1960s French Standing World Globe Opening Bar
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Leather, Wood
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2010s Italian Modern Cabinets
Metal, Wire
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases
Spruce
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Carts and Bar Carts
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George II Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Dry Bars
Wood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Iron
1950s Prints and Multiples
Paper, Lithograph, Linen
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Globes
Wood
Antique 19th Century Dutch Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
Vintage 1970s French Space Age Architectural Elements
Metal, Aluminum
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century French Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century European Renaissance Armchairs
Textile, Wood, Walnut
Finding the Right dry-bars for You
The name “dry bar” can be a bit of a misnomer. After all, the last thing you would want a bar to do is run dry. In this case, the “dry” descriptor in your antique or vintage dry bar doesn’t refer to a lack of drinks. Instead, it serves to differentiate dry-bar furniture from wet-bar installations. The latter is typically a permanent fixture in a home, requiring plumbing to support a built-in sink.
In short, a dry bar is a piece of furniture or tabletop area that you’ve built into your space for mixing cocktails and storing everything needed —bottles, barware and other accessories — for the intoxicating in-home bar you’ve designed.
Some dry bars were built with minimalism in mind. Those crafted by designers associated with mid-century modernism or Scandinvanian modern, for example, likely looked to these as practical furnishings to serve as a cabinet or case piece. But there have been decorative and even outwardly sculptural interpretations by Art Deco furniture makers and those working in the Hollywood Regency style over the years.
No matter what kind of antique, new or vintage dry bar fits your space, these versatile furnishings can definitely elevate your home bar area as well as your hosting. We’ll toast to that!
Find your dry bar as well as all the barware you need on 1stDibs.
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