Dry Bars
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1870s Belgian Rustic Antique Dry Bars
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Dry Bars
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Plywood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Acrylic
20th Century American Classical Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut, Burl
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Granite, Brass
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century Indonesian Chinese Export Dry Bars
Bone, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dry Bars
Resin
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Dry Bars
Iron
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Fabric, Mahogany
20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Mirror, Pearwood
20th Century European Renaissance Dry Bars
Crystal
20th Century Italian Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Plastic
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Dry Bars
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1920s Belgian Belle Époque Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Dry Bars
Brass, Stainless Steel
20th Century English Georgian Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood, Mirror, Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
19th Century English Antique Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
20th Century North American Dry Bars
Composition
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
1930s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1990s Dry Bars
Mahogany
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, 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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