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5 Classy Coolers + Colorful Summer Drinks!

Long hot summer days require fun and functional ways to keep cool - and stay hydrated. Sure you can keep cool taking a dip in the pool, but what if you want to relax or entertain? For that, you will need summer coolers - both the tall and fruity fresh kind and the kind of coolers to keep your drinks crisp and cold. While some coolers can actually be built into your outdoor living kitchen space, some can be more mobile and on wheels. And if you’re hitting the road for a beach picnic up the coast, you may want to check out the luxury leather cooler.. Below are five summer favorites for unique, luxury coolers drinks…

This is a great cooler from Tommy Bahama: The Deluxe Stainless-Steel Rolling Party Cooler!

How fun! A Pop-Up cooler pub table/bar from Keter…

 Functional furniture - the side table cooler...

For more elegant outdoor entertaining, you might consider these beverage tubs from Frontgate, called the Collins Serving Collections. Additional coolers and cooler options plus accessories can be found at ComfortHouse.com.

 That’s classy!

A rich brown topstitched leather cooler, available at Jayson Home { what a great gift for Christmas in July! }

 

 Besides the actual cooler itself, the other way to stay cool during this the peak of summer, is to put those pretty pitchers to use - and serve up summer with cool and refreshing summer coolers, cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages and even a few infused water recipes, you can read more about on a previous Hadley Court post - Summer Entertaining - Pitchers + Recipes!

Below are six sizzling summer coolers drinks to cool down with…

Try a Non-Alcoholic Berry Cooler to really quench your thirst + see 24 more at SouthernLiving.com

Summer peaches also make a refreshing Peach Cooler Cocktail…

Strawberry mojito cooler drink

 A Strawberry Mojito is sure to cool you down on a hot summer day…

 Ice bottle cooler for your cocktail

Love this clever ice bottle cooler, you can learn how to make at Celebrations At Home…

Watermelon summer coolers drinks

And what is a Summer cool down without some crisp refreshing watermelon - perfect as a cooler!

Watermelon cooler drink recipe

Watermelon as a drink cooler

And when you’re making your watermelon cooler, why not re-use the watermelon shell to serve your coolers from a keg? Learn how to create this watermelon keg, here.  What’s your favorite summer cooler drink?

 

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Midland, Texas

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About Leslie Hendrix Wood

Leslie Hendrix Wood is the founding editor of the luxury lifestyle and design blog, Hadley Court and an has her own interior design firm, Leslie Hendrix Wood Interiors in Midland, Texas.

Leslie received her undergraduate degree in business. She worked briefly in banking and returned to school to earn her MBA.

Upon graduation, she moved to Washington D.C. to work on a Presidential campaign and received a Presidential appointment to a position in International Trade.

At the end of the administration, Leslie returned to her hometown and joined the family oil and gas business, although her first passion has always been, after raising her children with her husband, business and interior design.

When she saw her children were closer to leaving home, she decided to start the blog, Hadley Court. in 2012, which won the Design Bloggers Conference Hall of Fame award for Best New Design Blog in 2013 - a prestigious honor granted by her peers.

In 2014, she is, in addition to blogging, beginning to build the family friendly luxury lifestyle brand: HADLEY COURT, based on her values of Gracious Living, Timeless Design and Family Traditions.

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