Outdoor Entertaining Station
This is the boys last week of school and then the summer fun will begin. 
I LOVE summer! And I especially love spending time outside during the summer.
So I’ve been super excited about eating and entertaining outdoors! There is nothing better than sitting out on the patio at dusk, sipping sweet tea, and enjoying great conversations.
So I wanted to create an area on my patio where I could serve beverages and food to my family or guests.
The first thing I needed was a console table. I found one that I loved at Birch Lane.
Trenton Console Table
This table is traditionally used indoors, but since I have a covered back patio, I knew that I would be able to use it for outdoor entertaining.
I love the industrial look of this console table, and I love how it looks now on my back patio!
What I love about this table is that it has a wide surface, and it gives me plenty of room to put my food and drinks.
I also love that this console table has two drawers for me to put other items that I may not want in view.
See, there’s an empty chair right there waiting for you!…
For now, I’ll just close my eyes and pretend you are here with me.
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Happy Sweet Summertime!!!
Looks great. Love the fun chalkboard too! Be down this evening to chat. :)
I’ll be right over, Traci ;D
Love that table! Very pretty! I’m hoping to cover my back patio so that I can have something like this. I just have to save up for awhile :-) Oh, YAY FOR SUMMER!
Ooh, I do love your table…a lot~ Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Oh Traci, I love it! You have quite the knack for shelf /cabinet stying, a skill I was not blessed with! :) Have a fabulous day!
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Gee! I’m so far behind on my back porch, but I’ve FINALLY go my front porch looking pretty good.
I really like this console table and everything else on their site. What ever happened to the one you used in your old house?
Great table….and love the styling! I do love rocking on the porch on a warm summer evening. I’ll close my eyes and pretend we’re on the porch together too. :)
Looks amazing, Traci! I’ll be right over! ;-)
Xo Heidi
Is it styled this way every day or only when you are entertaining? If it’s different, would love to see the everyday look. :)
Good question, Sally. It will definitely not look like this everyday. :) I will probably just keep a table runner and the flowers on the top, and maybe baskets or trays on the bottom, but the dishes will go inside because they will collect dirt if I don’t. I will try to take a picture sometime and maybe put it on my blog.
Beautiful, Traci! I have a baker’s rack on my porch and I think I will set up something similar on my back patio. Yes, invite all of us over!
I love this idea! I never thought of using a console table. I have something similar for my back yard entertaining. I received an old plant stand from my step mother and repurposed it. I use it for tableware, summer fun items for the kiddos like bubbles, sidewalk chalk etc. The console table has much more horizontal space, I’m on the hunt for a new entertaining piece!http://craftycampergirl.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-project-completed.html
That’s lovely. I like the way the grain of the drawers seems to be matched.
I think you’ll get a lot of use and pleasure out of this one!