Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s French Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Black Forest Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Dry Bars
Glass, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Rattan, Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Mahogany
1970s Mexican Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Country Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Glass, Lacquer, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century English Dry Bars
Crystal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Chrome, Metal
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Art Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Copper
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Ziricote, Maple
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
Early 1900s French Antique Dry Bars
Zinc
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
Early 20th Century European Dry Bars
Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1940s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Silver Plate
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
20th Century French Neoclassical Dry Bars
Textile, Fruitwood, Paint
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Rosewood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1990s Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Burl
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1970s French Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Marble
1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome, Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Oak
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
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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