Some Like It Cold

Eight great ice buckets that add style, cubed, to your holiday buffet or drink cart

Bojay bark-covered bucket

Bojay bark-covered bucket, $218, at Material Possessions, 704 N. Wabash Ave., 312-280-4885.

 

Wood-grain bucket in polished aluminum by Michael Aram for Waterford

Wood-grain bucket in polished aluminum by Michael Aram for Waterford, $225 (with tongs), Bloomingdale’s Home, 600 N. Wabash Ave., 312-324-7500.

 

Plastic tortoise-print bucket

Plastic tortoise-print bucket with Lucite handle by Decorative Things, $95, at Design Shoppe, 2009 N. Fremont Ave., 773-883-6004.

 

stainless steel bucket by Arne Jacobsen

Stelton stainless steel bucket by Arne Jacobsen, $432, at Tabula Tua, 1015 W. Armitage Ave., 773-525-3500.

 

wicker bucket with glass liner

Coral Beach wicker bucket with glass liner, $45, at Tabula Tua.

 

crystal ice bucket

Christofle Atalante crystal ice bucket, $375, and K+T silverplated tongs, $105, at Christofle, 900 N. Michigan Ave., 312-664-9700.

 

black leather and stainless steel bucket

Arvind Group black leather and stainless steel bucket, $90, at Elements, 741 N. Wells St., 312-642-6574.

 

Kim Seybert’s Ombre patent leather bucket

Kim Seybert’s Ombre patent leather bucket, $154, at Barneys New York, 25 E. Oak St., 312-587-1700.

 
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