Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Moldovan Modern Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
2010s German Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Onyx, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
Early 2000s Art Deco Dry Bars
Goatskin, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Late 20th Century Bohemian Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood, Mahogany, Mirror, Lacquer
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Dry Bars
Mahogany, Satinwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Burl
Mid-20th Century American Gothic Revival Dry Bars
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary American Dry Bars
Wood, Ash
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Carrara Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Lacquer
1990s Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Early 2000s American Neoclassical Revival Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Dry Bars
Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Dry Bars
Burl
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Stainless Steel, Gold Leaf
19th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Dry Bars
Rosewood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Hardwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Slate, Brass, Gold Leaf
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
2010s Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Hardwood, Plywood
1970s Mexican Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1970s Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century French Empire Dry Bars
Metal, Bronze
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Dry Bars
Quartz, Travertine, Marble, Brass, Stainless Steel
1980s American Adirondack Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Dry Bars
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Turkish Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Silver Leaf
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Rosewood
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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