The phrase 'minimal design' tends to inspire interesting reactions. If you tell someone you live in a minimalist home, people might ask, “Do you have comfortable furniture?” Or, “Do you only wear black?” What you see as a simple loathing of clutter and enthusiasm for simplicity and clean lines can be interpreted as a monk-like avoidance of indulgence. But as a fan of minimal design, or someone who lives their life by the mantra "less but better," you know that a minimal aesthetic doesn’t mean you don’t enjoy the finer things in life, like a great bottle of wine. Even if your uniform consists ..read more

Restaurants that boast great wine lists deserve great wine displays. A restaurant wine rack featured prominently in your space enhances the atmosphere and brings your wine list to life. There’s nothing like an eye-catching wine display to entice guests to order a bottle - or three. Just as good wine goes hand-in-hand with good food, a striking wine rack pairs perfectly with a lively restaurant, each bringing out the characteristics of the other and creating a richer experience for your guests. 1. Make your restaurant wine rack the visual center of your space With professional grade cooling t ..read more

When it comes to creating a stunning interior style for your home, any designer will tell you: Materials matter. For a statement material that will never go out of style, lately, we’ve been looking to the stone wine cellar. Conjure up an image of the most elegant and established European wine cellars in the world and there’s probably a wall or floor made entirely of stone. Or the whole cellar might even be carved into a stone hillside. But while stone is typically associated with that old world feel, it's a surprisingly versatile material that can take on almost any look — from Tuscan to ultra ..read more

Garages have become one of the most popular spaces for custom wine cellars for good reason — there are a lot of pros hiding in this under-utilized space. Separate from the rest of your home, a custom wine cellar garage conversion allows you the choice of staying with your established interior style or departing for a completely different look and feel. It also gives you significant bottle storage without losing closet space or guest rooms. If you still need storage space, you can also easily convert a portion of your garage — like a single wall — while leaving ample storage room for tools, bic ..read more

Just because you love old world wines, doesn’t mean you’re obligated to design a wine cellar that looks centuries old (although we love a wine cave, too). With the right materials, finishes and styling, a custom wine room can take on the style of any home and its owners. 1. Make an entrance. Even if you use traditional wood racks in your wine cellar, the materials of your entryway will set the tone for the overall feel of your wine cellar. The steel and glass doors lend a modern feel to the rustic brick and wood wine cellar pictured above. 2. Go for the ground effects. A unique touch, like mu ..read more

Just about any spot in your house can be turned into a stunning custom home wine cellar. But if you have a two-story home, one of the best candidates is the space under the stairs because utilizing it means you can gain storage for around 400-600 bottles without having to kiss your guest room or closet space goodbye. Under stair wine cellars also have the added bonus of blending seamlessly into your home, whether your style is cozy farmhouse, or minimalist and modern. We’re pretty proud of this design that Houzz called “ingenious.” A small space’s best friend: The under staircase wine cellar ..read more

Chuck Allen and Rilla Delorier are no strangers to fun. From adventuring around their new home state in a tent-topped jeep to catching all the curves on a cross-country motorcycle ride, good times are pretty much always on the agenda. So when it came to designing a wine lounge and cellar for the Portland home they’ve dubbed “Eagle Point,” they had a grand vision of a space for spontaneous get togethers, stretching out, and soaking up all the beauty life (and that bottle of 00 Wines Pinot) has to offer. The team behind the dream     The design wishlist for the lounge and wine cellar ..read more

We're honored to have been awarded a “Best in Service” award out of more than 2.1 million home building, remodeling and design professionals on Houzz, the leading platform for home renovation and design.  Working with our clients to go from a concept to a full build out, and creating and customizing their dream wine storage solutions is hands down our favorite part of this business. Last year alone, we had the pleasure of creating custom built-in wine storage for an estate near Park City, Utah, a custom Credenza wine cellar for a traditional home in Virginia, a gorgeous corner wine bar f ..read more

When banker and self-made tycoon Theodore Wilcox commissioned his family’s Southwest Portland home of 12,000+ square feet with the famous Whidden & Lewis architecture firm in 1893, he spared no expense. Eleven bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms, mahogany paneled walls and seven fireplaces surrounded by onyx and marble create a sense of grandeur that sets in the second you step inside. But the building, which has stood the test of time with very few modifications, did skimp on one hallmark of luxury in our humble opinion — the wine cave. It was our pleasure to correct this small ove ..read more

Many of our latest custom wine room projects are proof that you don’t need a country estate (or even a full-size room) to store your wine in style. Our clients in this small, but swanky condo in Portland’s Pearl District had just a tiny corner of space to work with. Tucked in between the fireplace and floor-to-ceiling terrace doors, we transformed this formerly awkward and unused storage space into a showstopper of a home wine and cocktail bar. Working with an area of this size, it’s all about materials and maximizing the workable space. We created custom housing in stained Cherry for ..read more