Luxe Beat Magazine JUNE 2015 | Page 81

Epicure Bar Sheds The Backyard Trend B ar sheds are trending as a great way to repurpose often forgotten storage spaces. For those looking to recreate this trend in their own homes, we’ve pulled together a few suggestions for how to effortlessly pull off the trend. The Glassware Get stemware that’s just as unique as your bar shed. Ten Thousand Villages offers a varied selection of exquisitely crafted, hand-blown glasses, with unique colors and shapes that make perfectly stylish vessels and alluring additions to any bar shed. Even better, as fair trade items, these glasses help support the artisans in underdeveloped countries who created them. That’s something we can all raise a glass to. Ten Thousand Villages’ drinking glasses retail from $8.00 to $39.00 and are available online or at local retail stores. www.tenthousandvillages.com/ Carafes and Containers From a sleek bottle to a chic container, combine or mix your favorite drink in an elegant, handcrafted carafe or pitcher from Ten Thousand Villages that will wow your friends and add a touch of sophistication to your bar shed. Ten Thousand Villages’ fair-trade drinking containers retail from $29.00 to $79.00 and are available online or at local retail stores. The Wine Pick a wine that looks as great as it tastes. VOGA Italia offers a great selection of award-winning wines packaged in sleek and sexy glass cylindrical bottles that are sure to spice up your home bar. Best of all, VOGA’s unique resealable caps offer a great solution to save wine for later. bleaches and finishes used in conventional textiles, Coyuchi’s tabletop essentials add a perfect eco-touch to your new indoor/ outdoor bar. www.coyuchi.com/ Kitchen towels, napkins and placemats retail from $15.00 to $48.00 and are available online or at local retail stores. The Coasters Avoid damaging your bar shed counter with these smart and decorative coasters from Ten Thousand Villages. With an assortment of handcrafted coasters to choose from, ranging from cheerful to stylish, you’ll be sure to find one that compliments your glass and bar. Ten Thousand Villages’ fair-trade coasters retail from $13.50 to $34.00 and are available online or at local retail stores. VOGA Italia’s collection retails from $5.99 to $15.99 and includes Prosecco, Dolce Rosso, Pinot Grigio, Sparkling, Baby Sparkling (a mini sized Sparkling wine) and Moscato. www.vogaitalia.com/ Organic Textiles A bar shed is the perfect place to bring the outdoors IN with stunning organic textiles made from earthfriendly materials. Coyuchi, the first company to bring 100% organic cotton bedding to the US, offers a line of home textiles rooted in the innate qualities of nature. Made from 100% cotton and wool, free of the toxic dyes, 81