Dry Bars
Early 20th Century English Regency Revival Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Dry Bars
Plywood
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century Dry Bars
Mirror, Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Antique Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s American Ming Vintage Dry Bars
Cherry, Maple, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Rosewood, Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary African Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron
2010s Egyptian Dry Bars
Oak
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century Spanish Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1910s Burmese Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Fiberglass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1940s Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan, Formica
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Wood, Cherry, Oak, Walnut
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Futurist Dry Bars
Metal
1930s American Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
Late 20th Century British Colonial Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Wood
1990s Dry Bars
Mahogany
2010s German Art Deco Dry Bars
Lacquer, Walnut
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Cane
1940s French Directoire Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century Belgian Brutalist Dry Bars
Wood, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wicker, Cane, Bamboo, Rattan, Laminate, Wood, Formica
1930s French Provincial Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
Early 1900s Hungarian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1990s Dry Bars
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
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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