06 Sep How to Design a Wine Cellar that Is Uniquely You
For wealthy homeowners, a wine cellar has to be more than just a wine cellar. Like any other room in their house, it needs to reflect their tastes, express their personality, and work with the design of their home. Most importantly, it has to be unique and stand out from other designs while impressing anyone who views it.
Wine cellars are, first and foremost, for storing wine and cultivating collections, but that should only be a start. A unique wine cellar does more than just provide proper storage for wine: it also adds value to the home, creates a lasting impression on guests, and provides the best showcase for collections.
With many new innovations in design, creating a unique wine cellar requires thinking outside the box and having a sharp creative mind. By exploring the latest design trends, using new innovations in the field, and collaborating with professional designers, you can create a custom wine cellar that is unique and reflective of your personality.
Here are a few ideas to get you started with your custom wine cabinet or cellar.
Add a Cigar Humidor
With the addition of a wine cellar to enhance your wine collection, why not kill two birds with one stone and cultivate your cigar collection at the same time? Adding a cigar humidor to your wine cellar is a great way to showcase and enhance both of your collections in one place. Using natural woods that help regulate humidity and improve the flavour of cigars, a humidor can easily be integrated into a wooden wine cellar design. If you’re planning on hosting guests or patrons, then including a humidor in your wine cellar can be a great way to make the perfect impression.
Choose Your Lighting
Lighting is one of the more versatile ways to shape your wine cellar. Using creative lighting selections, you can transform the appearance of your wine cellar and add a personal flare to your design. With any lighting source, it’s important to choose low-heat options that won’t damage your wines. Cool LED lighting is perfect for a wine cellar interior. For wine cellars with floor-to-ceiling shelves, ceiling lights can provide ample illumination for your collection. However, you can get more creative too. Accent lights can be used to highlight shelves or specific vintages while backlighting can create striking silhouettes of your wines.
Add Beautiful Wine Glasses and Decanters
Once you have a diverse collection of wines, you may want to spread your attention to your wine glasses and decanters. There are a variety of wine glasses and decanters, and integrating them into your wine cellar can be a great way to add some personalization. Depending on your collection, different glasses may be more appropriate. For instance, white wine, red wine, and sparkling wine can demand a different glass for the serious connoisseur. Integrating an area to display your wine glasses and decanters allows for quick and easy access when you’re hosting guests.
Personalize with Wine Accessories or Decor
One easy way to add a flourish to your custom wine cellar is not through its design but by using luxury accessories and additions. For opening your vintages, there is a wide range of new wine openers that offer sophisticated twists on the typical corkscrew. Air pressure wine openers can make a big impression while levered corkscrews provide a more regal flair to an old classic. Wine openers can be just as luxurious as the wines themselves—there are some high-end brands that require entering a waiting list. Wine crates and barrels offer sophisticated storage options for wine, providing a more rustic feel in traditional wood cellars. For a more novel twist, wine-themed art can be incorporated into the space, enhancing visuals and adding unique flavour. With these accessories, even more personalization is possible in your space.
Explore Luxury Features
When simple accessories won’t do, homeowners are taking advantage of truly luxurious additions that can enhance their wine cellars in a unique fashion. To add a bit of mystery and intrigue to a wine cellar, secret or hidden entryways, cabinets, and installments can impress guests and create an element of surprise. Another way to provide a truly unique and luxurious addition to a wine cellar is through the use of decorative engravings, stained glass, and vintage additions, all of which can be customized to reflect the homeowners’ individuality. For collectors with a serious investment, security features and alarm systems will not only protect their collection but also add an extra layer of sophistication to their cellar.
Papro Wine Cellars and Consulting
Papro Wine Cellars and Consulting designs and creates sophisticated wine cellars for luxury homes and properties. With over 20 years of experience in construction and ten years specializing in wine cellars, we provides the expertise and guidance needed to create functional, luxury wine cellars and wine cabinets that meet homeowners’ individual tastes, needs, and considerations. From conception to completion, Papro Wine Cellars and Consulting can help homeowners add value and luxury to their homes. For more information or to book a consultation, For more information, please call 1.866.651.9229 or email [email protected]