Are you hosting a party or small get together for Halloween? Get ready to party like a ghoul with this glamorous yet dramatic and edgy Halloween bar cart inspired by the glam punk era. Create a Halloween drink station fit for a Gothic mansion. Set the scene with a spooky portrait wall and eerie cemetery vibe. Get the graffiti punk look with lots of layered color, texture and metallic accents. Dress up skulls and feathered friends ready for some "killer" rock. Nail ghoulish glam with gems, tiaras, top hats and creepy spiders!
Your guests will love being greeted with a spooktacular display as they walk up to get a drink. Start with any bar cart, bar cart essentials and some spooky Halloween decor, we will give a graffiti gothic punk twist and bam you are ready to party!
First, to set the scene, I hung a dramatic black chandelier over a 3ft Marble-Look Fluted Column I sprayed gold and covered in creepy cloth & Purple Glitter Tulle to hold the DIY Glam Halloween Crows.
These creepy Feathered Crows oversee the proceedings with eerily dead pan eyes! On top of the birdcage, a crow waits to swoop down to your tomb.
While inside, another feasts on a Gold Bag of Bones from a past guest.
Don't be afraid to use some of the floor space in front and around the cart. At the bottom of the column and cart, I added a glam Halloween bust sprayed to match the glam punk skulls. This helps to balance the colors in the vignette.
The entire area around the bar cart is staged as a little vignette of the Halloween season. Above the cart, I brought in vibrant pops of Halloween color, with a graffiti twist. This eye-catching backdrop adds interest to the wall space above the cart. I started with a black and white skull damask wrapping paper to create the Gothic inspired mansion walls.
I then spray painted a DIY Long Canvas Column Banner with, traditional purples and orange, adding in touches of pink. There is no wrong way to paint the canvas. Go for a graffiti design unique to you. Once dry, I cut up the banner and framed pieces of canvas Black Picture Frame Cutouts. To get the mixed metallics look of glam punk I added gold gems, purple gems and studs to the frames.
Inside the frames I used gold skeleton hands from the Gold Bag of Bones with a gold BOO! Then I sprayed a Gazelle Head Skeleton gold for the other frame. Whatever you choose, you want to keep all of the objects gold for a cohesive and well curated portrait wall look.
Next, the bar cart decor. On top of the cart, I added a bar essential, a Clear Ice Bucket to chill the "Boo-ze" on top of a Black Scallop Tray, while a gold bug stands guard. This adds to the "ick" factor as a guest reaches for a drink.
Have a little fun with this. I surprised my guests by mixing eyeballs with the ice and using a gold jaw bone around the neck of the wine bottle.
I then added funeral home lighting, black candles flickering in a Spider Web Candelabra on top of a small box for height.
Next to this I also placed a Skull Pitcher full of non-alcoholic "Blood Red" juice on top of a small black cake plate. You want to add interest to your bar cart by having items at a few different heights, not all the same level. A graffiti decorated mini skull holds the Purple Beverage Napkins down, keeping them safe from a ghostly breeze.
On the other side of the bar cart I used a candle stick to help add some height to my DIY Color Splatter Graffiti Glam Halloween Skull. You can also stack a few books or coasters to give items on the bar height. This balances the top of the bar cart.
The best thing about an adult Halloween is the Boos ... Booze! I added Spooky Soiree Bottle Labels to each of the bottles, transforming everyday beverages to personalized "Mayhew" poison. Serve your poison in Gothic glam Black Patterned Plastic Wine Glasses.
I added Framed Halloween Charms to each so guests could keep track of their glasses.
On the bottom of the bar cart I used more Delux Creepy Cloth Wall Decoration to give it more texture. I then added more poison, served with a side of dying succulents. For the look of death and dread, I sprayed the faux succulent black and placed it on top of Vintage Halloween Dinner Napkins. These napkins have a skull dressed perfectly for this cart, in a swanky top hat. I added graffiti painted Ceramic Bones to bring the color palette into this part of the cart.
In the center of the cart I placed the Gold Skull Centerpiece. Event the adults need candy right? This skull is not only glam, it holds a lot of candy, enough for all of your guests.
To the left of the skull I added another Black Scallop Tray with my favorite glasses for Halloween bubbles. Skeleton Hand Plastic Cups pair perfectly with Gold Foil Striped Paper Straws. In front of this for a color pop, I added another graffiti decorated mini skull and glamorous gold bug.
I completed the ambiance for with music fit for a haunted mansion. Drinks are now served, if you DARE ... rah ha ha ha!
Photography by: Photography Hill
