Dry bar / liquor cabinet

[jordan]

I'm looking at getting one of these. I'd like to find something in the "dappered" price range, but that still looks good and is functional.


Any suggestions?

[jessy_diamond]

Looking for the exact same thing. Did you find anything yet ?

[jordan]

I do kind of like this one Joe recommended in a really old article. It's the best i've found so far in the less than $500 range. I find a lot I like $1000+ but i'd like to try and not go there if i can.


http://www.crateandbarrel.com/furnit...abinet/s504478

[nicholascrawford]

One word for that:


Mad Men

[jordan]

Thats two words, and i'm not sure I follow?

[nicholascrawford]

I'm bad at math. ;-)


Whenever we're in a furniture store and we see a liquor cabinet or something, one of us always takes a pose in a Mad Men-esque style, pouring a glass, etc. If you've seen the show, there's basically a drink poured from atop a liquor cabinet in every scene. =)

[justin t]

build one! one of my life goals is to build all of my own furniture.

[tdig]

I have the Crate and Barrel Kenton Bar. Not sure if they still sell it but we love it and get compliments on it allll the time. Looks like this.

[Jack]

You should go to flea markets to find some great deals. Usually you can find a cabinet that needs a little bit of work but is dirt cheap. I recommend mid-century cabinets (as nicholascrawford said, Mad Men) since they're timeless and can work with so many other styles of furniture.

[tomservo]

So there are certainly more elegant options but I really like using baker's racks as a as a drybar something like - http://www.amazon.com/SEI-Iron-Wicker-Bakers-Rack/dp/B000X05Y0I/ref=sr_1_2?s=furniture&ie=UTF8&qid=1337350683&sr=1-2


This is on the lower end and there are certainly more elegant options. There is a ton of storage, a nice work surface to actually construct drinks, and you can easily add overhead racks for stemware. They're also very compact.

[jordan]

tdig - that would have been a winner but it looks like its no longer made.

[alan]

It depends on the style (and size) you like, but here are some from World Market:


http://www.worldmarket.com/product/i...uctId=11577374

http://www.worldmarket.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3910254


If you wait for it, they should go on sale sooner or later. World Market is always rotating some kind of sale, and furniture is often in the mix - sometimes up to 40% off.

[jessy_diamond]

I might make this a DYI project if I don't find anything affordable. What's manlier than pouring yourself a drink Man Men-style from a piece of furniture built from your own hands?