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Wine Cabinet Turned into a Stylish and Spacious Residential Wine Cellar

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Stylish Residential Wine Cellar in Vancouver

Blue Grouse Wine Cellars, a group of expert builders, transformed the existing wine cabinet in a Vancouver home into a beautiful residential wine cellar with a higher bottle capacity. They designed the wine racks with form and function in mind to achieve this. The rest of the components were carefully thought-out to maximize performance and enhance the visual appeal of the wine room.

Beautiful Transformation of a Wine Cabinet into a Residential Wine Cellar in Vancouver

If you have a growing wine collection and your existing wine storage room cannot accommodate your bottles anymore, you must invest in a bigger residential wine cellar. Working with a master builder will ensure that all of your requirements are provided.

The owners of a beautiful condominium located overlooking the ocean on Beach Avenue in Vancouver reached out to Blue Grouse Wine Cellars, one of our partners in wine cellar construction. They needed help renovating their custom wine cabinet into a wine cellar with a higher bottle capacity.

The Blue Grouse team assessed the needs of the client with keen attention to detail. They created a well-thought-out plan for building a wine storage structure that would keep the wine safe for many years to come and allow the homeowners to display their favorite vintages beautifully.

As master builders, they understand that careful planning plays a significant role in ensuring the design and construction of climate-controlled wine cellars. For many years, they have shown their expertise in converting spaces into stylish and functional wine rooms using tastefully designed wine racks, elegant doors, and high-quality wine cooling systems.

Impressive Features of the Vancouver Residential Wine Cellar

Vancouver Residential Wine cellar with Wooden Wine Racks

With extensive experience and passion in designing and building custom wine cellars, Blue Grouse Wine Cellars always makes sure that every component they install suits the requirements of the client. In this project, the Vancouver residential wine cellar, they had to create a wine storage system with a higher bottle capacity than the existing wine cabinets installed in the small condominium. Limited space did not hinder them from exceeding the client’s expectations.

Any space in your home can be utilized for wine room construction. In this particular project, there was an existing wine cabinet installed in a limited space. The Blue Grouse team enlarged and reconfigured the space.

Custom Wine Racks for a Compact Residential Wine Cellar in Vancouver

The design of the wine racks has a significant impact on the overall appeal of a wine room. Consulting with a specialist like Blue Grouse Wine Cellars will ensure that your wine racks fit your needs.

The wine storage system in this residential wine cellar in Vancouver was designed based on several factors, including the size and location of the room, the number of bottles intended to be stored, and the aesthetic preference of the homeowners.

Side Walls

Residential Wine Cellar Design Vancouver

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Inspiring Traditional Home Wine Cellar in Vancouver

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Impressive Traditional Home Wine Cellar in Vancouver

We will give you a tour of an inspiring project completed by Blue Grouse Wine Cellars, one of our partners in wine room construction. This creative team built a stylish home wine cellar in Vancouver with elegant features, including wood wine racks, LED lighting, glass door, and flooring.

Traditional Home Wine Cellar in Vancouver Built by Blue Grouse Wine Cellars

Blue Grouse Wine Cellars is known for its expertise and passion for building wine rooms. For many years, their team has transformed spaces into eye-catching wine storage and display areas. We have been working with them for many years, providing a worry-free experience to each client.

In one of their recent projects, they designed a beautiful home wine cellar in Vancouver. The homeowners wanted a traditional design using wood wine racks. The expert builders came up with a wine storage design for 420 bottles, and the end product was impressive!

The room measures 119” W x 43” D x 102” H, is located on the main floor beside the bar area adjacent to the stairs. A design was created based on the assessment conducted by Blue Grouse Wine Cellars.

Wine Rack Features

Blue Grouse Wine Cellars installed custom wine racks so the client could incorporate features they desire for their wine room. The racking design and material play a significant role in achieving the overall appeal of the wine cellar.

Using Oak for the Racking Material

In this traditional home wine cellar project in Vancouver, the Blue Grouse team installed wood wine racks made from Oak. Wood is known for its timeless appeal and ability to create a warm ambiance and classic touch to wine cellars. It can also blend well with any existing décor. The client’s home has a modern design, but they wanted to have a traditional wine cellar. Wood wine racks look perfect!

Oak is a durable and versatile hardwood known for its unique grain patterns and ability to take stains well. It can withstand high humid conditions in refrigerated wine cellars and is highly resistant to mold and mildew. Blue Grouse Wine Cellars applied the wine racks with a dark brown custom finish to achieve a richer look.

Racking Styles

Wine Rack Design Wood Wine Racks Designed for a Traditional Home Wine Cellar

Wine Rack Design wood wine racks Traditional Home Wine Cellar

When designing the wine racks, it is vital to consider the sizes of the bottles intended to be stored in the wine room. In this traditional home wine cellar in Vancouver, Blue Grouse Wine Cellars combined various racking styles to create an exceptional wine display.

Elevation A

Elevation A is the back wall or the wall across the doors. It consists of the longest racking in the wine cellar. Blue Grouse Wine Cellars included individual wine racks on the left and right sections of the wall and angled display rows at the middle of the racking. Below the display rows are diamond wine racks.

They also added a floor-to-ceiling single-deep horizontal display rack at the center of the wall, flanked by quarter-round display shelves. These shelves are intended for displaying stemware, decanters, and other wine accessories and accouterments.

Elevation B

Elevation refers to the right wall of the wine cellar. It consists of individual wine racks at the top section, an angled display row in the middle, and wood case storage bins (with adjustable selves) at the bottom.

Wine Cellar Lighting System, Door, Wall, and Flooring

Installing the proper wine cellar lighting system will illuminate your wine cellar and wine collection effectively. Blue Grouse Wine Cellars installed an LD lighting system above the display rows. The pot lights on the ceiling were installed by our partner in this project.

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Coastal Completes a Residential Custom Wine Cellar Construction Project in Vancouver

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A client from Vancouver, Canada hired Coastal Custom Wine Cellars to build him a uniquely designed storage structure that can hold bottles of various sizes.

Ideally, a wine cellar should not only be functional and dependable. It should also be beautifully designed. The structure will display prized wine collections, and it is only fitting that it is built elegantly. Recently, Coastal Custom Wine Cellars, one of the most trusted builders in the industry, completed a residential wine storage room construction project in Vancouver. The team of experts made sure that the home cellar was capable of providing the airtight space that wines need. They also made sure that the structure is designed according to the client’s style and preference.

Beautifully Designed Home Wine Room Built by Coastal in Vancouver

Coastal Custom Wine Cellars recently completed a construction project in Vancouver, Canada. The client wanted a wine room built in his home. The storage structure should be able to accommodate wine bottles of various sizes. Coastal’s team of expert builders made sure that all of the client’s requirements were met.

Distinct Racking and Custom Wine Displays for Large Format Bottles

The client wanted his residential wine cellar to store not only wine, but also other types of beverages. He planned to have a space in his storage room designated for his Bourbon collection. To meet this requirement, Coastal’s construction team added open bins on the cellar’s right side. These bins were allocated for storing liquor other than wine.

Besides his prized wines, the client also wanted his Bourbon collection to be stored in his residential wine cellar. Coastal’s team of builders created a display area for storing other types of liquor rather than wine.

A display row was created on the left side of the custom cellar to store larger wine bottles. The construction team designed them with label-forward spaces, so that bottles can be safely cradled in the shelves. The racks can fit a wide array of bottle sizes, anywhere from 1.5 liter to 12-liter wines. The cellar’s left and right sides have shelves that can accommodate magnum-sized bottles. The style of the racks in this Vancouver home wine cellar is ideal for wine enthusiasts who have an assortment of bottle sizes in their collection.

The residential wine cellar has a tabletop with a lovely arch above it. Inset spaces were added on the arch’s left and right sides, so that the client can hang his wine glasses in them. Below the tabletop area is a set of drawers where the client stored his wine tasting rudiments.

Above the wine room’s tabletop area is a gorgeous arch. Instead of a stemware rack, the arch has an inset on both its left and right sides. Each of the inset spaces is designed to hold up to four wine glasses. The client can simply hang his wine glasses, upside down, on either the left or right side of the arch. Moreover, a set of drawers is found below the tabletop. The client keeps his wine tasting essentials (e.g. napkins and corkscrews) inside these drawers.

One of the features of this custom wine cellar that makes it spectacular is its lighting. Besides the rich and vibrant lights that brighten the room, concealed lighting also adds a stylish accent to the racking and makes the displays elegantly pop out.

The reason why this construction project was a success, was the healthy working relationship between the client and the builder. Even before the project commenced, there was thorough planning and open communication. The client’s home was near the main office of Coastal Custom Wine Cellars. The proximity allowed the storage experts to visit the area more conveniently, so that they could take accurate measurements of the room, discuss with the client his options, present wood finish samples, etc. All of the client’s needs and design preferences were met from the beginning of the project until its completion.

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Fabulous Vancouver Custom Wine Cellar Design with Wood and Metal Racking

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Construction challenges did not stop a professional from building a wine cellar. Known as one of the top-notch designers and installers in Vancouver, Blue Grouse Wine Cellars was able to design and install a unique and functional wine room in a basement. Traditional and modern features were combined to meet the client’s requirements.

Conversion of a Basement Into an Impressive Custom Wine Cellar

Wooden Wine Racking with Bottles and Wood Cases -

Metal and Wooden Wine Racking Vancouver Installation Project

With extensive experience in building wine rooms, Blue Grouse Wine Cellars offers storage solutions for those who dream of having a safe and beautiful place for their collection.

Recently, they have converted a large basement into a traditional and contemporary custom wine cellar in Vancouver.

After a careful assessment of the client’s aesthetic and functional requirements, they created 3-dimensional drawings of the wine cellar. The images show the plan views, elevations, and dimensions of the room.

Wine Cellar Construction

Wine Cellar Room Before Construction Began

The original room had a heavy pool table and a couple of wine cabinets that had to be transferred upstairs. Blue Grouse Wine Cellars had to replace the old drywall with a new type of drywall intended for a climate-controlled wine room.

They had to add insulation on the walls and ceiling. The hidden room under the stairs, which can be accessed through a tiny door, had to be insulated as well because it will be used as an additional wine storage space.

Another challenge for Blue Grouse Wine Cellars is the window, which opened to the outdoors. They had to build a wall in front of it to prevent harmful light from coming through. After sealing the room, they started to install the wine racks, cooling system, door, lighting, and flooring.

Wood and metal wine racks were used to satisfy the client’s desire for a traditional and contemporary storage area. The wine room has two doors: one enters the residential wine cellar from the basement hallway and the other from the outdoors. They are both solid, exterior grade doors.

Sapele Wood and VintageView Metal Wine Racks

The appeal and mood of a wine room are determined by the overall design of the racking system. At Blue Grouse Wine Cellars, they make sure that the material and style of wine racks exceed the owner’s standards. They use their passion and creativity to build custom wine rooms that can be the envy of every guest.

In this wine room conversion project, wood and metal wine racks were combined to create a storage display that suits the needs of a high-end wine collector.

Stylish Wine Racks Constructed from Sapele Wood

Custom wine cellar builders in Vancouver recommend the Sapele wood wine racks because of their stability and high resistance to rot. Since Sapele is a hardwood species that has interlocking grain pattern, it is known to be harder than other types of wood. It is also widely used by manufacturers of doors and windows.

With attractive grain patterns and natural luster, Sapele can add character to your wine storage room. They left the wine racks unfinished because the owner wanted a scent-free cellar.

Elevations B

Quarter Round Display Shelf and Racking with Wine Bottles Loaded in

Beautiful Wine Rack Design with Sapele Wood

Elevation B is the first racking that you’ll see when you enter the door from the basement hallway. It starts with a 5-level quarter round wine rack where the client can display a few bottles vertically.

It also provides a good storage area for wine accessories like decanters and wine glasses.

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New Jersey Wine Cellar Shows How to Improve a Niche

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Coastal Custom Wine Cellars Vancouver has always prided itself as being one of the best wine cellar specialists not just in Canada, but also in the US completed New Jersey wine cellar. We decided to spotlight this certain project here since it showed how versatile our team is

New Jersey Wine Cellar Before Niche Transformation

This is area for the New Jersey wine cellar before the transformation of niche.

Just how difficult was this particular project for them? Well, the area in question was a small niche that was located in between the client’s dining area and kitchen (pictured here). Now, you would likely think that this space would be a very difficult area to fashion a wine cellar into, and you would be correct about that. However, the client had put so much faith in the team that they willingly committed themselves to finding a solution agreeable to both parties. Below is how they went about it.

Creating a Useful “Niche”

The niche that was between the dining and the kitchen area may appear to be just “there”, with no particular function, but it clearly served a purpose for the client: it housed a mini-cellar cabinet, which meant he was already eyeing the space to house a wine cellar.

After a lengthy consultation with the client on what he was looking for in a wine cellar, the Custom Wine Cellars Vancouver team then took precise measurements that would allow his 632 (and counting) wine bottle collection to fit in such a modest space.

This is the 3D blueprint for the New Jersey wine cellar.

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