Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Old World Rustic Wine Cellars

Well summer is now unofficially over.  Here's to hoping that everyone had a terrific sunshine filled summer of fun.  This sounds like a perfect time to insert "raise your glasses", so it's fitting that today we are sharing some inspirational images of wine cellars.
 
You may recall that we have chosen to leave some of the new basement unfinished.  The one room that will be complete, however, will be the wine cellar room.  Proper storage for wine is extremely important, especially if you have purchased any wine for long term investments.  A wine cellar room with a dedicated temperature control system can maintain your wines at a constant temperature (55-57 degree's) and humidity (60%-70%).  Now your wines will feel like they are deep in the legendary wine cellars of France.
 
These are some of the design options we are considering.  Which would you select for your wine cellar room?
 
CHOICE 1
 
This wine room has great wood shelving that has been divided into squares rather than individual bottles.  This allows for large wine crates to be incorporated into the storage unit.


CHOICE 2
This wine storage has a great "cellar" feel with its old world brick and arched brick ceiling.


CHOICE 3
This brick wine cellar also stores its wine in square storage bins with stone shelving.


Wine cellars are not just for wine.  If there is a collection of cigars in your home then it is also a great place to incorporate a cigar humidor.  The temperature and humidity of controlled wine cellars are perfect for storing that cherished or rare cigar.


CHOICE 4
This wine cellar has a great shelf that allows for the storage of spirits.  These items need not be drank immediately upon opening and thus do not need to be stored on their sides as do corked wine bottles.


CHOICE 5
Can you say brick wine cellar?  This room has a great arched brick ceiling, as well as a brick paver floor and arched brick wine storage bins.


CHOICE 6
Also important is the wine cellar door.  This cedar door comes complete with a traditional arch and old world hardware.  A perfect entrance into this wine room.  The cedar shelving on the left side of the door is particularly convenient for placing full wine crates.

 
CHOICE 7
A recent hobby in this household is dry curing meats.  Just like with cigars, a temperature controlled wine room is the perfect environment for dry curing your own prosciuttos, sausages, and other meats.  Bring some old world charcuterie into your household and give this hobby a try.


CHOICE 8
This wine cellar appears to be multi chambered.  It too has great arched brick supports for  wine bottle storage. We really like the fact that candles are used as a light source.  They just add to the feel of an old wine cellar.


CHOICE 9
Some may not have the space for a huge wine cellar.  In that case, this kitchen floor wine cellar might be just for you.  The five steps extend down into the basement or crawl space of your home while giving a huge amount of wine bottle storage.


CHOICE 10
We really like the look of this cellar.  Like many of the others, it too has brick supports with brick arches.  The wine bottles rest on wood or stone shelves.  A favorite detail in this room are the recessed upper storage spaces which allow for the creation of a small counter top.  Here they have placed candles and a few wine bottles.  This would also be a good place to store spirits.  Like seeing the candles and lighting in this room.


CHOICE 11
As you can tell by now, we tend to favor the rustic wine cellar room over the more modern wood rack systems.  The brick and arches just make the space feel like you would find this cellar in an old world style home.  By making the room large, you have the space for a tasting table and wine crate storage in the center of the room.


CHOICE 12
This wine cellar room is fantastic, but lacks some of the old world charm of many of the others we have shown.  I feel like I am looking into a wine store, not standing in a 200 year old cellar in the French countryside.


What an appropriate sink to place in any wine room.


CHOICE 13
Another owner has taken advantage of the controlled temperature and humidity of their wine room by hanging their dry cured meats.


CHOICE 14
We feel this wine cellar designer did a great job of mixing old world with modern wine room designs.

CHOICE 15
If you want to have a party in your wine room, this is the way to do it.  This large table can host a wine tasting party right in the middle of the wine cellar.  Again we see large square storage bins which make it easy to store wine on its side or spirits upright.


CHOICE 16
Another great merger of old world design and modern wine storage.  The use of an arched brick ceiling and stone supports gives it a great "cellar" feel.  This room has great display storage for those special or rare bottles.  The sconces add a great touch of light to this space.
 Houzz

 
CHOICE 17
A final combination of old world meets modern wine room.  The dark wood wine racks go great with the pillars and plank and beam ceiling.  A great space complete with wine tasting table.



 
As always, we hope you too find these images inspirational.  If you want to see the actual construction of our wine cellar, be sure to sign up to receive email updates, or join us on Facebook.  Construction will begin in the coming months, and we will have lots of information to share with all of our blogger friends.

Thanks as always to our regular visitors and those that continue to add us to their "favorite blogs" list.

Cheers!!!

Tonya and Rob

12 comments:

  1. we are so lucky! Our cellar, which is a must for tornado alley, is now our wine cellar. the previous owner even left us an old wine barrel in her backyard, used as a fountain... we turned into a table with 4 stools..lots of rock, brick..beams! bring on the storms!

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  2. I'm not a wine drinker, but these are all so pretty, and that barrel sink is amazing!

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  3. Oh my! aren't those all stunning. I had hopes of this in my last house, it had an unfinished basement. I like 14, 16 and 17 for sure. I like a little table for intimate wine tastings. In my current house I'm just hoping for a nice wine fridge in my lower level kitchen as it already has a finished basement.

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  4. Loved 10 and 14 .. I'm claustrophobic so I would need to make sure it wasn't too cave-like. Our cellar is more of a "crawl space" below our home.. My husband would love to re-do it. Great inspiration here!

    leslie

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  5. Just found your blog through a comment you left on "things that inspire" & I'm so happy I did! Looking forward to following along on your journey as you build your beautiful French inspired home! It's always been a dream of mine to custom build but we found a very nice (stucco) home with a beautiful setting back in June & we are working on making it our own.

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  6. No. 6, please!

    Thanks for stopping by and hope you're following.

    Your newest follower,

    michele

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  7. That sink is way cool Tonya!! Hope your weekend was grand one.

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  8. I'm going for number 4 simply because it looks exactly like the cavs here in Provence. Have fun with the new project.

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  10. Among these cool wine cellars, my top choice is number 9! I believe that stock of wines should be reached easily. Cellars with high shelving look nice, but it will take a bit of effort to use a ladder to reach those bottles of wines. Unlike that one, a ladder is attached and the wines are pretty accessible.

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  11. Oh man, the things I would do to have a wine cellar in my home! There's just something about having a wine cellar in your basement that makes you and your home feel classy. Whether it's for a romantic dinner or just for the heck of it, there's really something about it that makes you feel so overly formal – in a good way, that is.

    Jessie Henn

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  12. Great post! We are putting an addition on our house and just decided to pull the trigger on a wine cellar! These are some really cool ideas. Thanks, and keep up the good work!

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