Dry Bars
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Ash, Glass, Wood
1960s Norwegian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1920s English Japonisme Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
1980s French Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Dry Bars
Oak
Late 20th Century Philippine British Colonial Dry Bars
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Beech
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Mirror, Maple
Early 20th Century Canadian Art Deco Dry Bars
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1950s European Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
20th Century French Art Nouveau Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Dry Bars
Marble, Bronze
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Elm
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Teak
1980s Canadian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Lacquer, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Lacquer
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Copper
20th Century American Post-Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century Bauhaus Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Dry Bars
Silver Plate
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal
20th Century Swedish Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Oak, Glass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century European Dry Bars
Brass, Iron
1960s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Wood, Paint
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
20th Century Unknown Rustic Dry Bars
Wood, Rattan, Hickory
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, 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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