How to Celebrate New Year's in Style - Master"Pieces" of my Life

Are you ready for a festive New Year’s Eve celebration? If you’re hosting at home, here are a few tips and secret weapons to keep in mind. A stylish New Year’s ambience doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive. Join me as I share some thoughts on how to celebrate New Year’s in style at home.

New Year’s Eve is a wonderful time for celebration and reflection. Whether you’re hosting a bustling mixer or an intimate gathering, these tips come in handy and help create a unique celebration full of character, charisma and charm.

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Ideas to Celebrate New Year’s in Style

A New Year’s celebration calls for extra glamour and over the top exuberance. Simple tips and techniques can be followed for any type of soiree. Here are several ideas to spring board your New Year’s festivities.

Party Ideas

Swanky Dinner Party
Bustling Cocktail Mixer
Themed Event
New Year’s Day Open House
Intimate New Year’s Day Brunch

Themes

Masquerade Ball
Disco Fever
Roaring 20s
Vintage Vibes
Around the World

Luxe and glam goes far and wide for New Year’s celebrations. It’s a time to go a bit extra and get excited for the future.

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Bar | Beverage Station

Bubbles and festive beverages always flow during New Year’s celebrations. This is the time to indulge in bubbles, or a cocktail of choice or festive mock-tails. Having a dedicated bar set-up or beverage station creates a practical solution which elevates any party.

A Festive Bar Styling Idea for the Holiday Season

A dedicated space for guests to prepare their drink of choice creates a festive situation, which helps both the hosts and guests. Of course depending on size and type of event, a hired bartender is always an extra added touch.

Festive Beverages

Classic Champagne Cocktail

A classic champagne cocktail is a timeless celebratory favorite elixir. The classic champagne cocktail never disappoints and it adds the perfect edginess to bubbles for a new year’s celebration. The classic champagne cocktail consists of bubbles (champagne or sparkling wine) with a sugar cube, bitters and brandy.

Champagne Candy Cocktail

A super fun way to dress-up champagne is with candy accents. It adds whimsy and festive vibes to bubbles with different flavors, colors and textures. Use cotton candy or rock candy or your favorite candy of choice. This is a fun way to include the younger crowd with soda or sparkling cider.

cotton candy champagne cocktail — Cotton Candy Champagne Cocktail

rock candy champagne cocktail — Cotton Candy Champagne Cocktail

French 75

Beyond bubbly there are many festive cocktails which can be served before the strike of midnight. My favorite cocktail is the French 75, which elevates any social outing. It’s a classic, which has been around for a century and still going strong. It’s an elegant drink, which combines gin, champagne, lemon juice and sugar.

Pomegranate French 75

You can add a twist to the classic French 75 for added festivity. Pomegranate is a favorite around here, but use any flavors that strike your fancy. The classic French 75 can be infused with pineapple adding a tropical twist or lavender adds a touch of fresh herbaceousness. Use flavors which complement your theme and event.

Porn Star Martini

Although the name might seem controversial, the drink itself is innocently divine with passion fruit as the star of the show. The “porn star” name was coined to evoke “a stylish and confident drink…[that’s]…pure indulgence, sexy, fun and evocative”, which is perfect for over the top fun vibes. The Pornstar Martini is a passion fruit flavored cocktail made with vanilla vodka.

Tasty Bites

Caviar Station

Caviar is one of those luxury culinary delights. There’s no better time to indulge than on New Year’s Eve, pairing perfectly with champagne or ice cold vodka. Although it might sound intimidating, preparing a caviar serving station is fairly simple with some key details.

Charcuterie Edible Wreath

Charcuterie boards have been all the rage for awhile now and are a great hosting super weapon. Why not take it a step further and create a wreath shaped charcuterie board to amp up the festive vibes with an extra special touch. It’s easier to make than it looks, and it can be adapted to many tastes and culinary preferences.

Deviled Egg Garnishment Board

Deviled eggs are always a fan favorite, which are amazingly creamy and rich on their own, but by adding some great toppings you just make it that much better and fun. Some great deviled egg garnishments include chives, bacon bits, capers, sea salt and more. Once again, this can be adapted to the party theme or culinary preferences.

Blue Cheese Crostini

This is one of the easiest and fastest appetizer ideas you want to stick in your entertaining back pocket. The recipe consists of only 3 ingredients and takes about 10 minutes to prepare. Just because they are easy and fast doesn’t make them lesser than, on the contrary. These tasty bites are quite decadent and addictive. You’ve been warned.

Silky Stuffed Cherry Peppers

This silky stuffed cherry peppers recipe is a fantastic entertaining dish that will wow your guests, but yet it’s easy to put together. The silkiness of the Boursin herbed infused cheese is a great contrast to the tang of the cherry peppers. It’s a festive appetizer, which pleases the eye first before indulging our taste buds.

Quail Egg Stuffed Mushrooms

This quail egg stuffed mushroom recipe is sure to impress your family and guests, but the best part is that it’s fairly simple. Quail eggs are eaten and considered a delicacy in many parts of the world, but interesting enough the flavor profile tastes very much like regular, everyday chicken eggs. The diminutive size makes them attractive, opening them up to creative culinary endeavors.

Tea Sandwiches

Tea sandwiches are not only for high tea, but make a great appetizer for a mixer, cocktail party or holiday soiree, making them perfect for a New Year’s celebration. The variety of tea sandwiches is really limitless. To me the quintessential tea sandwich is the cucumber sandwich, but there are a plethora of selections and iterations.

cucumber tea sandwich — Tea Sandwich Ideas – Perfect for the Entertaining Season

delicious smoked salmon tea sandwich — Tea Sandwich Ideas – Perfect for the Entertaining Season

Honeycomb Cheesy Crackers

Honey and cheese is a wonderful combination and this honeycomb cheesy cracker appetizer idea elevates it to a new level. Homemade cheese crackers are super easy to make and are slathered with honey. Using a honeycomb elevates the experience and makes this dish extra special, which is perfect for ringing in the new year.

Stylish Table Settings

Timely Touches

Clocks, clock faces and time pieces are great muses for a New Year’s celebration as the hands of time move towards the strike of midnight. Everyone counts down together until midnight when bells ring and horns blow and fire works fly all around, depending on where you are.

New Year's Timely Table — A Timely New Year’s Eve Table with DIY Clock Plates

Dazzlingly Bright

As we say good-bye to the current year, we always look forward with high hopes and great anticipation of a bright and beautiful new year. Lights and shiny effects are perfect ambience setters for a New Year’s fete. Optimism for a brilliant year ahead calls for festive lighting and bright touches to guide us into the new year.

Holiday Plaid

A New Year’s setting doesn’t have to be complicated. Use the same basic table design from Christmas and transform it into a swanky New Year’s Eve soiree. Use motifs which speak to a New Year’s celebration, like champagne, stars, horns, sparkling lights and more.

Thrifting for the Win!

Thrift stores are a great resource for scoring unique and budget friendly decor and party accessories. Look for festive pieces, cozy touches and glitzy serving and entertaining ware. Thrifts are full of vintage glassware, amazing dishes, great candle holders and more, which sets a New year’s setting full of character and charm. Thrifty finds create a signature style for any home, which can’t be replicated.

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Closing Thoughts

There’s a reason fireworks and Champagne are often associated with this holiday, as it’s the perfect excuse to gather with family and friends and indulge. A new year’s celebration can be as extravagant or as laid back as you desire. I hope this inspires your festivities as we look forward full of hope, aspirations and intentions to a brand new year. Make it yours and enjoy.

Thanks for dropping by today. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year. I am looking forward to sharing more next year. Au revoir!

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