32 Creative And Practical Ideas On Wine Storage

Drinking wine, chilled at its perfect temperature with all its flavors and aromas intact, listening to music playing, or watching sunsets is the epitome of serenity. I believe such wonderful moments ought to be recreated over and over, and so for the wine collector or the simple wine lover who keeps a bottle or six, you probably know that wine should be kept at optimum conditions. Specifically, a cool, dark, moist place with little to no vibration in order for it to age gracefully and retain its flavors.

It can be a tall order trying to find the right place to store your wine because of limited space and finding the right temperature. We’ve got you covered with 32 creative and practical wine storage ideas that fit apartment living. From transforming unused closets to using stylish wine pegs on the wall, it’s all here.

1. Transform your old apartment basement into a vintage wine cellar.

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2. Create a wine vault with controlled temperature, humidity and lighting in an unused room.

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3. Use a wall-mounted rack to store your wine.

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4. Choose a stylish freestanding wine rack that you can place in any art of ypur apartment with the right conditions.

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5. Use metallic or wooden dowels to DIY your wine rack.

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6. Transform your book shelves into wine storage shelves.

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7. Get a wine barrel and transform it to a wine storage unit.

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8. Incorporate built-in wine racks onto your kitchen island.

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9. Install floating shelves with grooves for holding wine bottles.

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10. Incorporate your wine shelves within your pantry cabinets.

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11. Arrange your wine bottles in an artistic impression on a focal wall behind glass enclosure with controlled conditions.

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12. Create a decorative ladder system to stack your wine bottles on the wall.

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13. Create recessed storage niches in the wall.

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14. Use a cubby unit to stack your wine bottles.

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15. Invest in a compact wine refridgerator designed for small spaces.

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16. Add wine shelves to your gentlemens’s room or man cave

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17. Use dark wood for custom horizontal wine shelves.

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18. Install minimalist riddling rack for a modern display.

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19. Store your wine in a dining buffet or sideboard for easy retrieval

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20. Stack pallets to create a unique wine rack.

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21. Repurpose a towel rack to hold wine bottles.

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22. Switch out your linen closet for a wine closet.

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23. Fix a vertical wine unit along your fridge cabinet.

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24. Use a dedicated cabinet to store wine at the right temperature.

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25. Utilize the ceiling space to fix a wine storage unit

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26. Utilize space under the stairs for a wine cellar feel.

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27. Transform your attic space into a small wine storage area.

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28. Use wooden crates for a rustic wine storage solution.

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29. Add metal racks for a creative and open wine display

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30. Transform a hallway nook into a wine storage area

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31. Add a pull-out wine rack in your cabinets.

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32. Use a movable wine cart to store a few wine bottles

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