Get the Look: 50 Modern Bar Carts, Serving Carts, and Trolleys

As you know, bar carts  have become the must-have accent piece in the modern home. Even those who don’t drink want shiny a bar cart set up in an unused corner, styled to perfection with all the best bar accoutrements—decanters, shakers, stirrers, striped paper straws, martini glasses—finished with a killer piece of artwork hanging on the wall above it.

Bars don’t have to be on casters (though all the bar carts in this post are on wheels). You can create a bar in a cleared out section of a bookshelf, on a lacquered tray atop a console table, or repurpose the armoire you no longer need for your TV since you switched to a flatscreen. A tray table—the kind that’s an actual tray set into a butler’s stand—works particularly well as a home bar too.

This entry has been one of the site’s top five posts since I first published it over two years ago; it’s been long overdue for an overhaul. As of November 10, 2014 you’ll find 50 brand new bar carts arrayed here. With the holidays approaching, it seemed an ideal time for a bar carts refresh.

I’ve been thinking about setting up a bar for my husband for like half a dozen years now. At this point, with the boys approaching teendom, we’ll need a bar cabinet with a lock. (I’ll work on a bar cabinet post soon.) Perhaps I could pull one together as a holiday gift. Or his next birthday. We will be entertaining for our son’s bar mitzvah this winter. Can’t have a cocktail party without a  pretty home bar, after all.

This selection of 50 bar carts, serving carts, and trolleys, some with removable trays, are all ideal for setting up your home bar. Styles include contemporary, mid-century modern, art deco, and traditional classics in brass, walnut, acrylic, polished nickel, lucite, birch, oak, rattan and more.

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S H O P P I N G 

1 Libations Bar Cart, $599 at Crate & Barrel.

2 Gerard Bar Cart by Worlds Away, $1,247.50 at The Well Appointed House.  

3 Isadora Console Table on Casters by Bungalow 5, $1,113 at Zinc Door. 

4 Dar Rolling Round Black Bar Cart, $79.99 at Amazon.

5 Connaught Brass Oval Bar Cart by Arteriors Home, $1,476 at Wayfair.

6 Gastone Trolley in Blue by Antonio Citterio for Kartell, $935 at Lumens.  

7 Luxembourg Yellow Bar Cart by Fermob, $785 at Lumens.  

8 Alvar Aalto Tea Trolley 901 by Artek, $2,230 at Horne

9 Turquoise Lacquer Bamboo Bar Cart, $1,712.50 at The Well Appointed House.  

10 Industrial Style Bar Cart by Woodland Imports, $309.04 at Wayfair. 

11 Lucite Bar Cart. $375 at Furbish.  

12 Foxed Mirror Chrome Bar Cart, $399 at West Elm. 

13 Cart With Antiqued Mirror Tray, $1,170 at The Well Appointed House.  

14 Bølling Red & Oak Tray Table on Casters, $695 at DWR.

15 Barboy by Verner Panton, $1,850 at DWR.

16 South Seas Rattan Bar Cart, $395 at Serena & Lily

17 Møller Serving Trolley, $1,725 at DWR

18 Trays Black Seving Cart by Piero Lissoni for Kartell, $650 at YLiving

19 Clara Bar Cart in Gunmetal, $299.95 at Pier 1

20 Swedish Light Wood Serving Cart, $159.95 at Williams-Sonoma Home

21 Lilly Lacquer Bar Cart, $425 at Society Social.

22  Ireland Silver Geometric Bar Cart by Worlds Away, $1,020 at ShopTen25

23 Mai Tai Trolley by Punt & Odosdesign, $875 at A+R.  

24 Melrose Bar Cart by Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams, $2,750 at Bloomingdale’s. 

25 Round White Serving Cart, $108.89 at Wayfair

26 Gold Finish Iron Bar Cart by Safavieh, $299.99 at Target. 

27  Cosmopolitan Polished Nickel Bar Cart, $1,160 at Williams-Sonoma Home.

28 Lilly Turquoise Lacquer Bar Cart, $425 at Society Social.

29 Vintage Mid-Century Bar Cart by Nasco, $300 at Chairish

30 Roland Gold Leaf Bar Cart by Worlds Away, $817 at ShopTen25.  

31 Cottage Rattan Bar Cart, $395 at Serena & Lily.  

32 Cheval Antiqued Brass Bar Cart, $1,950 at Jonathan Adler

33 Workshop Industrial Style  Bar Cart, $1,399 at West Elm.  

34 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Bar Cart, $1,250 at Chairish.

35 Bølling Walnut Tray Table, $895 at DWR

36 Gerard Gold Leaf X Bar Cart by Worlds Away, $947at ShopTen25.  

37 Polished Nickel Bar Cart, $1,476 at The Well Appointed House

38 Parisian Bar Cart, $995 at Serena & Lily

39 Bayou Classic Stainless Steel Utility Cart, $142.98 at Amazon. 

40 Red Vintage Danish Modern Bar Cart, $1,100 at Chairish.

41 Mathieu Mategot Perforated Steel Server, $2,950 at Thomas Brillet, 1st Dibs.

42 Faux Bamboo Bar Cart by Powell Furniture, $184.39 at Wayfair. 

43 Weldon Turquoise Serving Cart, $179.95 at Pier 1

44 Manhattan Red Lacquer Bar Cart, $595 at Serena & Lily

45 Fancy Gold Serving Cart by Woodlands Import, $227.94 at All Modern

46 Wheelie Bar Cart, $259 at CB2.

47 Lisbon Brass Bar Cart by Arteriors Home, $1,200 at Wayfair.

48 Prost Bar Cart, $699 at Crate & Barrel.

49 The Marshall Black Metal Bar Cart, $29.50 at Amazon.

50 Brooke Polished Nickel & Mirror Bar Cart, $499 at Pottery Barn.  

 

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Get the Look: Wall Sculptures

So, have you decided you should get a wall sculpture? Can be cheaper than a painting (or not) and certainly are textural. I still haven’t taken one of mine out of the box – you might just want to make an offer on it. There are lots of sources for wall sculptures, both vintage and new . . .

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Shopping Guide

Vintage Starburst Wall Sculpture at SoHo Treasures.

Vintage Torched Brass Wall Sculpture, $950 at PCH Modern.

Mending Fences Wall Sculpture, $69.95 at Wall Decor and Home Accents.

Bonju Wall Sculpture, regularly $360, now $300 at InMod.

Nickel Lightning Flash Wall Sculpture
at Talisman, London, 1st Dibs.

Vintage Starburst Metal Wall Sculpture at Talisman, London, 1st Dibs.

Sheer Indulgence Metal Wall Art, regularly $96, now, $14.50 at Bellacor.

Undersea Irienscence Metal Wall Sculpture, $119.95 at Wall Decor & Home Accents.

Autumnal Bliss Oak Branch Wall Sculpture, $499 at Touch of Class.

Bronze Nails & Amber Glass Wall Sculpture, $5,800 at Michael Contessa, 1st Dibs.

Curtis Jere Maple Leaf Wall Sculpture, $1,800 at Antiques Du Monde, 1st Dibs.

Vintage Color Theory Wall Sculpture, $3,500, Pierre Anthony Galleries, 1st Dibs.

Starburst Mirror, regularly $128, now $59.99 at Urban Outfitters.

Sunburst Stainless Steel & Mirror Wall Sculpture, $45 at West Elm.

Cherry Blossom Wall Sculpture, $28 at Urban Outfitters.

Curtis Jere Raindrop Wall Sculpture, $2,800 at Gustavo Olivieri Antiques, 1st Dibs.

Gingko Leaf Wall Sculpture by Roost, $330 at Velocity Art & Design.

Abstract Steel Wall Sculpture by David Larson on Ebay.

Waffle Wall Art, $199 at InMod.

Vintage Brutalist Brass Wall Sculpture, $145 at Abodeon.

Vintage Starburst Wall Hanging
, $225 at Abodeon.

Shopping: 1st Dibs Saturday Sale

While the boys are out on Boston Common throwing baseballs, I thought I’d see what kind of “bargains” I could find on 1st Dibs’ Saturday Sale. Here’s what I turned up:

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1st Dibs Saturday Sale

Italian Rostrato’ Chandelier from the 1940’s in the style of Barovier, $3,000, reduced from $8,250; Ed Hardy, San Francisco.

Pair of Italian Art Deco Pulegoso’ Chandeliers from the 1930’s, made of milky hand-blown bubbled glass and clear glass, $18,750, reduced from $62,500; Ed Hardy, San Francisco.

Pair of Italian Club Chairs from the 1950’s in the style of Marco Zanuso, upholstered in ultra suede, $3,800 reduced from $4,60; Adesso, Pasadena, California.

Jere Tree Sculpture from the 1970’s, signed and dated, $550, reduced from $975; Flessas Design, New York City.

Mirrored and Gilt Dry Bar from the 1960’s, $1,900, reduced from $2,900; Pierre Anthony Galleries, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Set of 4 Ebonized Dining Chairs from the 1960’s with new white faux patent leather upholstery with chrome buttoning, $2,800, reduced from $3,600; The Antique and Artisan Center, Stamford, Connecticut.

Set of Four Iron Chairs in the style of Dubreuil, 20th century, works indoors or outdoors, $9,800 reduced from $12,000; Pierre Anthony Galleries, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Italian Gilt Iron Wheat Coffee Table from the 1960’s, $950, reduced from $1,650; Mid Century Antiques, Stamford, Connecticut.

Get the Look: Zebra Pieces

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Shopping Guide

Corona cowhide stool with nailhead trim, $3,500, Candace Barnes San Francisco, 1st Dibs
Blue zebra print pillow (20″x20″), $135, Modern Dose
Pico zebra pillow by Areaware, $24, Velocity Art & Design
Martin Patrick Evan red zebra rug in wool and silk, starting at $7,200, Vivre
Resin zebra head, $285, ebay
Needlepoint armchair in brown zebra stripes, $760, Bellacor
Hayes bench with in cowhide, Plantation, price upon request, Plantation
Jonathan Adler wool zebra pillow (16″x16″), $98, Jonathan Adler
Zebra skin trunk handmade in England, price upon request, F.M. Allen, 1st Dibs
Black & blue wool rug (3’3″x5’3″), $90, Overstock.com
Zebra pattern cowhide rug (7’x5′), $475 , Modern Dose
Plush zebra rocker, $80, Overstock.com