Make Mine Merry

A little Slim Aarons jet set, a little Studio 54 before midnight, and a dinner party that went on much later than anyone intended. Put out the good glasses, dial up a friend, drop a record on the turntable, and stay for one more.

Make Mine Merry takes us back to the cocktail hours of the Swinging Sixties and disco ’70s: jewel-toned glass, gleaming brass, saturated color, and a well-stocked bar that was practically part of the furniture. Ruby, emerald, and cobalt glass catches the glow of a mid-century Stiffel brass lamp in a mix that is equal parts mod and cocktail-hour glamour.

On the wall, a museum-quality framed vintage Hermès Gastronomie silk scarf by Christiane Vauzelles revels in the era’s appetite for sensory pleasure. Lobster, oysters, game birds, cheese, wine, fruit, and a towering croquembouche form an extravagant Old Master-style feast.

A working lipstick-red Swinging Sixties telephone sits nearby. Jewel-toned flowers spill from an emerald William Yeoward cut-crystal hurricane, while a hand-knotted Abrash Geometric Rug brings the freewheeling pattern and color of the ’70s underfoot.

The drinks are poured, the record is spinning, and dinner can wait.