Dry Bars
1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Silver Leaf
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s North American Bauhaus Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Rosewood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Maple
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wenge
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wood, Formica
1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Wood, Rosewood
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Country Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Rosewood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bronze
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood, Rosewood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
1960s Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Teak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1960s North American Bauhaus Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Marble, Metal, Silver, Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s French Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Laminate
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Formica
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Asian Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Soapstone
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s American Industrial Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Steel, Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Beech
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1960s Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Formica, Wood
1960s English Campaign Vintage Dry Bars
Hardwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Felt, Laminate
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Norwegian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
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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