Most people consume wine within one or two days after buying it. They do not keep it in the house, because this product can be bought everywhere and almost at any time. There is another category of citizens who consider the drink as a way of investment, an interesting hobby, a memorable souvenir. In this case, a well-organized storage system is indispensable. Some people buy finished shelves, others make a wine cabinet with their own hands.
Wine is one of the oldest drinks, as evidenced by archaeological finds made in Iran. To date, the oldest representative of this species, suitable for consumption - Rüdesheimer Apostelwein 1727, is located in the German city of Bremen. However, not every type of weak alcohol improves with age, and even fewer options that have a long lifespan.
Advantages and disadvantages of wine shelves / cabinets
For long-term storage of wine it is not necessary to install racks, shelves, it is enough to find a cool place, to make complete isolation from light. And if you plan to withstand the drink for a long time, you will have to create optimal conditions for this. The ideal place is a wine cellar, it is dark, quiet, cool, moderate humidity is observed, that is, all the requirements necessary for proper maintenance and maturation are met.
Not everyone has the opportunity to make an appropriate basement, especially for urban residents living in apartments of multi-storey buildings. Of course, for the sake of one or two bottles, it makes no sense to buy an expensive cabinet or do it yourself, but you can’t do without a minibar to maintain the collection. Such an organization of the storage system has a number of advantages, among which are:
Aesthetics. Beautiful shelving can become a decorative element of the interior, complementing its integrity.
Centralized structure. Shelves allow you to collect all the bottles in one place, provide easy access and easy search for the desired variety.
Compliance with the conditions for safety. The rack provides the necessary lighting, horizontal position, complete peace. Firstly, even bottles with a special coating that protect against ultraviolet rays are located in the dark. Secondly, wine breathes through a cork, so the liquid must come in contact with it, and this is possible only in a horizontal position. In addition, the wetted wood blockage material will not dry out. Thirdly, sudden movements accelerate chemical reactions, the process of alcohol ripening is disrupted.
Demonstration opportunities. Any owner of the collection will be able to show it to their guests.
The main disadvantage of shelving is their inability to preserve alcoholic beverages in compliance with all norms and rules. Yet this is not a cellar. Among the other cons, we can distinguish:
Temperature condition. Each variety requires a certain temperature at which the quality of the drink is maintained for as long as possible.
Ripening. In the house, alcohol will never ripen properly, here it can only be temporarily stored.
Humidity. Only a specialized expensive wine cabinet can maintain the required humidity level. In other cases, this indicator will correspond to the conditions observed in the room.
Fresh air. In order to avoid absorption of extraneous odors by the wine, you will have to do a powerful exhaust hood, think through the ventilation system, which entails additional costs.
Loose alcohol cannot be stored indefinitely. Each species has its own age threshold, after which development stops, the aging process begins. For example, table varieties of the best qualities reach 10 to 20 years, strong varieties (madeira, tokai) develop up to 50 years, sherry lives over 160 years.
Types of shelves and their features
There are many ways to organize a wine storage system. To place the bottles used cabinets, racks, racks, shelves.The last option will dwell in more detail. It is worth considering the fact that not all types of furniture products are suitable for placing alcohol, only wall-mounted and corner models. Suspended structures fixed to the ceiling should not even be considered.
There is a wide variety of shelves. By design, the following types are distinguished: consoles, with side walls, with a rear partition, single-tiered, multi-tiered, combined. By mutual arrangement - single and group. By position in space - vertical, horizontal, diagonal, inclined, and each of the listed types has its advantages and disadvantages.
Vertical
The variety of shelves located vertically is very large. They allow you to store bottles both vertically and horizontally, but the first method is used very rarely. Depending on the availability of free space, you can choose different models. In one case, the container is placed perpendicular to the wall, neck or bottom outward, others make it possible to lay wine drinks in parallel with the partition.
Narrow shelves can be attached not only to the wall, but also to cabinet furniture. The simplest product, located vertically, is a wooden bar or board, with round holes of a certain diameter drilled through and through. Bottlenecks are horizontally inserted into these grooves from two different sides. The result is a kind of tree with branches.
More complex designs have special sides, hooks, holders that do not allow wine to slide. One shelf does not allow to store a large number of glass containers. Therefore, often use whole sets of products, have their group. The main disadvantage of this method of storage is that one of the most important conditions is not satisfied, because the drink must be in complete darkness.
Horizontal
These are the most common models, are ordinary shelves placed horizontally. They have a back wall and side walls. On the front they are equipped with a special side, which does not allow the bottle to fall if it is accidentally touched. Most often, products are made of wood, but there are metal, plastic, glass options.
On such shelves, the bottles are only upright. This is not a very good choice, since wine with a natural cork must be kept horizontally. They are not intended for long-term storage of the drink. Such designs are suitable only for people who do not stagnant wine product, they use it regularly, constantly replenish their supply.
In principle, if you consider different options, you can come across models in which a wine drink is stored in the correct position. These are shelves divided into compartments, either having openings in the side walls, or directly in the carrier board, where the container is inserted at an angle with the neck down. The choice of a particular product largely depends on its purpose, shelf life.
Diagonal
The diagonal shelves are also called cross shelves, since they resemble the letter X. The main advantage of the products is that they securely fix the bottles in one position and prevent them from rolling over. They also allow you to store a large amount of wine for a fairly long time. This is the most successful form of shelves that are equipped with niches for containers.
Designs are intended exclusively for horizontal placement of containers. Most often they are made of wood, but there are also designer models made of other materials. The number of cells can be different, depending on their size, the bottles can either be located individually or lie on top of each other. To facilitate the search for a specific variety, each niche can be signed.
Inclined
Everyday experience confirms that objects are most securely held on horizontal surfaces. Therefore, at first glance, inclined shelves may seem unreliable, but this is not so. They have special bottle holders that hold them well in place. Typically, the container is located with the neck down, but there are models where the opposite arrangement of containers is provided.
Designs with a certain level of bias are designed for long-term storage of wine. They are selected for particularly valuable varieties. The simplest product, which allows you to place the bottles at an angle, can be made from a planed board by drilling several holes in it, but the multi-tier shelves, especially divided into separate niches, look much better, they allow you to store more alcohol.
Production material
For long-term storage of wine, it is not necessary to buy a special expensive wine cabinet that can maintain the required level of temperature and humidity. With the right place, if all conditions are met, even ordinary shelves and racks will help maintain product quality. They have a simple design, so you can make furniture yourself.
In the industrial production of appliances, wood, plastic, metal, glass are used. Leather and fabric can be used for decoration. But true wine connoisseurs choose only wooden products. Wood is affordable, easy to process, and is an environmentally friendly product. Designs from this type of raw material last quite a long time; they are suitable for many interior styles of a private house or apartment.
Metal coasters look rather rude, with the exception of forged models. It is difficult to work with this raw material; it is impossible to produce products without special equipment at home.But if you connect imagination, then products for storing bottles can generally be made from any means at hand, for example, from metal, plastic pipes, chipboard, fiberboard, wooden barrels, boxes, and other materials.
Wine Shelf Styles
Shelves for storing wine have a simple but practical design. They can be made of different materials, differ in the original design, include additional decorative elements, which allows them to be used in rooms decorated in different styles. For one direction, rough wooden pieces of furniture without any decor are suitable, for the other, beautifully designed metal products.
For Provence style, only shelves made of wood or its derivatives are suitable. Furniture items must be aged, they can be painted white, complemented by openwork forged inserts. Minimalism is characterized by glass and wooden structures with the correct geometry, which are located strictly in a horizontal position. The surface should be even and smooth.
For the direction of loft furniture products can be made of wood, transparent or colored glass, chrome steel. Products with frayed, rough processing will fit in well. Massive natural oak surfaces with metal side walls look great. For Art Nouveau, shelves made of hard and valuable wood are used. Fancy shapes with smooth lines and sophisticated carvings are characteristic.
Where to install wine shelves
For owners of private houses, it is best to build a wine cellar. If this is not possible, then an attic can be equipped for storing wine. In most residential buildings there are no windows under the roof; it is constantly dark here. The main thing is to provide the desired level of air temperature in the range of 10 - 15 degrees, if this does not work out, you will have to consider other options.
Inside the house, you can install a wine rack or shelves almost anywhere. For owners of two-story buildings, you can opt for the space under the stairs. This will save usable space. The kitchen is not suitable for a long drink. Here the temperature regime is constantly changing, there are many extraneous odors that an alcoholic drink can absorb through a wooden cork.
The optimal place in the apartment is an office, a living room. When choosing a zone, pay attention to the location of the window. Sunlight should not get on alcohol bottles, because even glass with special filters does not completely block ultraviolet rays. It is also necessary to take care of the absence of vibrations, therefore, for the installation of shelves, only load-bearing walls should be chosen, for cabinets and racks an even, solid base.
Forbidden areas for long-term storage - kitchen, refrigerator, bath.
How to make a wine cabinet with your own hands
A wine storage cabinet can be made independently and at home. This will require minimal carpentry skills and a set of tools. First of all, it is necessary to determine the place of its installation and the dimensions of the room. The listed parameters directly affect the size of the planned product. For a small room, preference should be given to small narrow pieces of furniture.
When drafting a project, one should think in advance what materials will be used, determine the principle of organizing the internal space. It is worth considering the fact that diagonal shelves are the most difficult to make, and not everyone will succeed the first time. For beginners, it is better to choose simpler designs. For example, consider a workshop on making a wooden cabinet.
Necessary tools and materials
Before starting work, it is necessary to select and prepare the raw materials.The wood for the manufacture of furniture should be flat, the presence of knots, mechanical damage on the surface is not allowed. Any deformation reduces the service life of the manufactured products. Also, for events you will need the following set of tools and materials:
pencil, tape measure, building square, level;
hammer, pliers;
saw, electric drill, screwdriver;
jigsaw, chisel, grinder;
planed boards with a thickness of at least 20 mm;
wooden bars 30x30;
plywood sheets;
corners for connecting perpendicular elements;
colorless varnish, paint;
nails, screws.
Drawing and scheme of cut
Without building an assembly drawing, indicating in it the exact dimensions of all the parts can not do. Only on the basis of project documentation, where the components for sawing are calculated on the diagrams drawn to scale, it is possible to calculate the amount of wood material, fasteners, functional and front hardware necessary for work.
Not many will be able to independently develop a project. This will require specific knowledge. But the problem can be solved. To do this, you should use ready-made sketches that are present in the literature on winemaking, or download them online. The main thing is to choose the correct cabinet design, commensurate in size with the dimensions of the room.
Assembly and installation of the cabinet
Based on the existing drawing, it is necessary to prepare all the main parts of the cabinet. Initially, it will be necessary to cut the bars and boards according to the dimensions indicated in the scheme, after polishing them, treating with an antiseptic composition. Further, the frame is assembled from the timber, all wooden parts are connected together using self-tapping screws. For reliability of fastening, perpendicular elements at the joints are fixed with metal corners.
On the sides of the finished frame is sheathed with boards. The back wall is cut from a plywood sheet and attached to the overall structure.For the manufacture of shelves, you can use both wood and sheets of chipboard, fiberboard. Their width and depth must exactly match the similar internal parameters of the product. It is very important to observe the size of individual cells, they must correspond to the bottle so that it is clearly fixed and cannot roll.
To build separate niches for each container, it is necessary to make small cuts at right angles in horizontal shelves. Vertical elements are inserted into these grooves and rigidly fixed with glue and self-tapping screws. At the final stage, doors and fittings are attached. After assembling the furniture, the surfaces are varnished and installed in a preselected place. The base of the floor must be firm and even.
Laminated HDF wine cabinet for living room
A cabinet made of wood material will be a great addition to any interior of a living room. The decorativeness of HDF sheets lies in the special technology of their manufacture. They apply several layers of varnishes of different colors. Then they use special equipment, they get a picture on the surface that imitates the structure of various types of wood. This approach makes the material for the wine cabinet noble and refined.
The furniture in the living room can be of any size and configuration. More often this is an outdoor option. Inside the structure there is a place for several wine bottles, a department for glasses and cups, a box for openers and other accessories. This compartment is covered by two doors with translucent decorative inserts. The lower open tier can be used just like a shelf.
How to make a built-in wardrobe under the countertop
Such cabinets are produced without external edging. They can be placed in any room without violating the internal harmony of the room. It will look great in the kitchen under the countertop, in the bar.It is better to do it strictly according to individual sizes, since the manufacturer can change the parameters of the products. Standard cabinets have transparent doors with anti-UV coating. They do not need additional casing.
The only minus of cabinets under the countertop is the insufficient volume. When ordering a factory model, you should pay attention that the capacity is calculated without taking into account the shelves. The number of bottles that the structure will accommodate must be reduced by one third in realities.
Any changes to the built-in furniture in the kitchen will help to increase comfort and efficiency in the room. Kitchen cabinets can easily be turned into wine cabinets, which will make the interior more convenient and add to its attractiveness. You can also use the lower empty part of the pedestal island.
Wine shelf with holder for glasses
The supporting structure of the glass shelf can be made of a wide variety of materials. Practical roof rails are made of brass, steel, plastic, wood. Simple hanging options can be made independently. To work, you will need the following tools:
Several wooden slats;
One wooden block;
Glue gun;
Special tool for cutting wood;
Universal drill;
Cutting discs;
Screwdriver;
Dowels and screws for connecting elements;
Metal chain.
A wooden block is sawn into several parts according to the scheme in accordance with the proportions. All edges are carefully ground with a tool with special nozzles. On two prepared elements mark the location of the racks and recesses for bottles. Then, using the glue gun, the crossbars are fixed and the cuts are cut. In the lower part of the hanging shelf install a metal grill for hanging glasses.
Wine table
At home, wine can be stored in a variety of places. The best option is a special refrigerator.But, if you can’t install such a technique, you can make a beautiful table for the living room with special openings for bottles.
You can make a simple piece of furniture according to the standard plan or give it originality by connecting imagination. A round table with side wine compartments looks interesting. Circular planks are nailed to the bottom of the countertop and holes are made in them to fit the size of the bottles. The legs can be made straight or create a fantasy design.
Interesting ideas for creating wine shelves
The home minibar is presented with compact furniture, stylized as familiar household items. When creating such shelves, you can use any original idea. It can be transformer bars, turning into miniature racks, tables on wheels, moving to any corner of the room. When ordering furniture for storing wine, it is important to consider the style of the room and the material used to make the item.
From pallets
The loft-style wine rack fits perfectly into any minimalist interior. It is easy to make such an item yourself from several boards of a simple pallet. We disassemble the pallet into parts and cut out the details of the desired size. You will need to prepare two identical boards for the side walls, four elements for the bottom and outer walls, two small bars for the connection. As tools use a grinding machine, a screwdriver, jigsaw.
First of all, all workpieces from the pallet must be well sanded so that during operation of the shelf not to plant a splinter. Then we make markings and cut out the notches for the legs of the glasses. We mark the level of the location of the shelf on the wall and fix it with dowels or screws.
From old wood and old cast-iron bolts / nails
A great idea for those who do not want to spend a lot of effort and time on making a stand for wine bottles. You can add originality to the design through creative metal holders.Large cast-iron nails will look good on an old wooden board.
It will take one wide board for the rack and five small for the shelves. Billets are easy to make on your own, just sawing wood into the right amount of pieces in size. We drive nails into the shelves along the edges of each element, and assemble the structure using self-tapping screws and a glue gun. Each floor can be decorated with an original plate with a variety of wine, name, year of harvest.
Loft-style cast iron pipes
You can make an original industrial-style wine shelf from one of the cast-iron pipes or use the variant of the cunning weaving of metal with wood. For the manufacture of the product you will need simple water pipes, several fittings and a piece of board. The wood will act as a stand, and the pipes will be retaining elements.
The product can be painted in any color, give a decorative effect using bronze, silver paint, varnish. A large structure of old metal pipes can be mounted in the basement.
Wine rack made of polyurethane pipes
The easiest way to make an original shelf. But such a design will not differ in aesthetics and will not fit into every interior. For the manufacture of PVC pipes of suitable diameter will be required. The size of the inner circle should slightly exceed the diameter of the wine bottle. You can place a homemade shelf in an old nightstand or on a plywood base.
First you need to refine the old pedestal. All sections are processed with sandpaper, painted in any color or simply varnished. Then you need to cut pieces of pipes of a suitable size with a special hacksaw. At the next stage, we process the resulting cells with acetone and paint in the desired color using an aerosol can. We fasten all the elements with a rope, adhesive tape or glue.
Plywood wine rack
A standard six-bottle rack is easy to make from a sheet of plywood and a neon rope. The simplicity of construction and compactness allows you to make the item very quickly. The small size of the rack allows it to fit perfectly into the space of even the smallest size. It is easy to place on a small table in the refrigerator. Step-by-step execution of work on manufacturing an original item according to the instructions is as follows:
We determine the location of each bottle, mark the center;
We drill six holes in each part;
We clean the corners and edges of the future rack from the burrs;
Determine the location of the hinges;
We connect two sheets together using loops;
In each bottom corner we make a hole and thread a neon thread.
Electric wine storage cabinets: pros and cons
The main function of electric wine cabinets is to maintain the optimum temperature of each bottle of wine placed in it. It should also prevent air from entering the tank, which can cause oxidation. In expensive models, a humidity adjustment function is provided. This allows you to set the optimal values that will not allow the cork to dry out.
The advantages of storing wine in a special device can also include the presence of a filter in it for air purification. This will eliminate the appearance of odors. Special compressors minimize vibration, which prevents shaking and sediment. The negative side is only the high price of even the simplest model.
How to choose a finished shelf for wine in a store
For storage of wine, specially organized racks are needed. There are many different designs, so when buying a certain type of shelves, some recommendations must be considered. First you need to determine what exactly the wine rack is for. If the wine collection will ripen in the kitchen, then you need to choose a full-fledged closed cabinet.An open rack is suitable as an interior decoration.
The type of design is chosen based on personal preferences. The location of the bottle can be vertical, horizontal, inclined, diagonal, presentation. Based on the main types, looking at the Internet photos and videos of popular models, you can easily make a choice in favor of a specific rack in the store.
Rules and requirements for the storage of wine
The organoleptic qualities of wine depend on many factors, one of which is proper storage. It is unlikely to create an ideal microclimate in a house or apartment, but you can still maintain a certain temperature. If the wine rack is located in the kitchen, it is better to place it away from the battery and stove. It is not recommended to keep mini racks with wine in the refrigerator, as cooling will be excessive.
It is also important to adhere to permissible moisture indicators. Raising the parameter above 70% will result in mold on the cork. In order not to spoil the drinks on the rack, they must be placed in a dark place.
Conclusion
Every connoisseur of a sunny drink knows how important it is to maintain its palatability. To do this, they come to the decision to make shelves and boxes for wines with their own hands. Such designs can be varied and allow you to correctly position the bottles in a home or city apartment.
Most people consume wine within one or two days after buying it. They do not keep it in the house, because this product can be bought everywhere and almost at any time. There is another category of citizens who consider the drink as a way of investment, an interesting hobby, a memorable souvenir. In this case, a well-organized storage system is indispensable. Some people buy finished shelves, others make a wine cabinet with their own hands.
Wine is one of the oldest drinks, as evidenced by archaeological finds made in Iran. To date, the oldest representative of this species, suitable for consumption - Rüdesheimer Apostelwein 1727, is located in the German city of Bremen. However, not every type of weak alcohol improves with age, and even fewer options that have a long lifespan.
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Advantages and disadvantages of wine shelves / cabinets
For long-term storage of wine it is not necessary to install racks, shelves, it is enough to find a cool place, to make complete isolation from light. And if you plan to withstand the drink for a long time, you will have to create optimal conditions for this. The ideal place is a wine cellar, it is dark, quiet, cool, moderate humidity is observed, that is, all the requirements necessary for proper maintenance and maturation are met.
Not everyone has the opportunity to make an appropriate basement, especially for urban residents living in apartments of multi-storey buildings. Of course, for the sake of one or two bottles, it makes no sense to buy an expensive cabinet or do it yourself, but you can’t do without a minibar to maintain the collection. Such an organization of the storage system has a number of advantages, among which are:
The main disadvantage of shelving is their inability to preserve alcoholic beverages in compliance with all norms and rules. Yet this is not a cellar. Among the other cons, we can distinguish:
Types of shelves and their features
There are many ways to organize a wine storage system. To place the bottles used cabinets, racks, racks, shelves.The last option will dwell in more detail. It is worth considering the fact that not all types of furniture products are suitable for placing alcohol, only wall-mounted and corner models. Suspended structures fixed to the ceiling should not even be considered.
There is a wide variety of shelves. By design, the following types are distinguished: consoles, with side walls, with a rear partition, single-tiered, multi-tiered, combined. By mutual arrangement - single and group. By position in space - vertical, horizontal, diagonal, inclined, and each of the listed types has its advantages and disadvantages.
Vertical
The variety of shelves located vertically is very large. They allow you to store bottles both vertically and horizontally, but the first method is used very rarely. Depending on the availability of free space, you can choose different models. In one case, the container is placed perpendicular to the wall, neck or bottom outward, others make it possible to lay wine drinks in parallel with the partition.
Narrow shelves can be attached not only to the wall, but also to cabinet furniture. The simplest product, located vertically, is a wooden bar or board, with round holes of a certain diameter drilled through and through. Bottlenecks are horizontally inserted into these grooves from two different sides. The result is a kind of tree with branches.
More complex designs have special sides, hooks, holders that do not allow wine to slide. One shelf does not allow to store a large number of glass containers. Therefore, often use whole sets of products, have their group. The main disadvantage of this method of storage is that one of the most important conditions is not satisfied, because the drink must be in complete darkness.
Horizontal
These are the most common models, are ordinary shelves placed horizontally. They have a back wall and side walls. On the front they are equipped with a special side, which does not allow the bottle to fall if it is accidentally touched. Most often, products are made of wood, but there are metal, plastic, glass options.
On such shelves, the bottles are only upright. This is not a very good choice, since wine with a natural cork must be kept horizontally. They are not intended for long-term storage of the drink. Such designs are suitable only for people who do not stagnant wine product, they use it regularly, constantly replenish their supply.
In principle, if you consider different options, you can come across models in which a wine drink is stored in the correct position. These are shelves divided into compartments, either having openings in the side walls, or directly in the carrier board, where the container is inserted at an angle with the neck down. The choice of a particular product largely depends on its purpose, shelf life.
Diagonal
The diagonal shelves are also called cross shelves, since they resemble the letter X. The main advantage of the products is that they securely fix the bottles in one position and prevent them from rolling over. They also allow you to store a large amount of wine for a fairly long time. This is the most successful form of shelves that are equipped with niches for containers.
Designs are intended exclusively for horizontal placement of containers. Most often they are made of wood, but there are also designer models made of other materials. The number of cells can be different, depending on their size, the bottles can either be located individually or lie on top of each other. To facilitate the search for a specific variety, each niche can be signed.
Inclined
Everyday experience confirms that objects are most securely held on horizontal surfaces. Therefore, at first glance, inclined shelves may seem unreliable, but this is not so. They have special bottle holders that hold them well in place. Typically, the container is located with the neck down, but there are models where the opposite arrangement of containers is provided.
Designs with a certain level of bias are designed for long-term storage of wine. They are selected for particularly valuable varieties. The simplest product, which allows you to place the bottles at an angle, can be made from a planed board by drilling several holes in it, but the multi-tier shelves, especially divided into separate niches, look much better, they allow you to store more alcohol.
Production material
For long-term storage of wine, it is not necessary to buy a special expensive wine cabinet that can maintain the required level of temperature and humidity. With the right place, if all conditions are met, even ordinary shelves and racks will help maintain product quality. They have a simple design, so you can make furniture yourself.
In the industrial production of appliances, wood, plastic, metal, glass are used. Leather and fabric can be used for decoration. But true wine connoisseurs choose only wooden products. Wood is affordable, easy to process, and is an environmentally friendly product. Designs from this type of raw material last quite a long time; they are suitable for many interior styles of a private house or apartment.
Metal coasters look rather rude, with the exception of forged models. It is difficult to work with this raw material; it is impossible to produce products without special equipment at home.But if you connect imagination, then products for storing bottles can generally be made from any means at hand, for example, from metal, plastic pipes, chipboard, fiberboard, wooden barrels, boxes, and other materials.
Wine Shelf Styles
Shelves for storing wine have a simple but practical design. They can be made of different materials, differ in the original design, include additional decorative elements, which allows them to be used in rooms decorated in different styles. For one direction, rough wooden pieces of furniture without any decor are suitable, for the other, beautifully designed metal products.
For Provence style, only shelves made of wood or its derivatives are suitable. Furniture items must be aged, they can be painted white, complemented by openwork forged inserts. Minimalism is characterized by glass and wooden structures with the correct geometry, which are located strictly in a horizontal position. The surface should be even and smooth.
For the direction of loft furniture products can be made of wood, transparent or colored glass, chrome steel. Products with frayed, rough processing will fit in well. Massive natural oak surfaces with metal side walls look great. For Art Nouveau, shelves made of hard and valuable wood are used. Fancy shapes with smooth lines and sophisticated carvings are characteristic.
Where to install wine shelves
For owners of private houses, it is best to build a wine cellar. If this is not possible, then an attic can be equipped for storing wine. In most residential buildings there are no windows under the roof; it is constantly dark here. The main thing is to provide the desired level of air temperature in the range of 10 - 15 degrees, if this does not work out, you will have to consider other options.
Inside the house, you can install a wine rack or shelves almost anywhere. For owners of two-story buildings, you can opt for the space under the stairs. This will save usable space. The kitchen is not suitable for a long drink. Here the temperature regime is constantly changing, there are many extraneous odors that an alcoholic drink can absorb through a wooden cork.
The optimal place in the apartment is an office, a living room. When choosing a zone, pay attention to the location of the window. Sunlight should not get on alcohol bottles, because even glass with special filters does not completely block ultraviolet rays. It is also necessary to take care of the absence of vibrations, therefore, for the installation of shelves, only load-bearing walls should be chosen, for cabinets and racks an even, solid base.
How to make a wine cabinet with your own hands
A wine storage cabinet can be made independently and at home. This will require minimal carpentry skills and a set of tools. First of all, it is necessary to determine the place of its installation and the dimensions of the room. The listed parameters directly affect the size of the planned product. For a small room, preference should be given to small narrow pieces of furniture.
When drafting a project, one should think in advance what materials will be used, determine the principle of organizing the internal space. It is worth considering the fact that diagonal shelves are the most difficult to make, and not everyone will succeed the first time. For beginners, it is better to choose simpler designs. For example, consider a workshop on making a wooden cabinet.
Necessary tools and materials
Before starting work, it is necessary to select and prepare the raw materials.The wood for the manufacture of furniture should be flat, the presence of knots, mechanical damage on the surface is not allowed. Any deformation reduces the service life of the manufactured products. Also, for events you will need the following set of tools and materials:
Drawing and scheme of cut
Without building an assembly drawing, indicating in it the exact dimensions of all the parts can not do. Only on the basis of project documentation, where the components for sawing are calculated on the diagrams drawn to scale, it is possible to calculate the amount of wood material, fasteners, functional and front hardware necessary for work.
Not many will be able to independently develop a project. This will require specific knowledge. But the problem can be solved. To do this, you should use ready-made sketches that are present in the literature on winemaking, or download them online. The main thing is to choose the correct cabinet design, commensurate in size with the dimensions of the room.
Assembly and installation of the cabinet
Based on the existing drawing, it is necessary to prepare all the main parts of the cabinet. Initially, it will be necessary to cut the bars and boards according to the dimensions indicated in the scheme, after polishing them, treating with an antiseptic composition. Further, the frame is assembled from the timber, all wooden parts are connected together using self-tapping screws. For reliability of fastening, perpendicular elements at the joints are fixed with metal corners.
On the sides of the finished frame is sheathed with boards. The back wall is cut from a plywood sheet and attached to the overall structure.For the manufacture of shelves, you can use both wood and sheets of chipboard, fiberboard. Their width and depth must exactly match the similar internal parameters of the product. It is very important to observe the size of individual cells, they must correspond to the bottle so that it is clearly fixed and cannot roll.
To build separate niches for each container, it is necessary to make small cuts at right angles in horizontal shelves. Vertical elements are inserted into these grooves and rigidly fixed with glue and self-tapping screws. At the final stage, doors and fittings are attached. After assembling the furniture, the surfaces are varnished and installed in a preselected place. The base of the floor must be firm and even.
Laminated HDF wine cabinet for living room
A cabinet made of wood material will be a great addition to any interior of a living room. The decorativeness of HDF sheets lies in the special technology of their manufacture. They apply several layers of varnishes of different colors. Then they use special equipment, they get a picture on the surface that imitates the structure of various types of wood. This approach makes the material for the wine cabinet noble and refined.
The furniture in the living room can be of any size and configuration. More often this is an outdoor option. Inside the structure there is a place for several wine bottles, a department for glasses and cups, a box for openers and other accessories. This compartment is covered by two doors with translucent decorative inserts. The lower open tier can be used just like a shelf.
How to make a built-in wardrobe under the countertop
Such cabinets are produced without external edging. They can be placed in any room without violating the internal harmony of the room. It will look great in the kitchen under the countertop, in the bar.It is better to do it strictly according to individual sizes, since the manufacturer can change the parameters of the products. Standard cabinets have transparent doors with anti-UV coating. They do not need additional casing.
The only minus of cabinets under the countertop is the insufficient volume. When ordering a factory model, you should pay attention that the capacity is calculated without taking into account the shelves. The number of bottles that the structure will accommodate must be reduced by one third in realities.
Any changes to the built-in furniture in the kitchen will help to increase comfort and efficiency in the room. Kitchen cabinets can easily be turned into wine cabinets, which will make the interior more convenient and add to its attractiveness. You can also use the lower empty part of the pedestal island.
Wine shelf with holder for glasses
The supporting structure of the glass shelf can be made of a wide variety of materials. Practical roof rails are made of brass, steel, plastic, wood. Simple hanging options can be made independently. To work, you will need the following tools:
A wooden block is sawn into several parts according to the scheme in accordance with the proportions. All edges are carefully ground with a tool with special nozzles. On two prepared elements mark the location of the racks and recesses for bottles. Then, using the glue gun, the crossbars are fixed and the cuts are cut. In the lower part of the hanging shelf install a metal grill for hanging glasses.
Wine table
At home, wine can be stored in a variety of places. The best option is a special refrigerator.But, if you can’t install such a technique, you can make a beautiful table for the living room with special openings for bottles.
You can make a simple piece of furniture according to the standard plan or give it originality by connecting imagination. A round table with side wine compartments looks interesting. Circular planks are nailed to the bottom of the countertop and holes are made in them to fit the size of the bottles. The legs can be made straight or create a fantasy design.
Interesting ideas for creating wine shelves
The home minibar is presented with compact furniture, stylized as familiar household items. When creating such shelves, you can use any original idea. It can be transformer bars, turning into miniature racks, tables on wheels, moving to any corner of the room. When ordering furniture for storing wine, it is important to consider the style of the room and the material used to make the item.
From pallets
The loft-style wine rack fits perfectly into any minimalist interior. It is easy to make such an item yourself from several boards of a simple pallet. We disassemble the pallet into parts and cut out the details of the desired size. You will need to prepare two identical boards for the side walls, four elements for the bottom and outer walls, two small bars for the connection. As tools use a grinding machine, a screwdriver, jigsaw.
First of all, all workpieces from the pallet must be well sanded so that during operation of the shelf not to plant a splinter. Then we make markings and cut out the notches for the legs of the glasses. We mark the level of the location of the shelf on the wall and fix it with dowels or screws.
From old wood and old cast-iron bolts / nails
A great idea for those who do not want to spend a lot of effort and time on making a stand for wine bottles. You can add originality to the design through creative metal holders.Large cast-iron nails will look good on an old wooden board.
It will take one wide board for the rack and five small for the shelves. Billets are easy to make on your own, just sawing wood into the right amount of pieces in size. We drive nails into the shelves along the edges of each element, and assemble the structure using self-tapping screws and a glue gun. Each floor can be decorated with an original plate with a variety of wine, name, year of harvest.
Loft-style cast iron pipes
You can make an original industrial-style wine shelf from one of the cast-iron pipes or use the variant of the cunning weaving of metal with wood. For the manufacture of the product you will need simple water pipes, several fittings and a piece of board. The wood will act as a stand, and the pipes will be retaining elements.
The product can be painted in any color, give a decorative effect using bronze, silver paint, varnish. A large structure of old metal pipes can be mounted in the basement.
Wine rack made of polyurethane pipes
The easiest way to make an original shelf. But such a design will not differ in aesthetics and will not fit into every interior. For the manufacture of PVC pipes of suitable diameter will be required. The size of the inner circle should slightly exceed the diameter of the wine bottle. You can place a homemade shelf in an old nightstand or on a plywood base.
First you need to refine the old pedestal. All sections are processed with sandpaper, painted in any color or simply varnished. Then you need to cut pieces of pipes of a suitable size with a special hacksaw. At the next stage, we process the resulting cells with acetone and paint in the desired color using an aerosol can. We fasten all the elements with a rope, adhesive tape or glue.
Plywood wine rack
A standard six-bottle rack is easy to make from a sheet of plywood and a neon rope. The simplicity of construction and compactness allows you to make the item very quickly. The small size of the rack allows it to fit perfectly into the space of even the smallest size. It is easy to place on a small table in the refrigerator. Step-by-step execution of work on manufacturing an original item according to the instructions is as follows:
Electric wine storage cabinets: pros and cons
The main function of electric wine cabinets is to maintain the optimum temperature of each bottle of wine placed in it. It should also prevent air from entering the tank, which can cause oxidation. In expensive models, a humidity adjustment function is provided. This allows you to set the optimal values that will not allow the cork to dry out.
The advantages of storing wine in a special device can also include the presence of a filter in it for air purification. This will eliminate the appearance of odors. Special compressors minimize vibration, which prevents shaking and sediment. The negative side is only the high price of even the simplest model.
How to choose a finished shelf for wine in a store
For storage of wine, specially organized racks are needed. There are many different designs, so when buying a certain type of shelves, some recommendations must be considered. First you need to determine what exactly the wine rack is for. If the wine collection will ripen in the kitchen, then you need to choose a full-fledged closed cabinet.An open rack is suitable as an interior decoration.
The type of design is chosen based on personal preferences. The location of the bottle can be vertical, horizontal, inclined, diagonal, presentation. Based on the main types, looking at the Internet photos and videos of popular models, you can easily make a choice in favor of a specific rack in the store.
Rules and requirements for the storage of wine
The organoleptic qualities of wine depend on many factors, one of which is proper storage. It is unlikely to create an ideal microclimate in a house or apartment, but you can still maintain a certain temperature. If the wine rack is located in the kitchen, it is better to place it away from the battery and stove. It is not recommended to keep mini racks with wine in the refrigerator, as cooling will be excessive.
It is also important to adhere to permissible moisture indicators. Raising the parameter above 70% will result in mold on the cork. In order not to spoil the drinks on the rack, they must be placed in a dark place.
Conclusion
Every connoisseur of a sunny drink knows how important it is to maintain its palatability. To do this, they come to the decision to make shelves and boxes for wines with their own hands. Such designs can be varied and allow you to correctly position the bottles in a home or city apartment.