Dry Bars
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s American Adam Style Vintage Dry Bars
Birch, Plywood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Macassar, Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Nickel
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Teak
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Nickel
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Burl
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood, Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Dry Bars
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Modern Dry Bars
Steel, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
2010s Modern Dry Bars
Aluminum
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s Scottish Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1940s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Dry Bars
Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Glass, Palisander, Lacquer
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Satinwood
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Vintage Dry Bars
Birch, Mahogany
2010s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Dry Bars
Stone
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
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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