With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the slatted bar cabinet you’re looking for. Each slatted bar cabinet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
wood,
metal and
oak. Find 15 options for an antique or vintage slatted bar cabinet now, or shop our selection of 9 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a slatted bar cabinet — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A slatted bar cabinet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in
mid-century modern,
modern and
Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made slatted bar cabinet over the years, but those crafted by
Arthur Umanoff,
Klein Agency and
Giuseppe Bavuso are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
Prices for a slatted bar cabinet can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $995 and can go as high as $81,866, while the average can fetch as much as $5,800.
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.
