Dry Bars
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood, Mahogany, Mirror, Lacquer
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Paper
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1970s Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Nickel, Aluminum, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
1930s Queen Anne Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Carrara Marble, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Pewter
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Fabric, Wood
1970s Unknown Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
1970s French Vintage Dry Bars
Copper
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Dry Bars
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Bakelite, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Teak
1960s French Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1970s Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Resin, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
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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