Nothing beats the summer heat quite like an ice-cold beverage by the pool. Take your home entertaining to the next level with these stylish bar cart items.

Shoot Your Shot
Brighten up your barware with colorful soda lime shot glasses. The Gracie set of 4 shot glasses: $22 at The Nest Egg, 11940 Grand Commons Ave., Fairfax

Champagne Taste
Keep your bottles cool with a classic ice bucket. Marlo Thomas x Williams Sonoma Champagne Ceramic Bucket: $189.95 at Williams Sonoma, multiple area locations

Citrus Splash
Lemon-print cocktail napkins are a colorful summer staple. Lemon Slices cocktail napkins: $8 for pack of 20 at Red Barn Mercantile, 1117 King St., Alexandria

Tools of the Trade
This stainless steel set includes the stand and five essential tools: Juliska Graham bar tool set: $325 at Crème de la Crème, multiple area locations

Mix It Up
Perfect your craft cocktails with the help of a sleek shaker. Copper and Marble cocktail shaker: $28 at 27 South, 18822 Woodburn Rd., Leesburg

On A Roll
This two-tier bar cart, accented with burl wood veneer, is an elegant home addition. Bar cart: $495 at The Nest Egg, 11940 Grand Commons Ave., Fairfax, shopthenestegg.com
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