The Bar Tray That Brings a Little Mid-Century Swagger to Christmas.

Charmed House Interiors · Kitchen/Bar

Mint green with rolled edges, scattered snowflakes and The Merry Christmas Whiskey Room set in red script and gold type. It borrows straight from the old cocktail-lounge trays of the fifties — the ones you'd find behind a hotel bar — and lands somewhere between kitsch and genuinely chic. Light, sturdy, and ready to carry drinks.

Pour something amber, put the record on, and let the tray do the talking.

Style note — the drinks trolley: Keep the tumblers, ice bucket and bitters on it so the whole set-up looks curated.

Style note — the wall: Hang it flat as retro bar art in the pantry or den.

Two Ways to Style It

On a vintage-inspired drinks trolley. Set it with cut-crystal tumblers, a decanter and a coupe of maraschino cherries — the mint green looks wonderful against brass and amber glass.

On a pink-and-green retro Christmas table. Cluster it with tinsel garland, honeycomb baubles and matching bar accessories for a proper cocktail-lounge scene.