Dry Bars
20th Century Canadian Victorian Dry Bars
Oak
Early 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Dry Bars
Cedar
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wicker, Reed
Early 1900s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Dry Bars
Bamboo
1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
1970s English Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1810s English Regency Antique Dry Bars
Hardwood
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Marble
1920s English Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Mexican Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Gold Leaf
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Plywood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Stone
1960s French Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Chrome
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rubber, Birch, Lacquer
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Walnut, Oak
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century English Dry Bars
Crystal
20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal, Nickel
2010s Turkish Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Brass
2010s Mexican Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
2010s Czech Modern Dry Bars
Ceramic
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1920s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
2010s German Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Oak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Lacquer
2010s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Other
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Italian International Style Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century Argentine Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Organic Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Slovak Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1770s English George III Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
20th Century English Sheraton Dry Bars
Hardwood, Satinwood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1910s Burmese Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Hardwood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Malachite
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany, Pine
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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