Dry Bars
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
1950s American Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
1950s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1880s Napoleon III Antique Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
1930s Argentine Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Early 1900s American Mission Antique Dry Bars
Metal, Lead
1970s Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany, Glass
1960s American American Colonial Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Nickel
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Stainless Steel
Mid-19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
1920s English Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome, Steel
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Plastic
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo, Cane, Wood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Industrial Dry Bars
Iron
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
1930s Queen Anne Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1970s Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
1870s English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1970s French Vintage Dry Bars
Copper
1970s Unknown Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Dry Bars
Iron
1950s Italian Neoclassical 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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