Dry Bars
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Dry Bars
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Steel, Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan, Laminate, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Smoked Glass, Wood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Marble
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Nickel
1980s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
2010s Brazilian Dry Bars
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Dry Bars
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Marble, Quartz, Travertine, Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
19th Century French Antique Dry Bars
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Maple, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Brass, Nickel
20th Century American Adirondack Dry Bars
Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Marble, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Teak
20th Century French Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Dry Bars
Mirror, Bakelite, Birdseye Maple
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Italian Other Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Dry Bars
Plastic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rattan, Laminate
1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Ceramic, Rattan, Birch
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Mirror, Maple, Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dry Bars
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Bamboo, Wicker, Cane, Rattan
Mid-20th Century French Dry Bars
Bronze
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Dry Bars
Brass
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Rattan
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Glass, Plastic
Mid-20th Century Swiss Art Deco Dry Bars
Walnut
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Goatskin, Glass, Mirror
20th Century British Dry Bars
Hardwood
1970s Italian Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Nutwood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Dry Bars
Crystal
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Metal
1960s Danish Vintage Dry Bars
Chrome
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Dry Bars
Rattan
Mid-19th Century Antique Dry Bars
Burl
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique 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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