Dry Bars
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Walnut
1940s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1970s French Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American French Provincial Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Oak
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Early 2000s Art Deco Dry Bars
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Marble
Early 20th Century French Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Palmwood
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 2000s American Neoclassical Revival Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1760s Dutch Rococo Antique Dry Bars
Rosewood, Satinwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Elm
1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror
1970s Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century English Dry Bars
Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Fiberglass
19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Marble
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Late 19th Century German Rustic Antique Dry Bars
Oak
1920s Dutch Gothic Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Maple
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Dry Bars
Brass
1930s American Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Plastic, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
1950s French Vintage Dry Bars
Leather
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Lucite, Glass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
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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