Wine Cellar Components

A: Designate a space in your wine cellar for wine accesssories. This area can be a drawer, storage bin or space on a wine rack. Accesssories included should be: various sized corkscrews, a how-to guide to wine storage, a wine breather, stemware and more. Having these tools readily available expands on the convenience of having your entire wine collection stored in your home.

A: Wine racks are not the only storage option for individual bottles of wine. There are other furniture options available for easy and stylish storage. They include: Bookends with attached wine rack: This allows you to store your favorite books and four to six bottles of your favorite wine in a display often made of wrought iron. Rubber feet keep the racks in place and the combination of the books and wine add to the intelligent and elegant design. Modular wine cabinets: These products will offer you many different cabinet and wine storage options for less cost than custom cabinets. They generally store a mini-wine cellar within the cellar and rely on the temperature control installed in the wine cellar. They can hold from 50 to 400 bottles and often include a rack for stemware, an accesssory area and more.

A: Another convenient piece of wine room furniture is a combination ladder and chair. Dubbed a "Chadder," it converts from a chair to a ladder with little assembly and is a convenient piece of wine cellar equipment. The ladder part of the product helps you to get wine in hard-to-reach places, while the chair aspect is a good spot for relaxing in the calm environment of your wine cellar.

A: Your wine room design should reflect your personality and taste. Adding art elements can do just that. Some companies offer mural services, in which they contract with reputable artists to paint an original mural for your wine room. This is one unique option as you can convey your ideas to be incorporated into the work. Custom murals and artwork can include the use of personal sayings and photographs, certain pictures or themes already found in the home and more. Be as creative as possible and work closely with the artist to come up with a piece that will fit your wine room and your personality.

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A: Murals and paintings are not the only creative elements you can use in a wine room design. Other accents you can use in your wine room include: special lighting elements, stained glass, decorative flooring, hand-painted floor tiles, hand-painted table-tops, sculptures, wood carvings, etched mirrors and more. This is the perfect space for artistic expression. Incorporate color and creativity to give your wine room a unique flair not found in other rooms of your home.

A: Decorative ceilings can add a touch of elegance to any wine room design. There have been incredible innovations in ceiling design, as more homeowners want to customize every aspect of their homes. Wine rooms are a great space to be creative. Consider installing a raised panel ceiling, tongue and groove paneling or etched light boxes. These decorative ceiling accents can provide your wine room with a unique style that will complement your accesssories and wine collection.

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A: Consider installing a wine dispenser in your wine room, particularly if you plan to entertain in it. A wine dispenser takes away the task of pouring from the bottle and can be self-installed or installed by a wine retailer. You can serve wine-by-the-glass from dispensers attached to bottles stored in a wine cabinet. This gives you the option to serve different flavors of wine in a no-fuss manner.

A: Consider going vintage in your wine room design. Install vintage bar stools and find antique stemware to store in the area. This type of design would make your wine room stand out, more than any other area of your home. Place vintage art on the walls from Old World Italy and wire speakers throughout to play international music from the 1940s and 50s. You guests will have a wonderful time relaxing in an area that fills them with nostalgia.