Dry Bars
1960s American Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1950s French Rustic Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century Swedish Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Dry Bars
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Stainless Steel
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo, Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
2010s Chinese Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Ash
2010s American Post-Modern Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
2010s Indian Art Deco Dry Bars
Bone, Glass, Wood
1990s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wicker, Reed
1960s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
20th Century Unknown Rustic Dry Bars
Wood, Rattan, Hickory
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Chinese Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Ash
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Dry Bars
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
20th Century Australian Modern Dry Bars
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
Early 1900s Hungarian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century Philippine Dry Bars
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Ceramic, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
1980s Italian Adirondack Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Glass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Birdseye Maple, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Dry Bars
Travertine
1930s French Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
1940s Argentine Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Plastic
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Nickel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern 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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