This Portland, Oregon, couple wanted to transform the basement of their historic home into a special place for entertaining. As parents in a blended family with three kids, they envisioned an adult-oriented retreat with a lounge, a home office, storage for their large wine collection and a bar for serving it when hosting friends.
After beginning construction with a contractor, they realized they needed more professional design help than they had anticipated. They initially hired Workaday Architects for a consultation on layout ideas, but the meeting inspired them to bring the firm on to design the entire project. The scope expanded to include built-ins, new stairs, a wine room, a powder room, the bar, lighting and more. The finished design balances the historic architecture of the home with the couple’s favorite midcentury pieces, meaningful artwork and modern updates.
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When planning your wine cellar, keep in mind the common dimensions of a 750-milliliter bottle: about 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) in diameter and 12 inches (30.4 centimeters) high. For example, if you allow 14 inches (35.5 centimeters) of width per rack and 4 inches (10.1 centimeters) of height per bottle, a racking system that is 56 inches (154.5 centimeters) wide and 84 inches (213.3 centimeters) high will hold 84 bottles at maximum. The advantage is that you need much less depth than configured in a conventional diamond bin or wooden rack. There are numerous rack systems on the market that you can buy and easily install. Just keep in mind the weight. An 84-bottle rack will need to securely hold about 250 pounds of wine.