Hey guys, I'm a custom woodworker (and have posted a few of my wine cellar projects here in years past) – just sharing my latest wine-related project for inspiration and/or for it to be judgementally picked apart – this is reddit so it could really go both ways at once.
A few details – White Oak mostly with Walnut in places. The clients had seen a previous cellar I'd designed and built (similar to this one) and wanted their own version customized to their own space.
Yes, that's a billiard table, etc in the same room and space and humidity as all the wine with a lot of glass (bottles, chandelier, counter tops, etc). This was discussed in the design phase – both the possibility of bottles / glass being broken as well as the competing humidity needs of pool cues compared to wine bottles. Ultimately not my decision and clients are happy. The space is in a basement of a mountain climate and hvac controlled with wine as priority. I suggested an option in the future for some type of additional humidity control for the inside of the pool cue cabinet…we shall see.
The bottom angled shelving sections are deep enough for storing bottles 2 deep, should they want to do that. The upper section / individual bottle slots can hold any size 750 mL, including bubbly, but not 1.5 L.
If anyone has questions, I will try to address them in the comments.
Thanks for looking
by RonSwanSong87
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Very nice carpentry work. I wonder if some kind of curtain wall or glass doors would facilitate a lower temperature for the wine and a more comfortable one for the billiard table, but that’s probably a design decision that needed to be made earlier since the cue racks are right next to the wine racks.
Not aware of the humidity requirements for a billiard table or cues, though. Is lower humidity desirable to avoid things warping?
All that wine in a room definitely not at 55 degrees is certainly a choice. Hopefully that’s not a valuable collection. Woodwork looks really nice.
this is wonderful OP!
What’s the price on something like this? And how long did it take?
Looks fantastic! Anyone would love to have a cellar like that.
WOW that’s really impressive 👏
Absolutely gorgeous work, that’s some incredible craftsmanship and gorgeous lumber.
For the upper section, what’s the magic dimension for a wine rack that can fit a smaller Bordeaux bottle and a champagne bottle? It’s seemed to me that something big enough for the latter will be too wide for the former, though maybe that’s solved by the slats being a little bigger?
nice job on the panel choice, the bookmatches look good.
That looks amazing. I hope the temperature is constant!
Looks fantastic. Would hate for a flying pool ball to take out a case of Petrus.
This is absolutely stunning. Did you make those verticals racks or were those premade?
Edit: racks seen in pic 8.
Stunning! I like how you’ve designed the storage with individual bottle library above and bigger stacks of bottles below.
Your use of lighting really accentuates the wood grain, too. Bravo!
I would sit every day in front of that work, reading, smoking a cigar and thinking about what to eat to accompany a little wine.