Who says Happy is only limited to one hour?

It's 5 o'clock somewhere right? Happy hour time. Roll out the bar cart folks. I have been working on designing my family and eat-in kitchen areas since we moved into the house about 9 months ago.  I have a good design plan laid out and am in the process of hunting out the perfect finds.

 

 I knew I wanted a bar cart for sometime now. I found many different options like this one from Crate and Barrel, but $600??! And this one from Society Social. So beautiful, but again, not in my price range.

And then a design friend informed me of this beauty from Target. Best part... only $129!

 

 

Didn't take me long to order that one. It came already assembled and looked just as described online.

I have had it for a few months now and have been hunting for accessories to style it.

I decided the liquor should go on the bottom. I arranged it on a cute tray I picked up from Homegoods a while back.

I put a few paper straws in a vintage glass milk bottle that I had.

I also incorporated my recent ice bucket find on the bottom shelf.

 

 

And then who doesn't need a throw back bottle opener?

Who wouldn't want to crack open a bottle with her? I also love how she reflects in the ice bucket.

 

For the top of the bar cart, I used some of my books and glass horse head I found from a previous thrifting trip. You can read about that here.

 

I decided to go with an aloe plant for texture and color and a pretty green glass bottle to play off the green glasses.  The 4 glasses are from a local boutique and are made from recycled wine glasses. I fell in love with the herringbone tray I set them on. Scored that in the bathroom section at Homegoods.

 

I'm liking it so far, but it definitely needs some more work. I would like to get some good art work for above the bar cart. Maybe something playful and witty like "who says happy is only limited to one hour?" But for now I think its looking pretty good.

 

Bottoms up! What's your favorite cocktail? I like a Gin & Sonic (that's half soda, half tonic) with a lime. 

Thursday Thrifting

Happy Columbus Day! It has been dreary and rainy all last week which is not good outdoor weather...but makes for fantastic thrifting weather!

I hit up a couple Goodwills on my day off last Thursday. I was on the hunt for accessories for my new bar cart, hardback books, one of a kind brass pieces, modern looking milk glass, and whatever else may have struck me as a "must have".

 

I met up with my mom at the first Goodwill and scored this awesome ice bucket!

 

I loved the uniqueness of the gold with the matte black. I also loved the size of it. I have a couple other glass/crystal ice buckets that were given to me as gifts but they are fairly small. This one is oversized! And the size looks great when paired on the bottom shelf of my bar cart.

 I think the gold and black go well with the bar cart and I like how the light reflects into the gold part of the ice bucket as well. It set me back a whopping $6

 

 

 Later that day, at a different Goodwill, I stumbled upon this brassy ice bucket. I really liked this one too! It wasn't as big as mine but it had some great character and included matching ice tongs inside. This one was only $3!

 

Then on Friday, I went to a nearby estate sale with a good friend and found some copper mugs. I have always wanted copper mugs! I have looked on Amazon and various online sites, but they were always around $15-20 per mug.

 

These were only $1 each! I love the size, patina, and style of them and they are perfect for fall.  I'm deciding where to display them and tried them out in my big antique hutch.

We shall see where they end up...Until next time...Happy Thrifting!!

Thursday Thrifting

I headed out to Goodwill earlier this week and I saw some great brass pieces. There were a lot of good options but I weaned my selection down to only one brass piece!  I try to be selective and not overdo it.



 I love how the light bounces off the hammered sheen of the brass.

 



 only $1.75

 

 

Then a little someone took a liking to the brass treasure....I think she thought it was her new dog bowl

 

I also found this white milk glass vase.  I love the color and am thinking about doing all white in my big glass-door hutch near kitchen.  It had more of a modern shape rather than the granny look.

only $2.00

 

And then later in the week I hit up an estate sale nearby on the last day, 50% off day! I got there right at the opening, there was a line about 25 people long. 

My husband had JUST been mentioning how he needed more storage space in his office.  I told him I would be on the lookout for bookshelves and office trays etc.  And just my luck! I walked in and spotted three bookshelves right away! I also scored some office folders and a couple office filing trays and cubes.

They were all in really good condition and would have been at least $40-$75 each at Walmart, Home Depot, or Target. I got each one for just $12. On top of the book cases are some of the office supplies I picked up. Black filing trays 50 cents for all three! And the plastic drawer cube was 50 cents too!  After a little cleaning, I hauled them upstairs and went to work "organizing". He was very impressed and appreciative. Total office reno= $43 dollars!

 

And at the same estate sale I stumbled upon this cute little brass vase. I couldn't resist...especially since it was only 50 cents! I'm sure it will look good in the guest bath holding some cotton balls or on the coffee table with a hydrangea bloom.

 

Happy thrifting! and for more on my previous brass finds, click this post from my trip to Brimfield.