Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Baroque Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Burl
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Wood, Rosewood
2010s French Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Copper
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Ebony, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mahogany, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Leather, Wood
1960s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Glass, Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Formica
1940s Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Philippine Dry Bars
Rattan, Seagrass, Laminate
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Teak
1950s French Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Formica, 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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