Chilling Beverages

• The most common use for a champagne bucket is to chill one or more bottles of champagne. The bucket should be filled with ice cubes and the bottle or bottles can be added. Set your bucket out for as long as needed during a dinner party while entertaining guests or just for your own glass to complement your meal. The bottle only needs to be in the bucket until you feel it is cool enough and are ready to pop the cork and enjoy. Other beverages like wine, water or soda can also be chilled in this type of bucket.
  
  

Storing Hair Accessories

• Use your champagne bucket as a small storage unit. Keep your personal hair care items in your bucket and place it on your bathroom sink counter top for easy access. Put hair accessories like a blow dryer, brush, hair products, curling iron or straightener in your bucket. Additional personal items can be kept in the bucket such as makeup or facial care products. This idea allows you to use your champagne bucket on a daily basis instead of only for an occasion that calls for a glass of bubbly.
  
  

Potting a Plant

• Transform your champagne bucket into a pot for plants or flowers. Add soil and plant seeds or the roots of your flowers or plants to your bucket. Display your new pot indoors or outdoors, depending on the needs of your specific plant or flower. You can drill holes in the bottom of the bucket for draining water if you feel it is necessary. This idea can be used seasonally or year-round to give your plants and flowers a decorative place for growing.
  
  

Decoration

• Use your champagne bucket for decoration in your home. Display an empty champagne bucket in a built-in cupboard, dining room hutch or on a shelf. Another way to add decoration to your kitchen or dining room is to place unopened or empty champagne bottles in the champagne bucket. Simply set the bucket full of one or more bottles on a table as a centerpiece or on a counter top to add style to your home decor.