Dry Bars
20th Century Modern Dry Bars
Acrylic, Lucite
20th Century French Dry Bars
Early 20th Century American Regency Dry Bars
Mahogany
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Wood
1920s Dutch Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Belgian Black Marble
1970s European Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Paint
1780s British Georgian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Bronze, Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood, Parchment Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
Early 2000s American Modern Dry Bars
Concrete, Aluminum, Stainless Steel
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Mirror
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Dry Bars
Silver
1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Danish Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1780s British George III Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
20th Century American Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1960s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Fruitwood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
1890s French High Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-18th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Hungarian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century American Adirondack Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
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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