merci® || Bar Cart || Fall Placemat || Oyster Book || Record Player || Candy Holder 

The first piece of furniture Matt & I purchased was actually this bar cart, which is why we still have no couch currently (priorities). Anyway Matt insisted on a bar cart, ‘for the boys’, so of course I added a touch of New England lifestyle to the mix.

The bar cart lives in my home office, so I tried to make it less bar and more lifestyle, which is why the cart is filled with some of my favorite things. From alllllll you need to know about the art of eating oysters to merci® chocolate, this bar cart is my happy place.

National Thank You Day is tomorrow guys!!! So I ran out the other day and topped Matt’s bar cart off with his favorite thing  merci® chocolate. I surprised him with a box of merci® just as a little thank you, for being soooooo helpful during our transition to Dallas.

Being away from New England can sometimes put me in a funk, but Matt is always there to make me laugh, embarrass me while taking photos and of course model for the TCC Men out there. He does sooooo much for the blog behind the scenes, that I really wanted to leave him a little something special.

We should all work towards being more grateful to those around us, and it’s sooooo easy to incorporate into your lifestyle. Whether it’s leaving a box of merci® for someone that deserves an extra thanks or shipping out a box to your parents, for no reason other than to show your gratitude.

I’ve always loved merci® chocolate, and if you aren’t familiar with the brand let me sum it up for you. Merci® is the finest assortment of European chocolate made from high-quality ingredients & it’s literally the perfect gift to say merci (aka thanks in french!).

Oh & did I mention you can pick up a box, just in time for National Thank You Day, at Target or Walmart! Let’s just say, I’m off to pick up another box, because Matt ate the one I was going to ship to my sister Tessa (oops).

Tessa is like a little TCC elf, she’s always behind the season & ALWAYS shipping out TCC mugs from our New England warehouse. Did I mention she’s literally hilarious and has here own youtube channel, check it out here! She’ll 100% be getting a box of merci® chocolate for National Thank You Day.

Now that we are all grounded in gratefulness let’s talk about New England bar cart decor! I believe a few things are essential in a bar cart, soooooo let’s break this down.

Coffee Table Book: You need one, trust me! The Oyster book kind of ties the whole bar cart together, without it the cart would have no personality (boring). I wanted to go for a New England Nantucket themed cart, so naturally when I saw this book, I grabbed it. I found mine at Anthro on sale for $9 but you can grab a copy here.

Glasses: Obviously the bar cart is meant to act as a bar, even though Matt & I aren’t known for popping bottles, we are still prepared because you never know. Having a pair of clean whiskey and shot glasses on hand, puts the bar in bar cart.

Height: Now this is very important. You need to place something with height on top of the bar cart, to give the looks some dimension. I love hydrangeas and they are on brand with New England lifestyle, so I always keep a fresh glass of them on top of the cart. I usually place them in this tall skinny vase I found at HomeGoods for $2! Simple but essential.

Sparkling Water: YES! If you type in bar cart over on Pinterest you’ll be shown millions of bar carts and almost all of them will include some sort of sparking water. I loveeeeeeee sparkling water, however it can be expensive so I just purchased three for the sake of decor. Simple, elegant and it gives a little height to the bottom shelf.

Merci®: Top of your bar cart with the perfect mini treat. I went for merci® to show my gratitude towards Matt. Which tide in perfectly with my fall placemats.

In honor of National Thank You Day, I want to thank you all for reading, I love hearing from each and everyone of you, so thank you, thank you & thank you. Let me know how you plan on celebrating National Thank You Day below. xx A.

Thank you, merci®, for sponsoring this post. 

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