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Ways to Style Your Bar Cart3

Your guide to the perfect party accessory and everyday accent piece.

By Lyndsay Fogarty

So you have a bar cart and you don’t know what to do with it. Here are three easy ideas for styling it to perfection.

Make it Practical

As trendy as they are, a bar cart is one of the many ways to display the personality of your home. But you don’t just want it sitting in the corner all the time.

“To create an amazing bar cart, you first need to build it to be usable,” says Francia Fusik, owner of All in One Decorating Solutions in Windermere.

She suggests investing in a three-tier, oversized bar cart on wheels. Keep the essentials on the top tier, such as an ice bucket with tongs, glassware, a cork screw, a strainer, a bottle opener, a cocktail shaker, coasters and an elongated spoon, so you’re prepared to make any cocktail. Store all of your favorite liquors and liqueurs on the bottom tier, keeping in mind to curate a collection that will appeal to a variety of tastes. During a dinner party, the second tier can be used to place hors d’oeuvres, small plates, napkins and utensils. When the party is over, store your serving dishes there.

Give it a Theme

Another way to decorate your bar cart is choosing a theme that caters to your taste in beverages. Whether you prefer margaritas, old-timey cocktails or wine, you can build a bar cart to match, complete with alcohol, all the essentials and pretty decorations.

Fusik leans toward the timelessness of a beautifully themed wine cart. She notes that the first tier can hold the wine decanter, corkscrew and wine glass accessories that will help you figure out which glass is yours. The second tier can hold a selection of fruits and cheeses, and the bottom tier is where the wine bottles can be stored. Or consider purchasing a cart that is designed specifically for the wine theme with a built-in wine rack, glass rack and a top for all the essentials.

Make it Pretty

Even with a practical bar cart, it’s important to style it so that it’s appealing as a dinner party accessory but also as an everyday accent piece in your living or dining rooms. Add understated flair with your favorite flowers, scented candles or bar books with cocktail recipes. Create your own décor by doing a craft project with recycled wine corks or flattening old wine or liquor bottles to be used as art to hang behind the cart or as a serving plate. All of these accents can be removed when needed to allow for more room to make your cocktails.

CFHLA Gives Program

Annually, the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association, in partnership with the CFHLA Foundation and the support of our members, raises funds for local hospitality student scholarships and grants through the CFHLA Gives program. Since 2000, the CFHLA Foundation has awarded over $925,000 in hospitality student scholarships, and this successful program would not be possible without the support of our 26 MVP Committee members.

On April 29, CFHLA hosted our

Robert Agrusa is president and CEO of the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association, the world’s largest regional hotel association (www.CFHLA.org).

Annual Gives Luncheon at the JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort & Spa, where we awarded 47 hospitality student scholarships and 4 educational grants. In total, the CFHLA Gives program raised over $110,000 in 2021! Please join us in thanking the 2021 CFHLA MVP Committee: Cindy Andrews, Sunbrite Outdoor Furniture; David Baird, Vermana; Jackie Bozzuto, Lowndes; Jill Cooper, Blown Away, LLC; Ruthann DiLauri, Minuteman Press; Beatriz Dominguez, Clean Tec Services; John Gill, Premier Oracle Elevator Co.; Matt Grier, Greenery Productions, Inc.; Maureen Haggerty, Spinout Guest Laundries, Inc.; Louis Robbins, former CFHLA Chairman; Lou Rocco, Global Sourcing International, LLC; Chad Rocheford, Crown Linen; Erin Sims, Landform of Central Florida; Cindy Traenkner, Domino’s; Nicole-Smith-halfpage.pdf 1 3/25/21 10:53 AMMichael Hanley, Wealth Management Strategies of Central Florida; George Haq, B&H Towels and Linens; Steven Jamieson, The Mall at Millenia; Paul Joseph, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress; Barbara Kenney, Kenney Communications, Inc; Charisse Kissenberth, Summit Broadband; Justin MayLawhon, Florida Patio Furniture; John McCracken, Marriott Village Orlando; Stefanie Mizrahi, Addition Financial; Steve Vinciguerra, SeaWorld Parks & Resorts; Jody Walker, Accentria Insurance; and Brandon Whaley, Mainscape, Inc.

CFHLA would also like to recognize the committee’s top contributor, Justin May-Lawhon. Thank you, Justin, and all of the 2021 CFHLA MVP Committee members, for your enthusiastic support and assistance in granting Central Florida students with the opportunity to improve their education and future careers in hospitality.

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