6 Design Tips to Create a Jaw-Dropping Modern Wine Cellar
Adding a wine cellar or wine room to your home doesn’t mean you need to throw your personal aesthetic out the window. You can sip and savor your favorite old world wines in a stunning modern wine cellar that reflects your home’s style, whether you like a bit of a blend of modern and rustic, or you’re a full-on clean-lines and minimalism-obsessed modernist. So let’s take a look at 5 tips to help you create a home wine cellar design that’s oh-so-this-century.
1. For an ultra-modern look, go minimal with your shelving.
Custom acrylic wine racks, and a steel ledge in this ultra-modern wine cellar design perform the magic trick of making bottles appear to float in mid-air. Lighting ties the two spaces together.
2. Keep your material list high end, but minimal. Sticking to three or four materials maximum is an easy way to achieve a polished look.
Glass, steel, wood and stone are the only materials used in this modern meets Mountain Lodge wine cellar. Letting the floor of the room flow into the cellar also keeps the space from feeling fussy and creates a natural flow between the rest of the home and the wine cellar.
3. Get modern (and moody) with lighting.
Multi-colored LED backlighting and ground effects can be changed with the flick of a switch (or smartphone tap), and can have a huge impact on the vibe of your cellar.
4. It’s all about the entrance.
Even if you like the look of a traditional wood racking system, you can set a modern tone by choosing the materials of your entryway carefully. Steel and glass doors can lend a modern feel to any wine cellar, including the rustic brick and wood wine cellar pictured below.
5. Your furniture and accessories don’t need to be wine-themed.
A beautiful chair, a piece of art, or a focal wall make a great addition to your wine display. Stick with a single statement piece to keep the modern feel.
6. Give your bottles some breathing room.
Not only does building in extra storage space allow your collection to grow, but not filling every single shelf and rack creates a more modern, less cluttered look. And remember, bottles you’re storing are best placed on their sides.
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