Elegant Custom Home Wine Cellar by California Master Builders

One of the dilemmas faced by homeowners is finding a location to store their wine collection. Most of them think that a large room is required for their project. In California, a master builder created a wine cellar design that suited the shape and size of their client’s space under the stairs.

Your Home Wine Cellar Can be Built in a Small and Irregular Shaped Room with the Help of an Expert

Storing your wines in an area with poor conditions will harm your collection. Wine deteriorates easily when exposed to too much heat.

It requires stable temperatures and variable humidity levels to preserve its bouquet. To achieve this, investing in a climate-controlled wine cellar is recommended.

Space Under the Stairs Before the Home Wine Cellar Construction Started

One of the important steps to make in wine cellar construction is to identify the space where you want to store your collection.

Keep in mind that you don’t need a big room for your home wine cellar. You can build it in a walk-in closet, garage, or even under your staircase.

You have to find a professional builder who is willing to assist you throughout the planning stage, construction stage, up to and after the completion of your wine room. They must be able to provide you with an innovative solution that will meet your aesthetic, functional, and financial requirements.

Wine Cellar Installation Project Under the Stairs

In California, Blue Grouse Wine Cellars was contacted by a homeowner who wanted to transform an unused space under the stairs into an elegant wine room. As one of the most trusted builders, they always make sure that all of the specific needs of their clients are met.

Designing and Building the Wine Room

3D Drawing for a Custom Home Wine Cellar California

At Blue Grouse Wine Cellars, they want every wine cellar to be visually appealing and safe. After a careful assessment of the client’s needs, they created 3-dimensional drawings.

The basic design package, which is free, includes the room’s dimension, various elevations of the racking, and bottle capacities.

The space is located in the main living area. It has a depth of 4 feet, and length of 12.5 feet. The sloping ceiling of the room posed a big challenge to the builder. However, this did not stop them from building a stellar residential wine cellar under the stairs.

The client asked Blue Grouse Wine Cellars to close all sides of the room and use wood for the wine racks. The wine refrigeration system was chosen carefully to ensure that the optimum conditions were met. A safe lighting system was installed to illuminate the wine display safely and beautifully.

Room Preparation Before the Home Wine Cellar Construction

How the room was prepared prior to construction plays a significant role in keeping the wine safe from harmful external factors. Heat is the number one enemy of wine. Thus, a stable temperature is required in wine storage spaces.

Insulation of the Walls, Ceiling, and Door

California Wine Cellar Insulation

The walls, ceiling, and the door of a home wine cellar must be well-insulated in order to prevent extreme changes in temperatures.

Room insulation will help achieve the perfect environment needed by wine to preserve its quality. Temperature fluctuations can alter the wine’s chemical properties, resulting in off-flavors and aroma.

A wine cellar with poor insulation or no insulation at all will force your wine cooling system to work harder.

When this happens, you will have higher energy consumption. Well-insulated wine cellars can help keep your electric bills low and prevent breakdowns of your refrigeration unit.

For this custom wine cellar built under the stairs in a California home, Blue Grouse Wine Cellars had to bring down the walls of the room to install the insulation and vapor barrier. After the demolition, they installed a new type of drywall, which was intended for climate-controlled wine rooms.

Sleek Wine Rack System for a Small Space

With many materials to choose from, it can be difficult to choose one that best suits the theme of your home and your aesthetic needs. With the help of Blue Grouse Wine Cellars, an experienced builder, you can store your collection in high quality and beautiful wine racks. They always want to create stellar wine displays for their clients.

On this project, they used a combination of racking styles. They utilized the back wall for the entire racking. The room’s height was approximately 6 feet. They were able to create a wine rack design that would accommodate more or less 360 bottles.

Sophisticated Wine Rack Features

Under Stairs Home Wine Cellar Showing the Wooden Wine Racks

Blue Grouse Wine Cellars added rack openings at the top section to accommodate 750ml bottles individually. They also included a high reveal display which was divided into three sections; two of which displayed standard bottles, while the third was intended for magnum bottles.

This row displays the bottles at an angle to prevent the cork from drying out. This will prevent the cork from losing its sealing ability and elasticity.

Dry cork shrinks and becomes brittle, allowing an unwanted amount of oxygen to mix with the wine. Oxidation happens, resulting in wine spoilage.

The lower section of the racking consists of diamond bins, which maximizes the capacity of the small wine cellar. With the diamond bins, homeowners who buy wines in bulk can organize their fine wines according to variety and style. The divider in each diamond bin can be removed to provide space for wooden cases.

Racking Material for a Traditional Home Wine Cellar in California

Front View of Under Stairs Custom Home Wine Cellar California

Wood has always been a popular choice in wine rack construction. It exudes warmth and timeless beauty. Wooden wine racks have the ability to blend well with both traditional and contemporary spaces.

Additionally, they can be customized for a unique wine display. Knotty Alder was used in this traditional home wine cellar project in California.

It has tight knots, straight grain patterns, and an even texture that added character to the wine racks. An Early American stain was applied for a more polished look.

Wall, Door, and Wine Cooling System

Custom Wine Cellar California with Glass Door and Walls Framed in Wood

The owner wanted to see his wine collection from outside of the cellar. Blue Grouse Wine Cellars decided to use glass framed with wood.

The glass panels were insulated to prevent the UV rays from damaging the wines. The wall and door were insulated and sealed to help regulate the storage conditions in the room.

For the cooling system, a KoolR Magnum unit was installed. It was placed at the top of the racking, through the back of the cellar. KoolR Magnum units are ideal for small wine rooms.

Turn Your Space into a Functional Wine Room

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Coastal Custom Wine Cellars, one of the leading storage contractors in California, successfully completed a project in Irvine, a city in Orange County. A client hired a team from Coastal to build him a uniquely designed residential wine room. The wine cellar was built using lacquered Redwood. Cooling specialists from Arctic Metalworks Inc. installed a ductless split type HVAC system in the storage structure. 

Beautiful Lacquer Finished Redwood for the Wine Racks and Wooden Storage Cases

Wooden racks are a popular choice among wine cellar owners. There are various types of wood species on the market. The kind of wood used will determine not only the durability of the racking, but also the overall aesthetic appeal of the wine cellar. Coastal builds racks and shelves from the most popular materials, like Sapele, Mahogany, Pine, Walnut, and Redwood.

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The team of builders from Coastal decided, together with the client, that the type of wood to use for the Irvine cellar construction project was Redwood. They chose Redwood because it is one of the most durable materials. Moreover, this kind of wood is known for its preserved natural oils that make it highly resistant to moisture and mildew. Redwood is a popular choice also because of its aesthetic value. Its soft earth tone color distinctions are known to develop exquisitely over time.

Redwood is a gorgeous material for wine cellars even without a stain or finish applied. But the client in this project wanted his racks and shelves to have a more striking gloss, and so he had the contractors lacquer finish the wood.

There are various options of finishes on the market. Shellac, lacquer, polyurethane, and varnish are among the most popular choices. It is important to consult a wine cellar expert when choosing a finish, because not all of these products are compatible with all kinds of wood.

Lacquer was a good choice for the Irvine home cellar. Not only is lacquer known to be durable, but it is also well-loved because of the elegant gloss that it provides to the wood that it is applied to. As per the request of the client, Coastal’s team of builders applied a lacquer finish on the wooden racks and shelves. The client was very happy with the result because the earth tone color distinctions of his Redwood became bolder and more enhanced.

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Coastal Designs and Builds Custom Wine Racks and Wooden Storage Cases

The open communication and contribution of ideas between the client and the team from Coastal are the reasons why the Irvine cellar construction project was a success. It was the client who suggested to the contractors to install the wooden shelves on commercial rollers. The purpose is to make wines in these boxes more accessible to the client. Instead of bending down to get bottles from the cases, the client can conveniently pull the shelves and slide them across the rollers.

Wooden storage cases that are sold on the market come in different sizes. Some of these commercial shelves can accommodate anywhere from three to twelve bottles, depending on the design. The team of builders from Coastal custom-designed wood cases for the Irvine client. Each of the shelves’ openings was large enough to accommodate large format wines, such as standard champagne bottles, Turley Zinfandels, Oregon Pinots, and Shiraz.

The contractors built a display row in one of the shelves and lined it with LED lighting. The display row did not only accentuate the wine cellar’s overall design, but it was also a means for efficiently managing stock. The client kept his collection organized by storing similar bottles above and below the display row.

The Irvine wine room used to have a mini cellar on one side, which was meant for storing bottles that needed to be kept at a cooler temperature (e.g. whites and champagnes). The client gave his mini cellar away, and so the area where it used to stand is left with an empty space. The team of builders from Coastal came back to the client’s home to build single bottle wine racks that will be used to fill the area where the mini cellar used to stand.

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High Grade Wine Cellar Refrigeration System Installed by a Trusted Cooling Expert

An effective wine cellar should have a dependable cooling system installed. Without a high quality HVAC unit, a storage room cannot provide the required temperature and humidity to protect wines from damage. Since wine rooms vary in storage requirements, each one needs a different cooling unit. The most suitable HVAC equipment for a wine cellar depends on a variety of factors, such as the size of the structure, the amount of bottles stocked, and the climate of the region. To determine the most appropriate refrigeration system for any cellar, a cooling specialist must be consulted. For the Irvine residential wine cellar, professional HVAC technicians from Arctic Metalworks Inc. installed a ductless split type cooling unit.

The HVAC technicians installed the cooling system’s evaporating unit inside the cellar by mounting it on the wall. The condenser, on the other hand, was set up outside of the client’s house. The split type configuration of the refrigeration system is advantageous because the evaporator can function quietly inside the wine room. Also, the client was happy with the setup because there was no hot air exhausted inside his home.

The evaporating unit, if left unconcealed, was an eyesore in the cellar. To hide the equipment from view, the builders made a wooden box with a louvered grill for the evaporator. The material used for the box and its cover was made from the same wood that the racks and shelves were built from.

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A beautifully designed residential custom storage room built by Coastal Custom Wine Cellars in Irvine, Orange County, California.

The most ideal type of wine storage structure is that which is not only functional and dependable, but also beautifully designed. Since the room will be used to display prized wine collections, it is only fitting that it is built to be aesthetically pleasing. Coastal Custom Wine Cellars, one of the most trusted expert builders in California, recently finished a storage construction project in Irvine, California. The client wanted an effective wine cellar built in his home. He wanted the structure to house wines and other types of liquor. He also wanted to store bottles of various shapes and sizes in the cellar. Coastal’s team of design specialists made a wine room that matched the client’s needs and style preferences. 

One-of-a-Kind Storage Room Designed by Coastal Custom Wine Cellars

Recently, Coastal Custom Wine Cellars successfully completed the construction of a beautiful storage room in Irvine, a city in Orange County, California. The client in this project wanted his residential cellar to be able to store bottles of various sizes. The expert builders from Coastal built him an effective wine room according to his design specifications.

Custom-Designed Racks and Displays for Larger Wine Bottles

The client kept his Bourbon collection in a designated display area in his home wine cellar.

The client wanted his residential cellar to store not only wine, but also other types of liquor. More specifically, he wanted an area in his storage room allocated for his Bourbon collection. To meet this request, the team of cellar builders from Coastal added open bins on the wine room’s right side. These bins were designed to display other kinds of liquor rather than wine.

On the room’s left side, a display row was installed to store large format bottles that range from 1.5 liters to 12 liters. The label-forward shelves allow the wine bottles to cradle safely on the racks. The left and right sides of the residential cellar have shelves designed for magnum-sized bottles. The style of the racking in this project is perfect for those who love collecting wine bottles of various sizes.

The residential wine cellar has a beautiful tabletop, and above it is a stunningly designed arch. Instead of a stemware rack, this arch has an inset on both its left and right sides. The client can keep up to four wine glasses, hung upside down, on each of the inset spaces. Below the tabletop is a set of drawers, which the client uses to store wine tasting rudiments, such as corkscrews and napkins.

Above the cellar’s table top is a stunning arch. Inset spaces were added on the left and right sides of the arch to hold wine glasses. Below the table top is a set of drawers where the client stores his wine tasting rudiments.

The lighting system installed in this Irvine home wine cellar is breathtaking! Aside from the rich and vibrant lights that brighten up the entire room, there is also concealed lighting that makes the racking and the displays look more stunning.

It was because of the healthy working relationship between the client and the contractor that this project finished successfully. When they started working together, they planned thoroughly, and throughout the duration of the project, they communicated openly. Since the client’s house was close to the main office of Coastal Custom Wine Cellar, the design specialists were able to visit the area easily. Before the construction commenced, the builders were able to take accurate measurements of the space, discuss with the client his many options, present an array of wood finish samples, and provide all the advice that he needed. Because of this good working relationship, the team of experts from Coastal were able to meet all of the client’s requests and design preferences.

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Stunning Wrought Iron Wine Cellar Door with a Stellar Arch

This gorgeous wrought iron door keeps the home cellar airtight.

It is important to have a properly installed wine cellar door, because without one, the cellar can fall short of being airtight. A low quality door can cause the temperature and humidity in the room to fluctuate constantly, and consequently, cause the wines to spoil. Besides being dependable and functional, an ideal custom cellar door should be elegantly built. A beautifully designed door can accentuate the aesthetics of a wine storage space. Coastal Custom Wine Cellars designed and built the door for the Irvine residential wine room. The expert builders also made sure that the door was properly installed.

The Irvine custom wine cellar door was made of wrought iron. The door was about eight feet tall and was intricately designed with grapes clusters and vines. The door’s design is known as “The Huntington.” It was coined after a previous client from Huntington Beach who conceptualized and drew the design. There have been many other clients who became interested in this design, and many have used it in their wine cellars.

Coastal Custom Wine Cellars is well-known for their beautiful doors. Clients can choose from a wide range of sizes, shapes, and styles of doors. Coastal offers complete installation services, including the setting up of the self-sealing bottom, dual pane glass, jamb, weather stripping, and casement moldings.

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Top Storage Builder in California – Coastal Custom Wine Cellars

Wine enthusiasts understand the importance of investing in the construction of an effective wine storage structure. A good quality wine room can provide their collection with the right climate conditions for aging. Coastal Custom Wine Cellars is one of the leading contractors in the industry. They take pride in having more than a decade of experience in building dependable wine rooms for both residential and commercial purposes. Coastal is reputable for their consistency in providing high quality services.

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