Dry Bars
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Chrome
1940s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
20th Century Modern Dry Bars
Acrylic, Lucite
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century English George III Antique Dry Bars
Pine
1960s American Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Teak
Late 19th Century English Antique Dry Bars
Bamboo
1940s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Dry Bars
Birch
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
1970s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century French Dry Bars
1950s Danish Vintage Dry Bars
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Vintage Dry Bars
Glass
1970s American Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Federal Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1990s American Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Rosewood
Early 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Dry Bars
Cedar
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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