Dry Bars
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Carrara Marble, Brass
20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Hardwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
1970s American French Provincial Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s French Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dry Bars
Bronze
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1990s Italian Other Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Copper
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Ceramic, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Plywood
2010s Czech Modern Dry Bars
Ceramic, Beech
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Dry Bars
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Gothic Dry Bars
Iron
Early 2000s American Neoclassical Revival Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
1970s Rustic Vintage Dry Bars
Pine
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1950s French Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut, Lacquer
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Marble, Onyx, Metal
2010s American Post-Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Dry Bars
Oak, Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut, Burl
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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