Modern Chelsea Gray Leather Pocket Door Bar with Forged Metal Base by Ercole
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chelsea bar cabinet by Ercole Home has a 4-door front, with earl gray ceruse wood finish on oak.
Metal
$7,450 / item
H 36 in W 36 in D 18 in
Modern Chelsea 2-Door Buffet - Forged Metal and Grey Silver Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This chelsea buffet or sideboard by Ercole home has a 2-door front, with Earl Gray Ceruse wood finish on oak. Handcut glass panels in Wispy Gray Silver are on the door surface. Hand-...
Metal
$20,500 / item
H 60 in W 32 in D 16 in
Bespoke Contemporary Bar Cabinet, Solid Wood, Blackened Bronze & Resin Doors
By Wüd Furniture Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Included in the Gotham collection is this striking bar cabinet. Sitting on top of a modern blackened steel frame is an oxidized ambrosia maple cabinet with blackened bronze encased i...
Bronze
Chin Hua Lotus Bar Grey Finish Dry Bar Cabinet
By Century Furniture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Chin Hua Lotus Bar Cabinet by Century Furniture makes a glamorous statement in a dry bar cabinet. Ours is a neutral grey finish. Behind two doors is one adjustable wood shelf on ei...
Glass, Maple, Walnut
Modern Ravenna 4-Door Buffet with Forged Metal by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ravenna cabinet by Ercole Home has a 4-door front, with Earl Gray finish on oak. Handcut glass mosaic in different shades of gray mirror, pewter, antique pewter, silver, antique...
Cut Glass, Wood
$16,500 / item
H 72 in W 30 in D 16 in
Modern Chelsea Gray Leather Bar Cabinet with Forged Steel Metal Base by Ercole
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chelsea bar cabinet by Ercole Home has a 4-door front, with Morning Gray wood finish on oak. Hand-Stretched leather in Pearl gray decorate the door fronts. Hand-hammered metal ...
Metal
$7,500 / item
H 28 in W 48 in D 22 in
Modern London Gray Glass Credenza with Forged Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chelsea credenza or sideboard by Ercole home has a 2-door front, with earl gray ceruse wood finish on oak. Handcut glass panels in London Gray are on the doors. Hand-hammered m...
Metal
$16,500 / item
H 74 in W 34 in D 18 in
Modern Chelsea Brown Leather Dry Bar w Forged Metal Base and Handles by Ercole
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chelsea bar cabinet by Ercole Home has a 4-door front, with sand wood finish on oak. Hand-stretched leather in sand brown decorates the door fronts. Hand-hammered metal framed ...
Metal
$24,500 / item
H 78 in W 45 in D 18 in
Modern Gold Dust Églomisé Dry Bar Cabinet with Selenite Handles by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The gold dust bar cabinet by Ercole Home has a 2-door front, with matte black exterior and green lacquer interior wood finish. Hand painted Églomisé mirror in gold dust decorates th...
Metal
$13,900 / item
H 82 in W 36 in D 18 in
Modern Mystic Six Door Armoire with Chelsea Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Modern Mystic Six Door Armoire features Six Touch-Latch Doors with panels of hand-painted Mystic Champagne Glass. The body of the piece is Oak with a Sand Finish, and it is raise...
Metal
$9,400 / item
H 28 in W 48 in D 22 in
Modern Chelsea 2-Drawer/2-Door Buffet with Forged Metal Handles by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This chelsea buffet or sideboard by Ercole home has a 2-drawer and 2-door front, with Earl gray ceruse wood finish on oak. Handcut glass panels in wispy gray silver are on the drawer...
Metal
$8,500 / item
H 68 in W 28 in D 16 in
Modern Industrial 2-Door Dry Bar Cabinet with White Glass Mosaic by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Very Original Bar Cabinet , functional and capable to hold a lots of storage. The interior can be custom designed. White oak wood case with front in hand cut glass mosaic in Wispy ...
Art Glass, Oak
$24,000 / item
H 72 in W 40 in D 16 in
Modern Chelsea Leather Dry Bar Cabinet with Forged Metal by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Chelsea leather bar cabinet by Ercole Home is a 4 door metal framed Bar / serving area. This piece is equipped with two compartments, in the larger of the two is the main bar are...
Steel, Cut Steel
$14,500
H 28 in W 84 in D 16 in
Modern Gray Ravenna Glass Mosaic Cabinet with Forged Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Ravenna cabinet by Ercole Home has a 4-door front, with 10'' H metal base in bronze finish. Handcut glass mosaic in grey mirror, pewter, antique pewter, silver, antique silver, ...
Metal
$13,500
H 30 in W 72 in D 18 in
Modern Grey Glass and Wood Media Center with Forged Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Chelsea London grey glass media center by Ercole Home is a solid showcase of handcrafted casual elegance. The piece has a 4-door front, covered with glass and with Espresso wood...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Oak
$11,900 / item
H 36 in W 80 in D 20 in
Mid-century Modern Style Gray Leather Chest with Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The midcentury leather chest of drawers by Ercole home has a 6-drawers, with Painted Ivory wood finish on oak. Light gray cow leather with hand forged metal frames in pewter patina ...
Metal
$17,500 / item
H 40 in W 58 in D 16 in
Custom Two-Toned Gray Stained Parchment Bar with Sycamore Interior
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Custom two-toned gray stained parchment bar with Sycamore interior. Currently out of stock but available for custom order in different sizes and finishes. Inquire with Venfield abou...
Sycamore, Goatskin
$6,876 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$3,830 / item
H 11.82 in W 27.56 in D 17.72 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass Oval Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Give or take a stem or two: this time Soda has only two stems, and its top takes on an elongated shape. Smooth as a surfboard, it evokes the fluidity of 1950s French design, but with...
Blown Glass
$4,937 / item
H 56.11 in W 25.6 in D 19.1 in
Arcate sideboard, in Canaletto walnut by Accardibuccheri Medulum for Medulum
By Mauro Accardi & Silvia Buccheri
Located in Meolo, Venezia
Il settimanale Arcate fa parte di una collezione esclusiva che include comodini e comò, ideata dal rinomato studio milanese Accardi Buccheri per il brand MEDULUM. La scocca, realizza...
Walnut
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$6,500 / item
H 14 in W 36 in D 20 in
Modern Oval Coffee Table in Oak Wood Cylinder Base and Glass by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palazzo oval coffee table with green and ivory glass sits on 2 Rift White Oak Wood pedestals by Ercole Home. This new bespoke coffee table design by Ercole Home is available today fo...
Art Glass, Cut Glass, Walnut
Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool
By Difane, Colección Estudio
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstra...
Hardwood
$3,450 / item
H 31.5 in W 11.82 in D 47.25 in
21st Century Tadao Alto Concrete Console, Green Fir Cement Color Special Edition
By Gaia Rebecchini, Laura Mochi Onori, Lorenzo Rebecchini
Located in Rome, Lazio
The Tadao line, created in homage to the famous architect with whom we share a Minimalist approach and the creative use of the material, is the perfect synthesis of our philosophy: o...
Concrete
Etoile Bar Cabinet by Chiara Provasi
By Chiara Provasi
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Etoile collection, this cabinet can be displayed alone in a modern or Classic bedroom, or it can be combined with the other pieces from the same series for a lavish look....
Metal
Carter Nightstand by Croft House
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Nightstand is Custom Made in Los Angeles. The solid maple casing is cut to size and joined. The routed drawer pull allows for easy access and is finished with a sleek, soft clos...
Maple
Contemporary blue resin organic laya dining table
Located in 1204, CH
Laurids Gallée (1989) is an Austrian designer based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. From early childhood he was exposed to creative practices, and after briefly studying anthropology, he ...
Epoxy Resin
$37,325 / item
H 20 in W 35 in D 98 in
Porcelain Cassiopeia 7 V1: Mobile Chandelier, handmade by Andrea Claire Studio
By Andrea Claire Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cassiopeia 7 V1: Porcelain is a horizontal mobile chandelier with 7 glowing hand-cast porcelain polyhedrons. The Cassiopeia Series was specifically designed for spaces with lower cei...
Brass
Marea Cabinet by De Castelli
Located in Geneve, CH
Marea Cabinet by De Castelli Dimensions: W 90 x D 45 x H 155 cm Materials: DeMarea Brass, Titanium Oak Wood Stainless Steel and Copper versions also available. Please contact us for ...
Brass
$12,775 / item
H 66 in W 46.5 in D 21.5 in
Lawson-Fenning Balboa Cabinet, Oak w/ Metal Details, Modern Armoire
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Balboa Tall Cabinet features two doors wrapped in a brass band which extrude out to become an elegant hand tooled brass pull. The case is available in American walnut or white oa...
Metal
Caleido Lacquered Bar Cabinet
By Cafedesart
Located in Milan, IT
Defined by seductive curves underlining its contemporary elegance, this stylish bar cabinet stands out for the gray-stone lacquer decorating the doors with a refined shaded effect. B...
Wood
$29,900 / item
H 90 in W 52 in D 24 in
Modern Mosaic Blossom Armoire with Forged Metal Base by Ercole Home
By Ercole Home
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The custom Blossom Armoire by Ercole Home, is a 2-door armoire framed in hand hammered pewter metal as well as the handles. The doors are adorned in our hand cut mosaic Blossom Patte...
Metal, Steel
$11,341 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Walnut & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid walnut with our signature wave form frame an...
Brass
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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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