Dry Bars
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
Late 19th Century English Antique Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Satinwood
2010s Central American Minimalist Dry Bars
Quartz, Brass, Silver Leaf
1810s English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Hardwood
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1960s French Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Parchment Paper
1780s British George III Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1930s American Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
20th Century Canadian Victorian Dry Bars
Oak
Late 17th Century French Régence Antique Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror
19th Century French Provincial Antique Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Italian Organic Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1860s French Antique Dry Bars
Bronze
1880s English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Silver
20th Century English Sheraton Dry Bars
Hardwood, Satinwood
1960s American Jugendstil Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-18th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Other Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Wood
1970s French Vintage Dry Bars
Copper
2010s Egyptian Dry Bars
Oak
1930s French Vintage Dry Bars
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
1950s American Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1960s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Fruitwood
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Nickel
1950s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Mirror, Maple
1970s Bohemian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Other
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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