Dry Bars
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Dry Bars
Steel
1980s Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1930s French Country Vintage Dry Bars
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Fruitwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Carrara Marble, Brass
20th Century French Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
20th Century Italian Other Dry Bars
Metal
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rattan, Glass
1980s American Georgian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Walnut
Late 20th Century Dry Bars
Walnut
1950s Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron
1970s Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Dry Bars
Iron, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Metal, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary African Dry Bars
Marble
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood, Walnut
20th Century Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
Brass
Early 1900s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1670s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Brass, Stainless Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Wood, Parchment Paper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Beech, Poplar, Zebra Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Campaign Dry Bars
Wood, Paper
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1980s American Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Walnut
1920s British Chinoiserie Vintage Dry Bars
Silver Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1920s English Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Wrought Iron
1660s Italian Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1910s Burmese Edwardian Vintage Dry Bars
Hardwood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Chrome
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dry Bars
Laminate, Wood
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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