Dry Bars
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Plexiglass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Dry Bars
Marble
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Macassar, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Leather, Glass, Lacquer
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Formica
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Elm
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Formica, Wood, Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Maple
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Oak, Burl
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Mahogany
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Formica, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Laminate, Oak, Burl
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Lacquer
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Formica, Oak
2010s German Art Deco Dry Bars
Lacquer, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco 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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