Dry Bars
Dry bars built for the way you host.
Built-in dry bars with glass-front cabinets, floating shelves, stone counters, and display lighting, designed around your home and your taste.
A dry bar is one of those upgrades that quietly changes how a home feels to entertain in. Instead of crowding the kitchen, guests have a dedicated spot to pour a drink. And you get handsome storage for glassware, bottles, and the bar tools that otherwise live in a drawer. Done well, it looks built-in because it is.
We design dry bars to fit the spot you have, whether that's a dead-end dining-room wall, an awkward nook, or a stretch of hallway between rooms. Floating shelves with under-lighting, glass-front upper cabinets, a stone or butcher-block counter, a tile or paneled backsplash, closed base storage. We build the combination that fits your space and your hosting.
What we build
Glass-front display cabinets
Upper cabinets with glass doors and interior lighting to show off glassware and bottles.
Floating shelves with lighting
Solid-wood floating shelves with integrated LED lighting for a warm, finished glow.
Stone & wood countertops
Quartz, butcher-block, or stone counters that give you a durable, wipeable surface for pouring and serving.
Backsplash & base storage
Tile or paneled backsplashes and closed lower cabinets to keep the bar stocked and tidy.
Planning your project
What drives the price
The counter material, the amount of cabinetry, and the extras set the price: quartz or stone costs more than butcher block, glass-front uppers and interior lighting add to the build, and a tile backsplash adds a trade. Because a dry bar has no plumbing, you're not paying for rough-in work. That's one reason it's a popular first custom project.
Timeline
A typical dry bar is built and finished in two to four days depending on cabinetry, counter templating, and lighting. If a stone counter is templated and fabricated, the counter's fabrication window adds calendar time even though our on-site days stay the same.
Materials & finish
Base cabinets in cabinet-grade plywood with sprayed paint-grade doors, floating shelves in stained hardwood with LED under-lighting, and a counter in quartz, stone, or butcher block. Backsplashes are tile or a paneled wood to match the room.
Care & maintenance
Wipe counters after pouring. Even sealed stone and finished wood prefer not to sit wet. LED lighting is long-life and low-heat; painted cabinet faces clean with a damp cloth, and glass doors with any standard glass cleaner.
Questions, answered
Dry Bars, explained.
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