Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Marble, Ormolu
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Walnut
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1860s English Antique Dry Bars
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Palmwood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Resin, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Copper
1820s English George III Antique Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s British Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Glass, Ash
1940s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze, Zinc
1770s English George III Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dry Bars
Walnut
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Silver
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Stone
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Magnets, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Rope, Glass, Oak
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Portuguese Industrial Dry Bars
Iron
20th Century French Neoclassical Dry Bars
Textile, Fruitwood, Paint
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Metal
1960s American Jugendstil Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian International Style Dry Bars
Metal
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Dry Bars
Oak
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1880s English Antique Dry Bars
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Beech
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Portuguese Industrial Dry Bars
Iron
Late 20th Century Spanish Dry Bars
Bamboo
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
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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