Dry Bars
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Machine Age Dry Bars
Copper
1950s American Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1980s American Adirondack Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s European Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Pine
Late 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Dry Bars
Birdseye Maple
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1940s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Mirror, Maple
1970s American Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1980s Italian Adirondack Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1920s English Japonisme Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Paint
1960s Norwegian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Mirror
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Beech
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Wicker, Rattan, Formica, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Belgian Dry Bars
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Crystal
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Early 1900s Antique Dry Bars
Oak
1980s Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1980s Renaissance Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
20th Century French Art Nouveau Dry Bars
Wood, Glass
20th Century French Louis XV Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century American Post-Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Bamboo
1990s Italian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
Late 20th Century North American Campaign Dry Bars
Walnut
1980s Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Elm
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
20th Century American Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
20th Century Unknown Rustic Dry Bars
Wood, Rattan, Hickory
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Mahogany
20th Century Swedish Dry Bars
Rosewood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Rustic Dry Bars
Rattan
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
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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