A few tricks for a party at the cottage
Simple ideas to create the right moodfor the arrival of a cheerful noisy company to the dacha. In the hot summer, you really want to drink cold water and drinks. For this, you do not necessarily need to buy a cooler bag to keep the bottles ice cold all the time. A large galvanized bucket from your shed is a great solution! Fill it with ice cubes - and your drinks will be cold for a couple of hours. And if you attach a shelf to the bucket (for example, metal soap holders), you will get a simple mini-bar with space for cups, straws and towels.
You can also use a cast iron flower pot as a cooler:
or a real ice bucket bought at a flea market:
Instead of washing the tablecloth from the previous party, try something more functional and stain-resistant this time, like this bamboo tablecloth.
Don't waste your time and money on decorativetableware, you can find them right under your feet. Before your friends arrive, pick some leaves and flowers from the garden, wash them (if necessary) and decorate the table beautifully. Like this:
If you have a table at your dacha for working withseedlings or for carpentry work - for the duration of the party it can be turned into a mobile kitchen/mini-bar. Naturally, you should first wash and clean the table, arrange the necessary dishes and decorate it with any materials at hand.
Guests should feel cozy and comfortable.Bring out all the cushions and ottomans you have in your home. Don't be afraid to mix shapes, textures and colours - lots of bright cushions will make even the most boring plastic garden furniture look lively and cosy.
Use vases from your home as garden vaseslanterns. Place glassware throughout the garden, the brighter the vases, the better. Your guests will be enchanted by the view of the sunbeams playing in the colorful glass. And in the evening, you can put a candle in each vase (or glass candlestick) - it will be very beautiful.
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