Dry Bars
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Iron
2010s American Dry Bars
Art Glass, Mirror, Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Copper, Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Steel
1960s English Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
2010s Turkish Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Rattan
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
Late 20th Century American Dry Bars
Birch
19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Dry Bars
Marble, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Onyx, Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Magnets, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Resin
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Early 2000s Vietnamese Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Argentine Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century Swiss Industrial Dry Bars
Tin
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo, Cane, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Slovak Modern Dry Bars
Steel
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Early 2000s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Felt, Laminate, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Marble
19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dry Bars
Bronze
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Rosewood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Wood
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Slate
1950s American Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1960s Belgian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Gothic Dry Bars
Iron
Early 20th Century French Dry Bars
Pine
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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