Dry Bars
1950s French Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Hardwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1970s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
Mid-20th Century European Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
20th Century American Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Italian Charles X Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s French Rustic Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s French Rustic Vintage Dry Bars
Fabric, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
Late 19th Century Spanish Adirondack Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Wenge
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century French Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Pine
1980s Italian Adirondack Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Laminate
Early 20th Century French Regency Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Wood
1970s French Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Dry Bars
Metal
1960s American Industrial Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Steel, Iron
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Machine Age Dry Bars
Copper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Teak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Teak
20th Century Dry Bars
Silver Plate
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Pine
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique 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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