Fine Thing: A Wine Fridge Right Where You Want It
Chill your collection: No wine cellar or tasting room required
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Proper wine storage is not just for those serious (sometimes pompous) oenophiles anymore. Likewise, making room for some wine chilling and tasting is no longer limited to 10,000-square-foot showhouses anymore, either. Designers have come up with all sorts of clever ways to incorporate wine refrigerators, whether they are tucked into kitchens, hidden behind cabinetry panels or incorporated into small wet bar areas within larger rooms. If you like to keep your vino at the appropriate temperature but thought you didn't have the room to do so, take a look at these solutions.
Let's start off simply: You can incorporate a smaller wine refrigerator by sacrificing one lower cabinet.
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| Side-by-side next to the main refrigerator is another easy and simple way to go. |
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| One major trend in kitchens today is making the kitchen island highly functional. Designers are integrating dishwashers, sinks, storage, and yes, wine refrigerators into these hardworking work and play stations. |
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| Another part of this trend is integrating the wine refrigerator into the end of the island to show off one's collection. |
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| Here's another example on a wider island that can accommodate side-by-side refrigerators. Perhaps there is one for reds and one for whites. |
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| Speaking of showing off that wine refrigerator, another option is to place it to face out into the space adjacent to the kitchen. |
The glass on this wine refrigerator's door corresponds to the glass doors on the cabinets overhead, giving this cabinetry a symmetrical and balanced look.
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| You can see the cabinets from the image above in the right corner of this image; the bar area sits between the kitchen and another room, and functions as a transitional element. |
This designer has incorporated a "beverage center" into the kitchen, which includes the fixings for that coffee one may need the morning after a night of too much tasting.
| This wonderful cabinet space is recessed into the wall, providing room-temperature storage above and chilled storage below. The adjacent table functions in many ways, and easily becomes a tasting area as soon as someone uncorks a bottle. |
| In an open floor plan like this one, incorporating a wall of cabinets dedicated to preparing drinks for guests is a no-brainer. The wine refrigerators create the center of the symmetrical cabinet arrangement; they coordinate with the cabinet wood. |
| Take a closer look — the backsplash and countertop pick up on the fun colors from the bottle labels. |
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| For serious collectors with a lot of square footage, this wine-tasting room integrates places for hundreds of bottles. |
Today's wet bars incorporate space for storing glassware, room-temperature bottles and the wine fridge all in the same space. In this case, the front panel on the refrigerator blends right into the cabinetry.
by Teri Turan
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This glam bar plays up the silver in the color palette via stainless appliances.
This custom refrigerator sits behind an Old-World style arch.
This bar contains a great mix of textures and materials. The choice of a stainless refrigerator plays off the Jamaica Bar Stools, while the choice of the glass door adds depth.
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| A cabinet full of glassware creates a nice balance over the wine refrigerator. |
The stainless shelves complement the cabinet hardware in this lovely combination of wood and metal.
This wine refrigerator by Vinotemp pops up as a "who makes the wine fridge?" on our Questions Board all the time. It fits into cabinets with ease, has dual temperature zones, and can hold up to 34 bottles. The combination of the steel and glass door with wooden shelves make it an appliance you'll want to show off.
More:
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More:
Your Kitchen: Spot the Refrigerator
Wine Cellars that Shine
Celebrate the Crush With Wine Barrel Furniture
Ideabook published on Dec. 1, 2011.
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As a Designer, this issue comes up frequently. There are very different and specific manufacturing process in stand-alone appliances versus built-in appliances. The lower cost appliances are not designed for built-in spaces and could be dangerous if the basic safety instructions are ignored.
If built-in is not in the budget, design around the stand-alone appliance instead of trying to squeeze it into the space. These are great appliances but need to be placed properly for efficient and safe use.
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