Dry Bars
2010s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Other
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Other
2010s Italian Organic Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Pearwood, Patent Leather, Walnut
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
1970s American Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Formica
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Irish Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Irish Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
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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