Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Natural Fiber, Cane, Rattan, Wood, Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Dry Bars
Plywood
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
2010s British Dry Bars
Copper
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Composition
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1920s Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Granite, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1890s French Rustic Antique Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Oak, Burl
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dry Bars
Rock Crystal, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Stained Glass, Birdseye Maple
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
Early 2000s Art Deco Dry Bars
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Rattan, Glass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1930s American Bauhaus Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
20th Century American Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Dry Bars
Bamboo
2010s American Dry Bars
Art Glass, Mirror, Oak
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Mirror, Maple
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin
1960s Country Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1980s Chinese Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
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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