Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Dry Bars
Oak, Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
20th Century Rustic Dry Bars
Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
1910s French Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Walnut, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Dry Bars
Resin
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1980s American Adirondack Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Iron
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Nickel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Dry Bars
Crystal
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Hungarian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood, Walnut
1870s English Regency Revival Antique Dry Bars
Burl
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan, Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Plywood
1970s American Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Dry Bars
Oak
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome, Steel
1970s European Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1950s French Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Oak
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Dry Bars
Glass, Oak
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Copper
2010s Dry Bars
Mahogany
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
20th Century American Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1970s French Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1980s French Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic, Bentwood
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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