EmBARking on a New Project

Gorgeous Thing

What would Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, and Jack Kerouac all have in common? They would probably all love to have a drink at my bar! That is basically the only tie to books that this post will have, but I wanted to share my new project. 

I am building a home bar, and it is quickly becoming a fun (and time consuming) hobby. It started when I found this gorgeous thing on Craigslist. 

Since then, I have collected the following:

• Fun straws and a glass to hold them. 
• These crazy cool bottles with labels, for various spirits.
• Glasses similar to these, but not blue. 

I now need to get:

• Some kind of tray for the liquor bottles.
• An ice bucket.  I'm thinking this or this (Virginia's fave), although I'd love this.
• A super fun bar towel to drape over the handle. 

Once this is all sorted, La Maison Mazes (my speakeasy name) will be open for business!

Do you guys have any suggestions for things to add?  

- Annie

Comments

[Dawn]

Thanks Annie, I found them on Pinterest. Did you see they have a cup and saucer too! I have to get these. They would be cute as displays in the library where I work too.

[Annie]

Dawn, those book plates are really adorable...love them! Good suggestion.

[Dawn]

Now you just need to add a book like "What to drink with what you eat" by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page. Better yet, get a book-shaped plate like the ones at Webstaurantstore online. They are sooo cute.

[liz]

Go to www.mysimon.com and search "ice buckets"
You will get 747 choices including a glass one with gold trim that would look terrific on your great new bar cart.

[Annie]

You guys are so good at suggestions! Thank you for the ideas...I will definitely be implementing several of these.

[Shelley]

Flour sack dishcloths -- you can get some really pretty ones and they dry better than any others!

[Janet S.]

You must have a cocktail shaker and some shot glasses.

[Mike]

A print of the original cover art from Anita Brookner's novel Falling Slowly would be perfect for a bibliophile's bar. I wish I could find the name of that artist/painting...

[Jenne]

Silver tongs for the ice. Maybe some classy tea towels for minor spills? And coasters - there are a lot of fun coasters out there for when you serve beer or the like. I think the Olive Reader had some literary quote ones from a while back.