua and sometimes Baileys. These are great bases to work with!

A fantastic article that has loads of inspiration. I don’t have a bar area in my house but maybe my next house. I do have a bar fridge however. I love the bar cart, it’s super cute and chic! Very versatile. The wall shelves are a great idea maximising space. Love it!

Some great tips here! We have a wet bar area in our dining room and I am just dying to add some shelves to it with the hung upside down glassware! I think coasters are a very forgotten bar necessity that a lot go people over look, so I am glad to see them mentioned here.

A great read, looks like I have my bar set up right.. I just need a get together now!!
I always like to have lemons or limes handy, beer in the fridge, soda water, a selection of glasses after getting caught without an expresso martini glass when I had an craving for one!

I agree, a staple that is needed in a good car set up is good glasses! Having the right glass for the right drink makes a huge difference in my opinion. Also having garnished like dried citrus and flowers can elevate a bar set up.
Makes an average cocktail into something special

My parents had a fancy liquor cabinet and at one stage had a bar cart which was very chic in the 70s. I, on the other hand, tend to keep some bottles in the fridge and the rest in the pantry. 😀

My mixers always seem to disappear! No matter how big a stock is brought they are not there when I go to mix something up – so I just shop for what I want when I decide I want something and tend to have a drink for a season. We do not drink enough for a fully stocked bar. Great article and agree with the glassware and ice bucket but less so with all the things that are added into the glass.

I’d love to be able to afford a bespoke set up like these with every thing at hand. The bar carts especially are really appealing. Having a special corner in the dining room for a bar fridge and all theses natty accessories would be a treat. Beautiful glasses would set it off.

My cousin has a home bar anyone would envy. It is literally stocked like a working bar. He loves whisky and has bottles from all over the world. When he finds a new one he hasn’t tried, he buys 2 bottles. 1 to go in his bar to be drunk and the other goes in his collection. Crazy

My drinking days have past and my husbands drinking pattern is very limited too. But back in the days I had a good shelf full of a variety of alcoholic drinks. We moved to Australia whilst the rest of our family lives in Europe and we always had big family birthday parties. Here in Australia neither of us has our family nor a wide circle of drinking friends.

Loving this article!
I just put a cart in my kitchen but it’s pretty bare at the moment so now I’ve got some great tips.
I realised we have more wine than anything so I’ll need to go shopping and stock up on different mixers and things as well as tools.

I can definitely say I’ve got quite a fully stocked alcohol section in my kitchen! You just never know when you want to create something for guests or to accompany a meal. I think bar carts can look so chic and elegant when done right but i hate the idea of the dust collecting on them too