Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Iron
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Country Dry Bars
Rattan, Glass, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wood, Cane
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Rosewood
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dry Bars
Wood
Late 20th Century Philippine Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1850s English Antique Dry Bars
Pine
1930s French Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Chinese Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Ash
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary French Dry Bars
Chrome
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Slovak Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1910s Burmese Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Hardwood
1970s American Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 17th Century French Régence Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Crystal, Silver Plate, Brass
2010s American Post-Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1960s English Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
2010s Chinese Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Ash
1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Country Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1970s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Dry Bars
Silver Plate
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Dry Bars
Marble
1950s French Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Glass
1930s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Ceramic, Pine, Paint
1940s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Stone
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Early 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Dry Bars
Cedar
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Grasscloth, Bamboo
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Plastic
20th Century Canadian Victorian Dry Bars
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Dry Bars
Oak
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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