Dry Bars
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Formica, Wood
20th Century French Industrial Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan, Plastic
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Italian Beaux Arts Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Danish Dry Bars
Rosewood
1960s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Copper
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Metal, Chrome
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Country Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
2010s American Modern Dry Bars
Cut Steel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Plastic
2010s Modern Dry Bars
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Dry Bars
Mahogany, Fabric, Paint
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Palmwood
1990s Italian Other Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Dry Bars
Brass
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Nickel
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Plywood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal, Chrome
1970s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Dry Bars
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
2010s Portuguese Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Marble
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rattan, Glass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
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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