Design Services & Process

Designer sketching wine cellar plans.

Comprehensive design expertise, from creative to technical

When it comes to your wine cellar design, our consultants will ensure that they fully understand your needs and aspirations, taking a holistic approach to design. We will discuss your wine collection, storage needs, and lifestyle preferences, then analyze feasibility based on your property and desired cellar location.
About Cellar Maison

Design Services

Simplifying the design process for you as our client is important. That said, it is critical that we are thorough, detail orientated and listen to your brief, as well as offer professional and objective advice.
Our general design sequence is outlined below.
Brief & Budget
  • Listening to you and your brief
  • Learning more about your collection and lifestyle preferences
  • Understanding your property layout and available space
  • Sharing our knowledge and advice
  • Shortlisting styles and refining the brief
  • Calculating a budget figure estimate
Concept Design Phase
  • Establishing climate control design and feasibility
  • Discussing and agreeing on finishes
  • Issuing advice on first fix services and room preparation
  • Creating sketches and 3D render designs of your wine cellar
  • Providing fixed quotes for supply and installation
Technical Design Phase
  • Carrying out a detailed site survey
  • Issuing a comprehensive timing plan
  • Providing site specific first fix and room preparation drawings
  • Supplying technical schematic drawings for approval
  • Facilitating sign off and manufacture phase preparations
Designers looking at plans on a computer.

Our Process

We simplify the process for our clients whilst delivering comprehensively on all phases of a project.
Our end-to-end process includes design, manufacture, installation and after-care support.

First

Your initial inquiry

Phone/email consultation

Budget figure floated

Detailed design meeting

Fixed estimate delivered

Second

Design phase agreement

Design concept delivered

Order agreed

Technical site survey

Install 1st fix services

Third

Progress payement 30%

Manufacture

Progress payment 20%

Installation

Final payment 10%

After-care

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Frequent questions

Concept Design & Consultation

We take a holistic approach to design, taking into consideration your wine collection, lifestyle preferences, style, budget, practical requirements, and property layout.

Cellar Conditioning Design & Installation

We partner with a team of incredibly experienced specialist engineers, with cooling systems designed specifically for us by our technicians. We believe no other European company can claim the level of solutions and knowledge in this area.

Cellar Lighting Design, Supply & Installation

Thoughtfully designed lighting, is one of the key must-haves for every wine cellar. If done correctly, it will transform a nice wine display into a spectacular one. We only use low heat LED lighting or fibre optics.

Wine Inventory Software

MyCellarMaison wine inventory software is a low cost solution, to effectively inventory and keep track of your wine stock. We can also provide you with a grid referenced 'map' of your wine room, which will help you to organise your cellar, and locate a particular bottle.

Building & Preparation Works

For anyone thinking of embarking on a wine cellar project without a team of trusted builders, plumbers and electricians available, fear not. You can rely on our network of professionals to take care of everything for you.

Installation

We have hand picked the best and most qualified furniture fitters to install our wine rooms. They are used to working on large scale building sites as well as fully finished homes where care and tidy work habits are essential.

Manufacture of Wine Storage Joinery

Producing world class bespoke joinery and metalwork is our forte’. Our workshops have the technology and capacity to deliver any size and scale of project, and our craftsmen are highly skilled and passionate about their profession.

After-Care Servicing & Maintainence

As part of our ongoing care, we think it is important to service and maintain all of the mechanical cooling systems that we install, and even some that we don’t. With our affordable routine maintenance option, your wine cellar will be more reliable and last longer, saving you money and worry.

Technical Design & Planning

Technical planning and preparation is critical for any professional wine cellar project, which is why our experienced technicians are so crucial to the success of every installation.

Security Systems For Wine Cellars

We understand that your wine collection is incredibly valuable, whether more from a financial or sentimental perspective. This is why we offer several lock and security solutions to suit your requirements, including biometric technology.

Specialist Cellar Doors

Every climate controlled wine room or cellar, needs to have a fit-for-purpose cellar door solution. We can offer timber, metal and frameless glass solutions, all backed by our comprehensive warranty.

Bespoke & Configurable Wine Storage Solutions

Utilise our Design Planner Tools and start configuring your layout and design in only 5-10 minutes! Please ensure you have your approximate room dimensions (in centimetres), including ceiling height. Concerned about budget? Not to worry, we have two main wine storage solutions to offer:
  1. Premium Bespoke Solutions that are endless
and completely tailored to your requirements
  2. Configurable Wine Racks are a range of high-quality contemporary and versatile wine storage and display that are cost-effective and easy to install
If you would like an estimate for both options, complete the design planner, and leave us a note in the comments section at the end.
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