New corner, new look

Around here, nothing is set in stone, especially if it has wheels. I've moved my tea cart/bar again, and now it's home to a full set of Hellerware glassware to go with my Hellerware ice bucket and vintage martini shaker. There's even a spot on the bottom shelf for my Kromex tidbit servers.

For a while the cart was in my dining room, but I bought a teak corner cabinet to hold my Iroquois Harvest Time collection, so I rolled it to a corner in the living room. I looked longingly at the Hellerware glasses on eBay for weeks...maybe even months, because the seller kept relisting...and I finally made a decision to buy them. The glasses slip into a metal sleeve lined with cork, which keeps drinks cold and eliminates condensation.

The other day, I could tell that my Carter Brothers scoop chair wanted its old corner back, so the bar got shunted to yet another corner of the living room. To make it feel better about its vagabond life, it got to take the new Nelson knock-off clock with it. The scoop chair got a Kandinsky print as a consolation prize.

Now the bar is complete and in a permanent spot...or as permanent as things get at my house.

Helloooo, Hellerware

The Hellerware ice bucket I posted about the other day just came in, and so did the Hellerware 12" Candle Lighter set I won on eBay.

The candles use lighter fluid and are guaranteed to last a lifetime without chipping, dripping or breaking. The original set consisted of:

• A pair of gold plated tops with attached fuel containers and wicks
• A pair of clear outer tubes
• A pair of gold flecked outer tubes
• Six pairs of color inner tubes in white, avocado green, burnt orange, Christmas red, Wedgewood blue and pastel pink

My set is missing the Wedgewood blue inner tubes but is in excellent shape otherwise. The outer tubes are a very thick plastic into which you insert the colored inner liners. I didn't think I'd like the glitter-look outer tubes, but they're really cool, in a funky sort of way. The glass fuel containers with gold plated tapered tops fit into the tube, creating a non-drip "candle." I can't wait to pick up some lighter fluid and try out these beauties.

Hellerware Candle Lighter set

Close-up of the candles

Close-up of fuel container

Directions in the lid of the original box

Now I have a good excuse to look for new candleholders...
in teak, chrome and brass.