Summer is well on it's way, and so begin the fun-filled months of entertaining guests! If you insist on being the host with the most (at ANY cost) check out Pampaloni bar ware. This impressive martini set comes with a sterling silver shaker and measurer, and a tall glass server and stirrer. Cost? $2,270! Pampaloni also makes boxed sets of hand made, sterling silver champagne flutes that retail for $960 a pair. Saks Fifth Avenue has the complete collection.

This is one of those great ideas that makes you wonder why it took so long for someone to come up with it. Designed by Zoe Stanton, the The Fairshare Fountain is sure to impress the crowd at your New Year's Eve party. Each stem in the 6-glass set is shorter than the one before, allowing you to start at the top and evenly share a bottle of bubbly with just one pour. Made from hand blown Pyrex glass, the set sells for about £560.00.

Waterford Crystal has created the ultimate bar in a box. Their bar trunk has brass latches, leather trim and a rosewood interior with drawers for your tools and racks for both wine and spirits. Inside the trunk is stocked with crystal stemware, barware, canape plates and sterling silver bar tools. The trunk sells for $16,000.

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The InsideOut collection of Pyrex glass barware from AlissaMT take the classic shapes of various drinking glasses and re-imagines them through the use of negative space. All the glasses have the same outer shape but once you pour in a drink, the shape of the glass is revealed. Charles & Marie are selling the InsideOut champagne glasses this weekend. As they point out, the glassware has a unique feature, because your drink is protected from the heat of your hand, your bubbly stays chilled a little longer. A pair of the glasses sells for $60.

These unique metal carts are hospital carts that have been rehabbed into bar carts. The carts, which were never used and were designed to hold medical charts now hold your alcohol. The carts measure 45"H X 28"W X 24"D and have enough room for plenty of bottles for your holiday party. The carts are stainless steel with their original black casters. The heavy carts (they weigh over 200 lbs.) sell for $1,490.

One of the newest barware designs from Moser is the Drift Ice collection. The crystal glasses are hand cut with crisp edges and geometric designs to mimic the look of drift ice, which is ice that has been sheared off of its original place of origin, leaving sharp and jagged edges. Like the naturally occurring ice, the Drift Ice pieces are all slightly different, with "signatures" that are unique to each cutter. Moser has colored their double old fashioned and highball glasses with deep jewel tones, taking advantage of their pattern to show off the glasses to their best advantage. Both glass sizes are $100 each.

One of the best things about summer is the chance to spend some time outside enjoying the sun on hot days and the warm, fragrant air at night. There is no better way to enjoy that than with a big, cold drink, but it certainly doesn't hurt if you have a few friends over and fire up the grill, as well. Here, we're rounding up some of the best summer entertaining accessories, from barware to real umbrellas. We're going beyond the standard table and chairs because, let's face it, you're not going to get very far without those. It's the extras that give a party a little something special.

Avoid unpleasant smoke and ashes floating out over your guests with this Gas Firepit (above) from Smith and Hawkin. There is minimal set up and little maintenance to be done to keep it in top shape and it is lightweight enough - made of crushed stone and fiberglass, not concrete - that it can be moved whenever needed. $699.