Dry Bars
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Natural Fiber, Cane, Rattan, Wood, Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Wicker, Rattan, Formica, Hardwood
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Satinwood, Walnut
20th Century Danish Campaign Dry Bars
Rosewood
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Hardwood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Bronze
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary English Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Rustic Dry Bars
Wood
Late 19th Century European Antique Dry Bars
Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Other Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
2010s American Dry Bars
Art Glass, Mirror, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Wood
1980s Dutch Industrial Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Dry Bars
Oak
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Dry Bars
Iron
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Paint
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Dry Bars
Oak
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Mexican Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Rosewood
2010s American Dry Bars
Steel
Early 2000s American Modern Dry Bars
Concrete, Stainless Steel, Aluminum
1860s French Antique Dry Bars
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
Late 20th Century European Dry Bars
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Lithuanian Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
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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