How to Throw the Perfect Home Party
Autumn is a great time for fun and cozy home parties. The main thing is to wisely approach the organization and think over the preparation issue in advance: serving soft drinks and delicious snacks, as well as taking care of the entertainment program. Woman’s Day and Svetlana Buerakova, director of interior development for the interior brand Crate and Barrel, share professional advice on how to properly organize the perfect home party!
Everyone knows that it is customary to serve refreshing and alcoholic drinks at any party. In this matter, not only their number is important, but also their presentation. For example, lemonade can be served in a five-liter dispenser, and for a larger company, an option that holds 11 liters is perfect. The dispenser will make dispensing drinks easier and, moreover, can become the centerpiece of a festive serving.
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To keep the drinks at the correct temperature at all times, you can put the bottles in the original ice buckets. So, for an evening with a couple of friends, a small container for cooling champagne is suitable, and if you have a large company, then drinks can be folded into large buckets designed for 5-10 bottles. A container with ice will not be superfluous at the party: a bucket, complemented by ice tongs, will decorate your party, and guests will be satisfied with cold cocktails.
Surprise your friends and organize serving on special bar carts. This will give the evening a special mood, and everything you need will always be at hand. Two-level bar carts are very convenient, on the lower one you can place bottles, and on the upper one – glasses, an ice bucket and other bar accessories.
Lovers of noisy companies will always have various cocktail sets in their house, several sets of glasses for alcoholic drinks and several bottles of wine. Therefore, glasses for champagne, martini, “Margarita”, miniature glasses for shots and punch will certainly become an integral part of all your home festive receptions.
In addition to beautiful barware, there are tons of little things that can decorate your festive table. For example, the Black and Tan Turtle Bar Tool. It will not only easily open a frothy drink, but also serve as an ideal tool for creating the Black & Tan cocktail, popular in Europe, from light and dark beer.
A party with friends is usually limited to a small feast with snacks. Therefore, it is important to think about the table setting option for such an occasion.
For fun home gatherings, you can use colorful plates, and to surprise the most sophisticated guests, serve snacks on dishes with images of your favorite classic cocktails, which, moreover, may well become a central serving element.
A special autumn mood at parties will be created by the pumpkin-shaped snacks in a warm orange hue. Also, snacks can be placed on multi-tiered dishes. A rustic bookcase with seasonal fruits will look great at a Provence party. And the laconic and stylish design of the two-tier serving tray will decorate any festive table! Despite the fact that the summer has already ended, the idea of treating guests to ice cream, especially one prepared with their own hands, will be to the liking of many.
When all the formalities with food and drinks are settled, attention should be paid to organizing entertainment at the party.
If not all guests know each other at your party, then board games are a simple and reliable way to get to know each other and make the meeting incendiary. Classic table games “Bingo” or poker will not let anyone get bored and will add a gambling touch to your event. And the game “tic-tac-toe”, made of marble, will delight both adults and young guests.
If you want to throw a party that your guests will definitely remember, a wine and cheese tasting is perfect! For such an event, glasses for different types of wine are the best fit. Serving the cheeses correctly is also important: use special slates, and for a more sophisticated party, a marble platter with a lid is ideal. If you are a fan of eco-style, then you will like a dish in the form of a wooden frame. Be sure to pay attention to the cards for the names of the cheeses. This approach will definitely appeal to your friends!
An original idea for entertaining guests at a home party will be a master class on making cocktails! Guests will be able to try themselves in the role of a real bartender and enjoy the result of their experiments.
The best helpers in this undertaking will be special bar accessories: a copper shaker will perfectly mix, for example, Long Island, and will make the process of preparing and serving any cocktail more effective. Using a jigger, you can measure the exact amount of ingredients you need, and a bar spoon will help you to neatly prepare a bright layered cocktail.
Ideas for setting a festive table
A certain decor will help to create an atmosphere of fun and joy. A beautifully, harmoniously and stylishly decorated festive hall is another brick in the foundation of excellent relaxation and good mood for guests. Pay attention to flower arrangements: bouquets should be small and varied, while it is important to observe style unity. To indicate the theme of the party, hang garlands at the door and window openings: in the form of a cobweb, if the theme of the party is Halloween, from snowflakes or icicles for the New Year’s holiday. Multi-colored pillows on sofas and armchairs will add bright accents and complete the design of the holiday.
True lovers of receiving guests often have whole racks in the house for storing drinks and accessories. Wine racks, shelves for bottles and glasses or wine boxes will eliminate the need to worry about the number of drinks for guests and can be a real highlight of your interior.