Dry Bars
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Maple
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Parchment Paper, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Palisander
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Glass, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Birch, Mahogany, Parchment Paper
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Palisander
1950s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Antique, New and Vintage Dry Bars
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!
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