Dry Bars
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Belgian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Paint, Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Iron
1990s Italian Other Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century American Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Macassar, Walnut
2010s German Art Deco Dry Bars
Lacquer, Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 1900s Hungarian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1930s French Country Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
2010s Mexican Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Beech
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Gold Leaf
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Belgian Dry Bars
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian William IV Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Wood, Teak
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century English Georgian Dry Bars
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Futurist Dry Bars
Metal
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Leather, Glass, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
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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