Dry Bars
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Resin, Plaster, Wood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Birch
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Rosewood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Beech
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin
1970s Luxembourgish Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Plexiglass, Rosewood
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Marble
1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Granite, Brass
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Marble
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Oak, Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
19th Century Hollywood Regency Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Oak, Walnut
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Pearwood, Goatskin, Mirror
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Rosewood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Steel
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Birch
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Beech, Teak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Oak, Teak
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian 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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