Dry Bars
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1920s Dutch Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Belgian Black Marble
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Felt, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Dry Bars
Mirror, Resin, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Late 20th Century Spanish Dry Bars
Iron
2010s Central American Minimalist Dry Bars
Quartz, Brass, Silver Leaf
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
Late 20th Century Spanish Dry Bars
Bronze
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Velvet, Cedar
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Belgian Dry Bars
Bronze
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Marble
Early 1900s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Dry Bars
Bamboo
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Late 20th Century American Dry Bars
Metal
1970s European Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
19th Century French Provincial Antique Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
1930s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Plexiglass, Rosewood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Paper
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s French Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Art Glass, Oak
2010s Italian Organic Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1940s American Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
18th Century English George III Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
2010s British Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1960s Belgian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Vintage Dry Bars
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Wood, Lacquer
Late 19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble, Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo
1970s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Walnut
1780s British Georgian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Dry Bars
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Satinwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Stone
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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