I have received a few great pieces of antique furniture from my parents. One of my favourites is this sideboard. There's just something about furniture with feet.
When I was growing up, this was in our basement, in the "Blue Room." We called it that because the carpet was blue, as was the sectional couch. The walls were panelled in grey.
My parents stored numerous seemingly random items inside the sideboard. The top was used primarily as a bar. They even had a sign above it that said "Peter's Private Bar." My parents and their friends knew how to party, and a fully stocked bar was a given. Here's my dad 25 years ago at his 60th birthday party, rocking his kilt and playing the vacuum as a guitar (or maybe a fiddle). You can see the sideboard on the right, topped with all kinds of drinks.
The sideboard is in my basement now, and it houses all kinds of dishes, many of them given to me by my parents. This summer we have embarked on a big basement clean-up and I have come across a number of drinkware items that my mom and dad have given me.
I shared some other favourite vintage drinkware before in my Drinking Buddies post.
Here are the "new" items I have unearthed in storage.
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Heather kindly pointed out that a cocktail mixer just like this one is pictured in an issue of Martha Stewart Living. It sits on top of a bar at Camp Wandawega, which is a very cool place. Check out the pic on the Martha Stewart website. Good eye, Heather!
Also, check out this feature on Camp Wandawega. It will make you want to move to the woods.
Did your family have a fully stocked bar growing up? What about you? Do you keep a fully stocked bar now?
Also, check out this feature on Camp Wandawega. It will make you want to move to the woods.
Did your family have a fully stocked bar growing up? What about you? Do you keep a fully stocked bar now?
Linking up with these wonderful blogs: Apron Thrift Girl and Our Delightful Home and Hey What's For Dinner Mom? and Magpie Mondays and Cap Creations and Coastal Charm and Knick of Time and Her Library Adventures and Frugal Treasures Tuesday at Beez Rental Designs and The Thrifty Groove
