Dry Bars
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Maple
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Lebanese Modern Dry Bars
Mother-of-Pearl, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel, Nickel
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Silver, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1940s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Lacquer
1930s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-18th Century English Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
1970s American Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Stone
1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
2010s Chinese Modern Dry Bars
Oak, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1810s English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Hardwood
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Grasscloth, Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Dry Bars
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Aluminum
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Nutwood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Lacquer
1940s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Maple, Walnut, Glass, Mirror
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Burl, Glass
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1940s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Bronze, Stainless Steel, Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood, Formica
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
2010s Brazilian Dry Bars
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Dry Bars
Silver
20th Century Canadian Victorian Dry Bars
Oak
1860s Austrian Antique Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Satinwood
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Dry Bars
Nickel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
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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