Dry Bars
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Aluminum
2010s British Dry Bars
Silver, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Dry Bars
Bronze, Metal
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Aluminum
2010s Irish Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Rosewood
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
2010s Irish Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
Early 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Dry Bars
Cedar
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s American Dry Bars
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Dry Bars
Birch, Elm, Burl
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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