Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Cane, Wood
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1890s French Antique Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Slovak Modern Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Marble, Steel
1950s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Bakelite, Birdseye Maple
Early 20th Century Art Deco Dry Bars
Fabric, Paint, Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Chrome
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Murano Glass, Maple
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1920s Dutch Gothic Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Pewter, Bronze
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 1900s American Mission Antique Dry Bars
Metal, Lead
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Bronze
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1910s French Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Walnut, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Dry Bars
Wood
18th Century German Baroque Antique Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Rosewood
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1920s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s American Dry Bars
Cut Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
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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