Saturday, 5 February 2011

More pics of the Cocktail Cabinet

Here's some more pics of the cocktail cabinet as requested by you lovelies. The pics aren't great because as soon as the camera flash went of all the mirrors on the cabinet illuminated everything like a Christmas tree.


I love the swans on a lake scene on the glass sliding doors at the bottom. At the top of the cabinet you can see the original lemon squeezer and metal 'atomic' style olive holders/cocktail stirers.

 Sat inside are two handpainted glasses painted for me by my best friend as a birthday present. There are also 8 Babycham glasses given to me by my Nan and some traditional shape cocktail glasses I picked up at a carboot sale. When I was at uni my housemate and I decided we liked Marks & Spencer's medium dry champagne (all my Nan's fault really for giving us a bottle) and so we took to drinking that before we went out each week, in the Babycham glasses of course!

You can just about see a few glasses here past the camera's flash. There are a set of vintage tall glasses in various colours, a couple of lemonade glasses with bird pictures from a charity shop for £1.50, some 50s shot glasses with gold polka dots £1.50 from a charity shop, cocktail umberellas from the pound shop, vintage plastic cocktail sticks given to me by my mum (each has a different alcohol bottle sat on the top) and some 50s polka dot lemonade glasses in their original carry case with bamboo handle. An old cocktail shaker sits at the back of the cabinet. xxx
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25 comments:

  1. fayefayesparkle5 February 2011 at 14:15

    I love this cabinet, it is fantastic that it is filled with perfect things as well!

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  2. thingsIlove5 February 2011 at 15:51

    It's so pretty!

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  3. Unknown5 February 2011 at 22:52

    oooooohhhhhh that is one seriously gorgeous cabinet the 50's was a beautiful time zone, look at all that amazing detail and the legs just so typical. And Babycham glasses a girl after my own heart I love a babycham but i have to have the cherry to, enjoy ;-)) dee x

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  4. Tabbyroo6 February 2011 at 00:15

    Great that you've got all the original accessories with it, its so stylish. I always longed for Babycham glasses when I was a child in the seventies, now I have them and it's any excuse to use them! Linda xx

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  5. Andi's English Attic6 February 2011 at 00:56

    Amazing cabinet filled with amazing things. It must be a joy everytime you open it (and with the mirrors it must look as though you have twice as much!). xx

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  6. Sophie6 February 2011 at 00:58

    That is actually amazing!
    Sophie
    x

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  7. Rose&Bird6 February 2011 at 01:01

    I LOVE that cabinet! So glamorous - I can just see you in cocktail dress sipping from those glasses x
    Sadly it'll be a few years before I can have anything like that as Baby Bird is just getting mobile!

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  8. ♥ emma bear forever ♥6 February 2011 at 02:46

    Oh Amy thats stunning, what a great collection of glassware you have too x

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  9. Comtesse de ferveur6 February 2011 at 03:15

    Wow wow wow, is all I can say. This is such a magnificent piece.
    xxx

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  10. scrappyjacky6 February 2011 at 03:30

    It looks amazing,Amy.

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  11. Unknown6 February 2011 at 04:43

    Champagne while at university!!! Bloody Hell!

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  12. Vix6 February 2011 at 08:50

    It's the most gorgeous cabinet I've ever seen. It's a stunner. xxx

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  13. Perdita Tinsel6 February 2011 at 08:51

    Fab! Simply amazing. I love the whole atomic-kitsch vibe to this, and of course the natural link to booze. Two of my favourite things!

    I might have to snap our Victorian Chemist's cabinet (ie our booze and glassware holder) - I love to nose at where people hide their likker!

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  14. Penny Dreadful Vintage6 February 2011 at 09:15

    This is totally fabulous, you wouldn't believe how jealous I am!

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  15. Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompoms6 February 2011 at 09:52

    I'm speechless!

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  16. Alice6 February 2011 at 10:49

    Such a wonderful treasure x

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  17. Rachel - Firebird6 February 2011 at 11:30

    That cabinet is absolutely beautiful! It's amazing what wonderful kitchenalia/ glassware you can find in charity shops isn't it?

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  18. Emma Thomsen6 February 2011 at 15:14

    Ooh La La To the cabinet, Tres Chic! I notice you say you've just started collecting vintage Woman's illustrated magazines. Have you heard of Modes Travaux, gorgeous french fashion magazines? If you check out Ebay (.Co.UK and .Co.Fr) there are many copies available, even going back to the 40s. They are in French but the illustrations are fantastic and incredibly chic! And if your French isn't all that (like me) you can use a free online translation site. Do check it out, I'm sure they would be your cup of tea! X

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  19. topchelseagirl7 February 2011 at 07:43

    It's fabulous!

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  20. Hesta Nesta8 February 2011 at 08:36

    Your cocktail cabinet is so stylish and I don't blame you for developing a taste for champagne...I love the stuff!! Your house looks lovely by the way (from your previous post). Can you email me your address as I've got a little something to send you. My email is hestanesta@hotmail.co.uk
    Jo xx

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  21. CraftySmiles8 February 2011 at 11:41

    Hi That is one cool cabinet.
    And thank you for your comment. My move is still going on and on lol,hope to be done by end of the week.
    Love your blog-very nice
    xxxx

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  22. Unknown11 February 2011 at 02:17

    Oooh, that's so gorgeous!

    It looks fab with all the glasses too.

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  23. Miss Magpie11 February 2011 at 12:22

    Amy, check this jumper out!

    http://www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33053&storeId=12552&productId=2224380&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208654&parent_categoryId=208600&sort_field=Relevance&pageSize=20

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  24. Miss Magpie11 February 2011 at 12:24

    or this!

    http://www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33053&storeId=12552&productId=2224400&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=208654&parent_categoryId=208600&sort_field=Relevance&pageSize=200

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  25. Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping]19 March 2011 at 10:38

    Ooh that's a rather special cabinet, I've just started to collect vintage barware as well, but sadly I don't have anywhere to display it properly yet. I just got some fab 50s cocktail glasses for 50p each from a car boot sale, and I love them.

    I found your blog via Florence and Mary (well done on your award) and then realised I follow your mum as well!

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I really appreciate all of your comments even if I don't always get chance to reply to them all x

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