Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Mirror, Pearwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome, Stainless Steel
20th Century American Classical Dry Bars
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Mirror, Maple
Late 20th Century Philippine Dry Bars
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Iron, Gold Leaf, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Parchment Paper
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Other Dry Bars
Art Glass, Mirror, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1980s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Dry Bars
Gold, Copper
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Fiberglass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Dry Bars
Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s British William and Mary Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Hardwood
1990s Italian Other Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Unknown Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Pine
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Glass
19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Dry Bars
Rosewood, Satinwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Ceramic, Rattan, Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
1820s English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Zinc
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
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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