I bought a one level house Sept. 30, 2009, and that December I started working on turning a room that really is too small to be a bedroom into a wine cellar. It does not have humidity and temperature control other than the standard house heat pump/ac. I have made all the wine and mead in this cellar, and I also built the racks and the table. According to my cellar management software, I currently have 469 bottles, 29 different wines and meads that I made, and currently just started fermenting the WinExpert Limited Edition Duro Tinto kit. I painted the room, and got the effect by painting the lighter color first, and then sponging on the darker color next. The wife put down the vinyl tile floor. The tile pattern is called Moroccan slate.
The lightswitch plate on the right hand side wall as you walk in.
On Monday, this will be going over the metal grid wine rack.
http://www.wineenthusiast.com/personalized-wine-cellar-plaque-(antique-copper).asp
The wall paper mural I recently put up.
Close up of the table I built. I used to do the fermenting here, but I have since moved that portion to another room. My buildings skills have improved, so I am going to build a much nicer looking decanting table. For the serving tray, it is just one I purchased from a craft store, and a friend gave me the wine themed stickers.
If you were wondering what was that thing sticking out of the big chiller bucket, it is one of my drinking horns. This first one holds 1500ml of wine, and has a stopper you pull to blow the horn to signal a refill.
This horn holds about 16oz.
The lightswitch plate on the right hand side wall as you walk in.
On Monday, this will be going over the metal grid wine rack.
http://www.wineenthusiast.com/personalized-wine-cellar-plaque-(antique-copper).asp
The wall paper mural I recently put up.
Close up of the table I built. I used to do the fermenting here, but I have since moved that portion to another room. My buildings skills have improved, so I am going to build a much nicer looking decanting table. For the serving tray, it is just one I purchased from a craft store, and a friend gave me the wine themed stickers.
If you were wondering what was that thing sticking out of the big chiller bucket, it is one of my drinking horns. This first one holds 1500ml of wine, and has a stopper you pull to blow the horn to signal a refill.
This horn holds about 16oz.