How to convert a closet into a mini wine cellar

Step 14 Build / Install Wine Rack

I suppose this is where everyone goes their own way. I mean, my storage needs are likely to be very different from yours, so what I build may not make sense for you. I will say, though, that I found a very inexpensive wine rack system at Ikea. They have a storage system called "Gorm", which has these nice bottle racks for $8 a piece. As you can see by the picture, they come unstained, so I stained them with the same "Cabernet" stain I used on the floor.

My basic design was to use two-thirds of the space for single bottle storage and the remaining one-third for case storage. I created a main rack with Gorm bottle racks in every tier with the exception of one open tier at the bottom for champagne or magnum-size bottles. For case storage, I cut down several Gorm bottle racks and only installed them on every other tier. I had to add little vertical support beams on the sides, so the bottles don't slip out the sides when stacked. It wasn't a big deal as I had plenty of scrap 2x4 material.

You'll notice I left a slightly larger section open at the top of the case shelving. This is in case I decide to hang wine glasses later.

How much can it hold? Let's see:

• Each individual bottle rack holds 8 bottles x 11 shelves = 88 bottles
• Extra space at bottom of main rack = 16 bottles
• Each case shelf holds 15 bottles x 5 shelves = 75 bottles
• Extra space at top of case shelf = 30 bottles

That's a grand total of 209 bottles! Plus I have some extra storage on top of the rack, so I could easily get up to 220 bottles.

Comments

[Sk1z0tT^]

Looks like a bottle of absinthe at the top there? :)

[dedub01]

That's crazy... ;)