Dry Bars
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
2010s Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Natural Fiber, Cane, Rattan, Wood, Bamboo
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Copper
1980s French Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic, Bentwood
1960s Danish Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
2010s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Other
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Cane, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
1950s French Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Reed, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1970s European Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Dry Bars
Quartz, Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Teak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1920s Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Lacquer
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
1920s English Japonisme Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Glass
1970s French Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Lacquer
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century European Dry Bars
Beech
Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Smoked Glass, Wood
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
Early 1900s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Dry Bars
Glass, Tapestry, Wicker
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Plywood
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
Early 1900s Hungarian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1970s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
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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