Dry Bars
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Danish Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Rosewood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Pearwood, Goatskin, Mirror
1960s American Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Rosewood
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian 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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