Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Crystal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Glass
2010s Mexican Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Norwegian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Felt, Laminate
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Teak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s European Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Teak
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Elm
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Dry Bars
Bronze
2010s Dry Bars
Mahogany
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Burl
2010s American Dry Bars
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Copper
1940s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Mirror, Maple
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Oak
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1960s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Dry Bars
Mahogany
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
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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