At 1stDibs, there are several options of bar display cabinets available for sale. The range of distinct bar display cabinets — often made from
wood,
glass and
metal — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of bar display cabinets available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century.
Mid-Century Modern,
Art Deco and
Industrial bar display cabinets are consistently popular styles. Large bar display cabinets can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller bar display cabinets available at 1stDibs — each spanning 17 inches in width — may make for a better choice. Bar display cabinets have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by
Charles Locke Eastlake,
Ello and
Henredon are consistently popular.
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.