20 Ingenious Wine Storage Areas Under the Stairs
Get your creative juices flowing with these ideas for wine racks and rooms built in spaces under stairs
Whether you want a climate-controlled room for showing off your valuable vintages or a simple rack for stashing bargain-bin finds, your under-the-stairs space may be just the spot to build in an over-the-top-stylish wine storage system. (Just keep in mind that light and wine don’t mix, so talk to a pro about ways to protect your vino if the stairs are in a sunny spot.) Check out these 20 images to help you uncork ideas for what will work in your home, then let us know in the Comments how you’ll make the design your own.
2. A wine-filled staircase is the center of the action in this circa-1900 farmhouse in Portland, Oregon. Sommi Wine Cellars custom-matched its stained cherry racking to the floor and banister.
3. In this elegant home on Australia’s Gold Coast, Lumi the House and Inspired Built designed a graceful arched entry to an under-stairs wine cellar.
Ideally, a cellar should maintain a temperature of about 55 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity around 60%.
Ideally, a cellar should maintain a temperature of about 55 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity around 60%.
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5. Puzzle-shaped racks and frameless glass doors complement a contemporary staircase built in Bozeman, Montana, by Velocity Developments and Real Estate.
6. In this Lesly Maxwell Interiors-designed home in Highland Beach, Florida, colorful wine bottles and labels add to the appeal of an under-stairs wine room. Blue cabinetry, a black-and-white patterned floor and a striped stair runner complete the fun, casual look.
7. After fishing on the Yellowstone River, the owners of this Montana cabin by Fishcamp Custom can select a bottle from their temperature-controlled wine room to pair with their catch.
To show your collection in the best light while maintaining a consistently cool temperature, consider LED lights, which give off virtually no heat.
To show your collection in the best light while maintaining a consistently cool temperature, consider LED lights, which give off virtually no heat.
8. Eschewing an enclosure, David Watkins Home Design embraced clean lines, open spaces and cable wine racks under the steel staircase of this Denver home.
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9. In a renovated Toronto bungalow, Avenue Design created an open-riser staircase that offers a fresh perspective into a glass-enclosed under-stairs wine room.
Pros will tell you that dual-paned glass provides the best insulation, but if you opt for a 10-millimeter-thick door for better aesthetics, you’ll want to create a seal.
Pros will tell you that dual-paned glass provides the best insulation, but if you opt for a 10-millimeter-thick door for better aesthetics, you’ll want to create a seal.
10. The metal-framed glass enclosure around this wine room in Dallas shares an industrial vibe with the staircase’s cable-wire railing. Inside, a table is ready for a tasting.
11. Designed by Volansky Studio, this Craftsman home in Burlington, Vermont, has a handsome, library-like wine room that looks seamless with the stairs.
12. Descend the floating staircase in this contemporary Colorado home by Suman Architects, and you’ll land at a wine cellar with bold steel-framed doors that coordinate with the stairs’ single stringer.
13. In a Mercè Rafecas Design Studio project in Sitges, Spain, warm-toned wooden wine racks match the flooring and stair treads and contrast crisply with white walls and a metal banister.
14. Beneath the stairs in this London home, a single glass door reveals a wine collection, while Shaker-front cabinet doors (designed by Blakes London) conceal additional storage.
15. If an elaborate cellar feels like overkill, homeowners can consider installing a system of simple wire racks and open shelving under the stairs, as Zooi Design did in this Australian residence.
16. For those who like to keep a few bottles on hand but want space for a desk too, here’s an ultrasimple option (in a modern farmhouse-style home by Old Montana Building Company) that still looks awesome.
17. In a Stamford, Connecticut, home by Trillium Architects, silver-tone metal and expanses of glass confer a relatively light look to an integrated staircase and wine storage design.
18. An unused storage closet under an existing stairway became a wine room in this contemporary Austin, Texas, home remodeled by John West Stoddard.
19. A wine cellar is tucked under the stairs in the basement of this San Francisco home designed by John Lum Architecture. (Note the cool peg-style wine racks on the back wall.)
20. In a waterfront New York home, an industrial-style staircase appears to rest on a glassed-in wine-storage box.
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