Cheers! Bittersweet, but I’m So Okay!
When sourcing pieces for Audrey Would! my eye is typically taken to items I like. In retail that’s not always best practice, but with this vintage niche I find it generally works for me.
Awhile ago I featured this pretty amazing statement piece.
It’s a silver plated punch bowl by Towle, and I know not everyone is in the market for a piece like this, but I thought it would be fun to share a few different ways this punch bowl can be put to use.
After all, we do have the wedding season coming up! That means stagettes, bridal showers… you know how it goes!
Some of you might remember, I sourced this bowl along with another option for a customer by request. In the end the other piece was chosen, so this punch bowl became part of the Audrey Would! collection.
At our Holiday Shopping Event I featured the Towle punch bowl with a mix-and-match selection of silver plated goblets and coupes.
This bowl as a punch set originally came with little handled cups. Sweet, but I have to say, I do like the mix-and-match approach. It turns ‘sweet’ into ‘fun’!
And…
When we were in San Francisco I fell in love with the way Bix Restaurant put a similiar silver punch bowl to use.
Don’t mind the grainy phone pic. I just wanted you to see the martini glasses chillin’ on finely crushed ice! Isn’t this great?
And then…
On New Years Eve the Towle bowl was test-run for a similar use, but to chill Prosecco on cubed ice instead!
You see, we opted in on a Jamie Oliver suggestion. He-hem… as Jamies toutes it, ‘Pimped-up Prosecco‘. So all the vintage pitchers you see actually hold fresh juices to go with the Prosecco.
Another grainy phone pic, but yes, it really was ‘that’ good!
After seeing the range this great piece double-duties for, would you hold it against me if I said I was feeling bittersweet about its sale and departure? No, not me either! I am thrilled this fantastic vintage piece has found a new home!
Just think, the possibilities are endless!
Do you have any vintage pieces that stand in for other uses? Please share… heck, please send pics! Why not? The creativity of one expands the opportunities for another!
Thanks for stopping by!
Clever ideas Sheila! I knew I was keeping my punch bowl around for a reason. Yours is so glam though, I may have to upgrade!
Oooh lovely set Sheila!! It will be happy in it’s new home, I’m sure!!
that is a lovely set, it would go along with my kitchen perfect
Nice! I bet you have a great kitchen!! Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and comment. I appreciate it. 🙂
Great ideas, I like the chilling of the glasses. I love my punch bowl…although it is not as lovely as the silver one you have pictured.
Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by Jen! Punch bowls are such a handy item to have, and I especially enjoy them when summer comes.
Ah, yes bitter sweet! I wish we could keep all of the pretty things… it’s strange how we become attached to objects, isn’t it? At least in my case… 🙂 I see this beautiful punch bowl filled with short cut flowers, tulips, peonies, royal purple calla lilies… oh I see this being used as my seasonal flower vase!
You are so right about attachment Laurie! And you know what? When I sourced this piece as one option, the customer’s intention was for exactly that! A table centrepiece for a large gathering! You have great instincts and vision my friend!! 🙂