Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Smoked Glass, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Hungarian Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Cherry, Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Copper, Brass, Stainless Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Gold Leaf
1980s American Georgian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Formica, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Resin, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century English Regency Revival Dry Bars
Brass
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Bohemian Dry Bars
Rattan
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Bronze
Late 20th Century American Rustic Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1810s English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Formica, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Burl, Walnut
1960s Hong Kong Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Smoked Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Philippine British Colonial Dry Bars
Grasscloth, Bamboo
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Early 1900s French Industrial Antique Dry Bars
Brass, Iron
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Formica, Oak
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Dry Bars
Brass
Early 2000s Dutch Anglo-Indian Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Other Vintage 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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