Adding doors, drawers and shelves turned a little-used closet into a bar area, just in time for the holidays. Curate a selection of vintage and/or new glassware, liquor and greenery to finish the look and make it practical and festive — perfect for ringing in the New Year.
Looking for more entertaining space? Turn a closet into a home bar
Adding shelving and drawer units gives little used space new life.
By Barbara Schmidt
November 23, 2022 at 4:16PM
Top row
Left: clear decanter, $45, studiobstyle.com; vintage glass and gold decanter (pair), $19, stillwaterantiquesmall.com.
Middle: Set of four martini glasses, $30, staplesmillantiques.com; set of six gray Rialto glasses, $60 per pair; midcentury ombre martini glasses, set of four, $76, Brick + Linen, locations in Stillwater and Wayzata, bricklinen.com.
Right: glass whiskey decanter, $40, westelm.com; vintage glass and gold decanter pair, $19, stillwaterantiquesmall.com.
Middle row
Left: Riedel merlot decanter, $49, and Oregon wine decanter, $50, crateandbarrel.com.
Middle: Soba glass candle holders, $10 each, crateandbarrel.com; various liquors including Northland vodka, Copperwing gin, Jefferson's whiskey, Bulleit bourbon, Corzo tequila, Cointreau, all widely available; vintage carved deer sculpture, $38, stillwaterantiquesmall.com; glass garland, similar ones $164, etsy.com.
Lower middle row
Left: Vintage black pitcher, $24, American Gothic Antiques, Stillwater.
Middle: small Cruz vase, $53, Escritoire square tray, $203, bricklinen.com; vintage gold ice bucket, $30, stillwaterantiquesmall.com; vintage footed textured brown goblets, $24 for set of six, themallofstpaul.weebly.com.
Right: tall glass vase, $20, goodwill.org.
Bottom row
Left: amethyst vase, $13, midtownantiques.com.
Right: tall decanter, $24, themallofstaul.weebly.com; charcoal pitcher, stylist's own.
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