Dry Bars
1990s Dry Bars
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s French Directoire Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Dry Bars
Metal
1940s French Baroque Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Formica, Oak
1930s Swedish Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Leather, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood, Parchment Paper
1950s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Dry Bars
Seagrass, Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Oak
2010s German Art Deco Dry Bars
Lacquer, Walnut
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum, Chrome, Steel, Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
Late 20th Century Italian Space Age Dry Bars
Crystal, Marble, Steel
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
1940s Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Glass, Mahogany
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Leather, Rosewood
1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Dry Bars
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Tulipwood
Late 20th Century Belgian Brutalist Dry Bars
Wood, Oak
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo
Early 1900s Hungarian Jugendstil Antique Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Dry Bars
Nickel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut, Cane
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Formica, Wood, Lacquer
1920s Vintage Dry Bars
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Laminate, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dry Bars
Brass
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Maple, Lacquer, Parchment Paper
2010s Dry Bars
Aluminum
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wicker, Cane, Bamboo, Rattan, Laminate, Wood, Formica
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Cedar
1930s French Provincial Vintage Dry Bars
Elm
1930s French Provincial Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Metal
2010s Turkish Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Turkish Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
2010s Turkish Modern Dry Bars
Brass
2010s Turkish 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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