Must Haves: Summer Entertaining
Summer means beach days, boats, drinks, hunting for ghost crabs and riding your bike everywhere. Summer also means entertaining! When you have a beach house, or live at the shore, chances are you have visitors quite often. We have searched the best stores on the island to help you gather everything you need for a perfect beach-house party.
1. Girls’ Party Dress
Little girls love being able to dress up and play hostess, too! This adorable, bright and colorful dress by Lemon Loves Lime will help them make quite a fashion statement!
Nesting
9504 Third Avenue, Stone Harbor
2. Thermal Wine Holder
The perfect drink holder for the wine lover in your life! These holders made by Mary Square come in a variety of colors and designs. Keep it cold and take it with you in style!
Gingy’s Boutique
9718 Third Avenue, Stone Harbor
3. Fresh Flowers
There isn’t much that can enhance your table better than a vase full of colorful, fresh-cut flowers. Now you can have a locally grown seasonal flower bouquet delivered freshly cut from the fields each Thursday throughout the summer. Special orders are welcome.
Annabelle
2174 Dune Drive, Avalon
4. Beach House Serving Tray
Well, we can’t think of a better item for your beach house table than a serving tray that literally says “beach house.” Use it for practical reasons when you are serving dinner or leave it out as a decoration.
The Preppy Palm
2533 Dune Drive, Avalon
5. Shore House Pictures
When you have guests at your home, you want to make sure everything looks perfect, including your walls. This Adirondack chair painting will go perfectly in any room of your shore house.
Ocean Galleries
9618 Third Avenue, Stone Harbor
2199 Ocean Drive, Avalon
6. Casual Sundress
If you want to look good while playing hostess but still stay cool, this dress will do just that. It’s colorful and lightweight and perfect for those hot summer nights!
It’s All Good
2307 Dune Drive, Avalon
7. Coral Decorations
This blue coral specimen is sourced with an understanding of eco-environment concerns relating to the ecology of coral reefs in the Pacific. It goes beautifully with this embroidered, blue coral terry towel.
Trendz Home
215 96th Street, Stone Harbor
8. Wine Koozies
You’ve heard of beer koozies. Well, now there are wine koozies. Created to keep your wine chilled on the way to dinner, a picnic or to the beach to watch the fireworks!
Fred’s Liquor Store
314 96th Street, Stone Harbor
2258 Dune Drive, Avalon
9. Serving Cart
When you want to switch rooms or even head out to the deck, this wooden serving cart makes the transfer a little easier. Load it up with the essentials so you don’t have to run to the bar every time someone needs a drink.
Seashore Ace
260 96th Street, Stone Harbor
10. Delicious Condiments
These spreads and sauces by Stonewall are a great thing to have in your cabinet throughout the summer. Whether it’s last-minute guests stopping by or a party you planned in advance, just throw some in a cute dish with some crackers or pretzels!
Avalon Mouse Trap
2301 Dune Drive, Avalon
11. Backyard Sound System
The SONARRAY SR1 system raises the bar on outdoor entertainment, featuring eight 3.5-inch satellite speakers that are evenly distributed in an array across the perimeter of the backyard, along with an 8-inch dual voice coil in-ground subwoofer with a canopy that is hidden under foliage. The result is incredible sonic performance and even sensitivity throughout the space, eliminating dead zones and hot spots as well as reducing any disturbance to your neighbors ... all while remaining out of sight!
Sound Advice
336 96th Street, Stone Harbor
12. Shell Tray
This gorgeous serving tray is handcrafted out of seashells. It’s the perfect piece for your beach house party or put it in the center of the table, as it’s sure to be a talking piece!
Complete Interiors
2320 Dune Drive, Avalon
13. Hostess Dress
After all of the house cleaning and party prepping, who has time to figure out what to wear? Try this dress from Closet Boutique. It has layers keeping with the summer trend, with a nice beachy look to it. You can dress it up and add a pair of sandals or keep it casual and add some flip-flops.
Closet Boutique
2509 Dune Drive, Avalon
14. Stylish Drinking Glasses
Tourmaline drinking vessels are created in a studio where the artist, a mineral collector for years, creates with all the properties we look for in a watermelon tourmaline. The detail is amazing! A hostess who is on her game will wear these Lauren K watermelon tourmaline earrings to match!
Trendz
209 96th Street, Stone Harbor
15. Paper Placemats
Who knew paper could be so chic? The placements are perfect for everyday dining, as well as entertaining. Placemats can be paired with cups of similar design (BPA-free and top-rack microwave safe.) Great way to effortlessly set your table.
Armadillo, Ltd.
2761 Dune Drive, Avalon
16. Mermaid Dishes
Nothing says the shore like mermaids. This lightweight set of dishes works to set out on your table or would make a nice hostess gift!
Hoys 5&10
219 96th Street, Stone Harbor
2800 Dune Drive, Avalon
17. Pistachio Dish
This pistachio dish was handmade by a local artist. Great to fill with candy, nuts or even salsa and guacamole! It comes in a wide variety of styles, so you can pick one up for every room in the house!
Small Crafts Advisory
9506 Third Avenue, Stone Harbor
18. Nautical Cheese Dish
This dish set by Mud Pie is perfect as a hostess or housewarming gift. Patriotically designed with red and blue crabs, it is sure to be a hit!
Blufish Designs
2418 Dune Drive, Avalon
237 96th Street, Stone Harbor
19. Patriotic Makeup
Give the gift of American beauty to your hostess, bridesmaids, or in gift bags at a girlfriends weekend. Makeup America’s lipstick and nail polish are cruelty-free, non-GMO, Paraben-free and fragrance-free.
Makeup America
www.makeupamerica.us
20. Aluminum Ice Bucket
This ice bucket is so cool. The vintage Volkswagen-style design makes this a unique ice bucket that no one else is going to have. It would make a great gift for the man in your life.
Coastal Designer Outlet
556 Sea Isle Boulevard, Ocean View
21. Bloody Mary Pitcher Set
Who doesn’t love a Bloody Mary for breakfast? Serve them up in this adorable pitcher by Mud Pie. The tray is a ceramic garnish bar. Lay everything out and have your guests make their own!
Serendipity
2268 Dune Drive, Avalon
22. Chip-and-Dip Serving Piece
Inspired by the seaweed in the ocean, this unique serving dish by CLA Creations brings the feel of the ocean right into your home.
Island Home Renovation
2389 Dune Drive, Avalon
23. Party Cooler
We promise you have never seen a cooler like this before. Designed to keep 10 standing wine bottles chilled to perfection, the Sovaro Cooler is insulated with a thick layer of cork, a superior insulator, and then fortified with a radiant barrier to deflect heat. Luggage-style wheels and a telescoping handle make mobility a breeze. Its scratch- and dent-resistant polycarbonate outer casing completes the innovative design. It’s the last cooler you will ever have to buy!
Gypsy Lane Home
300 96th Street, Stone Harbor
24. Lanterns
These nautical lanterns are so cute, they are a must for every outside location you have. Put them on the porch, the deck and in the backyard. They offer just enough light to help you see but not too much. During the day they act as really cool decorations.
Coco Blu Boutique
9510 Third Avenue, Stone Harbor
25. Sea Life Dish
This dish, designed by George, is made of hot-cast glass with a copper metal leaf fish. A gallery favorite, it reminds us how much we really love the ocean!
The Olive Tree
211 96th Street, Stone Harbor
