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Hello, friends!
Hope you’re having a fantastic day so far! I am so excited about todays post because I’ll be showing you how we easily converted our potting bench to an outdoor cocktail bar with SVEDKA Vodka! With all of the upcoming holidays, it’s nice to have a place for easy outdoor entertaining. Plus, with these warm summer nights one of my favorite ways to relax at the end of the day is to sit outside with my hubby and talk about our day, usually with a big glass of iced tea!
I recently treated myself to this adorable potting bench with the idea of using it just for prepping and potting our plants and vegetables. But it’s so versatile, it can even be transformed into an outdoor bar! I’m going to show you how easily it can be converted and used for all of your Memorial Day, 4th of July, or summer get togethers!
Now, let’s turn this potting bench into a bar! ๐
Step One: Prep
We had to search to find the perfect space for our set-up. I wanted it to be near an outdoor outlet, and I wanted a bit of space for a chair as well.
Step Two: Lighting
I don’t know about you, but I believe outdoor lighting really helps set the tone for a relaxing evening. These string lights are perfect to drape over your potting bench to create some ambience. And if your party goes late into the night, it will help to keep your bar surface nice and lit for guests to easily locate what they need!
Step Three: Stock Your Bar
Essentials for any bar are a selection of glasses, add-ins for drinks, straws, and bottle openers. Your bar will also need plenty of ice!
Tip: Transform a garden trug into the perfect storage container using glass mason jars. Fill the jars with all of your bar essentials!
Tip: Use the sink of your potting bench as a built-in ice bucket perfect for easy access for cocktail making, keeping beverages cool, and more!
Step Four: Round-off the look with decor!
I’ve been loving chalkboard calligraphy lately so I’ll take any chance to practice! I created this fun little United States bar sign perfect for the front of the bar area! I also pulled around one of our outdoor Adirondack chairs and jazzed it up a bit with a flag pillow for some near-the-bar seating!
Step Five: Drinks!
I love to serve a variety of drinks for my guests, a staple for me are Moscow Mules because I just LOVE how ice-cold they stay in copper mugs! I created a festive recipe to perfectly mesh with our bar decor – are you ready?
Ingredients
- Ginger Beer
- SVEDKA Vodka
- Lime (1/2 lime used per drink)
- Ice
- Blueberries
- Strawberries
- Copper Mugs
Instructions
- Fill your copper mug about 3/4 full of ice
- Add 2 oz SVEDKA Vodka
- Add 4 oz Ginger Beer
- Cut a lime in half, squeeze juice into drink.
- Cut the half lime in half again, throw into drink.
- Add in a few blueberries
- Top with strawberries
- Stir, and enjoy!
How cool is this SVEDKA vodka I picked up – love the packaging for our outdoor bar!
Tip: To make your drink extra patriotic, use a small star-shaped cookie cutter to form a star shape on your strawberries! Cute, right?
Tip: Grab a large glass pitcher and create a big batch of your Moscow Mule recipe for easy serving! This comes in handy so guests are able to re-fill their mugs without having to take a break from enjoying the good conversation! ๐
So, how do you think my outdoor bar area turned out? I can’t wait to make more fun cocktail creations outdoors this summer using this new space! And, it’s easily converted back to a potting bench area for those days when I need to get some gardening / planting done! Pretty cool, right?
Do YOU have an outdoor area to relax and entertain?
What’s your favorite cocktail so enjoy on a warm summer night?
For more summer entertaining + cocktail recipes, check out the SVEDKA Celebrate the Summer website!
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Wow that looks awesome! I wish I had that kind of talent to do something like that. You should sell something like that I think you would do very well with it.
This is so creative! I love that you used the potting bench as a cocktail bar. We often use our deck or brick patio for entertaining, or just enjoying a warm summer night. I love sitting outside, sipping a nice drink and chatting with my husband! #client
That is some first class ingenuity! I absolutely love how it turned out.
What a great upcycle project! A planter is actually so perfect for turning into a cocktail bar!
Love the transformation into something useful this coming Memorial Day! Those mule mugs are so nice. I haven’t gotten myself to buy them but I will!
What a brilliant idea. I love how the potting bench turned out. This is so perfect for Memorial Day.
This is an awesome idea to turn a potting bench into a cocktail bar which looks amazing. I have never heard of Patriotic Moscow Mules before and will have to try this recipe. These copper mugs are just gorgeous and would keep any drink cold. Thanks for sharing the ideas and recipe.
That is an awesome idea. I love it! That turned out really good too. This would be perfect for Memorial weekend!
These are such cute ideas and the recipe looks perfect for this weekend. I love this for Memorial Day weekend!
This is such a great idea. I love to re purpose things. It would look great by my BBQ.
This is such a great up cycle! It’s super cute and those cocktails look yummy!!
This is a cool idea. The drink looks tasty too. I just don’t drink very often anymore.
Will try this the weekend!
Looks inviting!
Oh I love this!! It’s just gorgeous and perfect for summer entertaining. I need to put this together asap.
Oh I love this idea and I have just the space for this. Also super cute to cute the strawberries into stars!
This is so awesome and the decor is superb! It’s perfect for entertaining this summer.
I all about this! Great idea! I want to try that moscow mule recipe too, I have never had one before, I like the copper mugs too! ๐
This is such an amazing idea. I want to make one of these for my patio for when we entertain during the summer.
Where did you get the potting bench?
It is gorgeous.
Thank you! It’s from World Market!