A few years back, while working on Remodelista: The Organized Home: Simple, Stylish Ideas for All Over the House, we became obsessed with kits. Travel kits, tool kits, spice kits, kitchen wrap kits, clothes care kits, cleaning kits. Show me an empty drawer and I’ll show you how to create a neatly organized group of complementary objects that will prevent you from ever asking yourself: “Where did I put that thing again?”
One of our favorite kits for the kitchen is the Instant Cocktail Kit. It’s arguably the most fun to assemble and (not surprisingly) to use. Our theory is this: You’re more likely to throw an impromptu drinks or dinner party when your tabletop elements are kept at the ready in one place. Here’s a look at what’s inside (feel free to improvise and expand on this list).
![photograph from the organized home by matthew williams; styling by ju 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cocktail-kit-organized-home-alexa-hotz-matthew-williams-733x933.jpg)
Drinkware
![the l\2\17;atelier du vin stainless steel and beech timbale bucket was p 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/l-atelier-du-vin-travel-ice-bucket-733x496.jpg)
![jasper morrison’s glass family goblet is available at hive: \$48 for a s 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/jasper-morrison-alessi-wine-glasses-remodelista-733x496.jpg)
![designer deborah ehrlich\2\17;s simple crystal straight champagne glasse 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/deborah-ehrlich-champagne-glasses-733x489.jpg)
The Trays
![we used cb\2\2\17;s vienna stainless steel tray, which is no longer avai 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cb2-vienna-stainless-steel-tray-733x489.jpg)
![the fog linen work gingham navy check tray is available through unison; \$\28 f 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fog-linen-work-gingham-navy-check-tray-733x489.jpg)
![the white enamel trays featured in our book remodelista: the organized hom 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/noda-horo-white-enamel-tray-1-733x489.jpg)
Candles
![from greentree home, the \16 inch square tapers are \$36 for a set of two. 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/greentree-home-square-candles-733x489.jpg)
![the greentree home event taper candles are available in six colors; \$30 for \1 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/greentree-home-event-tapers-733x489.jpg)
![iittala kivi votive 60mm candleholders in clear glass are \$\20.80 each at finn 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/iittala-kivi-votive-60-mm-clear-733x489.jpg)
![a box of four \18 hour votives made of natural beeswax from the bee man is \$\1 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/the-bee-man-pure-beeswax-votive-candles-733x489.jpg)
Other Accessories
![the libeco riverside napkins are \$\2\1 at libeco. 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/libeco-linen-napkins-natural-733x489.jpg)
![english pewter napkin rings from kaufmann mercantile (shown) are, sadly, no lon 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/english-pewter-napkin-rings-set-of-4-733x489.jpg)
![a good lookalike for the black leather silverware holders from rth in los angel 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/leather-flatware-pockets-733x496.jpg)
![a decadent sterling silver bottle stopper can be sourced new from sir jacks for 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sirjacks-sterling-silver-bottle-topper-733x489.jpg)
![a similar cocktail set to the vintage one seen at top is the vintage sterling a 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/john-hasselbring-vintage-sterling-and-horn-bar-set-733x489.jpg)
- Steal This Look: Dining Room at Lidkøeb in Copenhagen
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N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on December 5, 2017.
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