Dry Bars
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Burl
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Empire Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 2000s American Modern Dry Bars
Concrete, Stainless Steel, Aluminum
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Stone, Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Art Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Palisander, Glass
2010s Canadian Modern Dry Bars
Ash, Ebony, Purpleheart
1970s European Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
2010s American Post-Modern Dry Bars
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Late 18th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Dry Bars
Maple, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1880s English William and Mary Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Composition
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wicker, Oak, Reed, Rattan
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak, Cane
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Campaign Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Spanish Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Macassar
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Chrome
2010s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Ash, Purpleheart
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Carrara Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Silver Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Belgian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 19th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Antique Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Steel, Cut Steel
Early 20th Century European Dry Bars
Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood
1950s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
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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