design a life you love
With Christmas a mere two weeks away, I can not think of a more perfect home tour to share than this incredible work by Studio McGee. I have long been an admirer of the design duo’s aesthetic and actually shared this exact cabin on Musings on Momentum last December. This time around however, the Studio McGee team gave the Aspen cabin a very special holiday makeover, sure to put you in a festive mood.
My personal home bar inspiration for my own home.
In keeping with the entertainment theme of Tuesday’s post on how to create the perfect holiday charcuterie, today I’m shining the spotlight on the home bar. The home bar is a fundamental addition to the home of anyone who entertains on a regular basis and becomes particularly useful during the holiday season when friends and family are coming and going. Having some basic liquor and mixers in your arsenal can turn a dull, low key gathering into a positively cheery evening and can go a long way towards easing holiday tension between family members…not that any of us are familiar with that!
Creating a home bar is a bit of an art form and can take time and patience when you have budgetary constraints. I know from personal experience how paralyzing it can be to find yourself standing in a store with your limited college/post-college budget staring at walls of alcohol, mixers, pretty glasses, and accessories. Fifteen of your closest friends are coming over in three hours and you just want to make everyone happy with your fully stocked and gorgeous bar! I’ve been there. While you likely can’t buy up the entire store and quite clone one of the beautiful bars shown here, you certainly can take inspiration from them and over time create a home bar of your own that is equally as Pinterest-worthy.