Build a Swanky Bar

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Thanks to the popularity of Mad Men; swanky bars are now more in style than ever. Do you ever get jealous when Don or Roger get to pour themselves a drink...in their offices...in the middle of the day? I do. No wonder Don Draper was a creative genius. These days most of us really do have to wait until it is 5 o'clock where we were are to fix a drink. Nonetheless, A stylish bar cart lets you set up a fully stocked bar anywhere...

                                                   From HGTV's "How to Style a Bar Cart"



Looking to build your ultimate bar cart? I've seen some pretty awesome stores that feature a mix of vintage and modern barware. Drinkx Culture in Provincetown, MA. is one of my personal favorites. But your first place to stop when looking for awesome bar essentials is your local thrift store. I picked these awesome mid century smoke glass pedestal glasses up on a recent thrift store run for a song.

Also think about what you actually want to display your liquor in. Some booze bottles are cool in themselves (Kaluha comes to mind). Others? Not so much. So also think about adding decanters or flasks to your bar to ramp up the style factor. This smoke glass decanter at Artmyth on Etsy would pair well with my glasses...