Dry Bars
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak, Laminate, Wood
1880s English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Silver
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Hardwood, Plywood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Laminate, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Dry Bars
Rope, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Steel, Cut Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
20th Century American Classical Dry Bars
Mahogany
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Ceramic, Wood
20th Century American Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary European Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Organic Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
Late 20th Century Dutch Post-Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Onyx, Brass
1920s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
20th Century American French Provincial Dry Bars
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1790s English George III Antique Dry Bars
Brass, Tin
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Dry Bars
Wood
2010s European Modern Dry Bars
Copper
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
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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