Zen Out with Your Wines in a Custom Minimal Wine Cellar
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 only of a handful of neutral shirts, raw denim, and Allbirds footwear, you don’t need to live a life without the excitement of exceptional wines.
At Sommi Wine Cellars, we believe your minimal tastes and need for order make for a perfect project. Designing a custom wine cellar with minimalist-modern features and aesthetics is our jam. A minimal wine cellar is a perfect choice to compliment your style because it can bring your collection of mineraly whites, smoky Cab Francs, and robust Brunellos together in both a single place and design aesthetic. A cellar keeps your wines protected with professional-grade cooling and democratically organized shelving that won't compete with your clean style and all-around Feng Shui. Choosing a minimal style won't feel cold or sterile when you use beautiful woods, hand-crafted cabinetry, and choreographed lighting to add a touch playfulness and drama.
To create a minimal cellar design, start by choosing natural materials. Then visually organize your curated wine collection by laying out bottles in a consistent grid with unobstructed views. It's an exercise in restraint to achieve a truly minimalist style cellar by sticking with a simple palette of materials that are both timeless and functional. White oak and marble in our Bradford Basement Cellar project create a sense of visual calm, while the gridded storage layout creates order in a collection of over 1,000 bottles.
A minimal wine cellar can fit any size home or collection. Minimal wine cellars are at home everywhere from an existing kitchen to tucked under a staircase. Modern (or no) hardware and well-thought-out space planning are key to pulling off this look in a small space. For larger collections and spaces, you might have the ability to dedicate an entire room for a wine shrine where all your stress will melt away with the pop of a cork. Consider it your zen garden of viticulture.
Interested in a minimalist wine cellar for your home?
With offices in Portland and San Diego, we work with clients up and down the West Coast to design and build built-in wine storage for commercial and residential customers. Check out our custom wine cellar projects to see more of our work, or contact us to schedule a quick call to chat about your project.