A cellar you can see into

A glass wine room replaces one or more walls of a cooled storage space with glass, so the bottles become part of the dining room, kitchen, or entry instead of being hidden in a closet. In South Florida, where homes rarely have basements, a glass-fronted room or wall is often the most practical way to store wine at home.

House of Glass designs, fabricates, and installs the glass enclosure. The cooling system, insulation, and racking are handled by specialists, and we coordinate with them from the start.

Configurations

• Glass front: one glass wall with a door, the rest of the room built conventionally.
• Corner or two-sided: glass on two faces, often where the room sits between a kitchen and dining area.
• Freestanding glass box: a room that is glass on three or four sides, a centerpiece in an open plan.
• Wine wall or under-stair: a shallow display behind glass, using space that would otherwise go unused.

Coordinating with your cooling contractor

Glass is the weakest part of a cooled room’s thermal envelope, so the enclosure and the cooling system have to be designed together. Before we fabricate, we work out with your cooling contractor and builder:

• How much glass the room will have, so the cooling unit can be sized for it
• Whether insulated glass is needed to limit heat gain and condensation on the room side
• Where supply and return lines, vents, or ducted equipment pass through walls or ceiling
• How the glass meets the vapor barrier and insulation in the surrounding walls
• Lighting placement, so fixtures do not add unnecessary heat near the bottles

Door options

The door is where a wine room most often loses cold air. Options include:

• Hinged glass doors with perimeter seals and a bottom sweep or threshold
• Pivot doors for a wider, more architectural entrance
• Framed glass doors in a thin metal frame, which can seal tighter than frameless glass
• Locking hardware for collections that need to stay secure

Hardware finishes can match the rest of the house, from polished nickel to matte black or brass.

Low-iron glass for display

Standard clear glass carries a green tint that becomes noticeable in large panels and at the edges. Low-iron glass reduces that tint, so labels, wood racking, and lighting read true to color through the glass. For a room meant to be looked into, it is usually the right choice.

How the project works

1. Design consult on layout, glass, door, and hardware
2. Coordination with the cooling contractor, racking supplier, and builder
3. Field measurement once framing and finishes are in place
4. Fabrication and installation, with the door adjusted and sealed

Wine rooms often sit alongside other interior glass work, such as glass walls and partitions, frameless showers, and custom mirrors. See all interior glass services. We work in Fort Lauderdale, Lighthouse Point, Parkland, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, and across our service area.

Wine room questions

Do you install the cooling system?

No. We build the glass enclosure and coordinate with your cooling contractor so the glass, seals, and equipment work as one system.

Will the glass fog up?

Condensation forms when warm, humid air meets cold glass. Insulated glass, good door seals, and a cooling system sized for the room all reduce it. This is decided with your cooling contractor during design.

Can you add glass to an existing wine closet?

Often, yes. We review the existing walls, cooling equipment, and door opening first, since adding glass changes how much cooling the room needs.