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All Things Bright And Beautiful
Once upon a time in grammar school, our teacher taught us this poem which incidentally, was the same poem taught to my brother and now my daughter in toddler school:
“All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord God made them all”
Well, this has really nothing to do with poem but the first line just triggered an inspiration for a blog post. Also, I’ve been wandering around downtown a lot lately and walking into commercial wine cellars by force of habit (somehow, I just get drawn in!) which made me notice a few things. One of them is the sad fact that a lot of commercial wine cellars here seem so drab and gloomy despite the seemingly lush interior. Then it hit me: the lighting was off! Literally!
Brighten up your world…
Whether you own a residential or commercial wine cellar, there’s one thing you should keep in mind: never underestimate the power of a good wine cellar lighting set-up. The right wine cellar lighting increases the aesthetic value of your wine cellar in more ways than one. In residential wine cellars, it’s all about enhancing the ambience of a custom wine cellar, making it more attractive and appealing. But in commercial wine cellars, it does more than just that. The proper wine cellar lighting serves to spotlight your most popular merchandise and increase sales activity. It also helps to highlight new products for easier sales promotion.
Because we understand the value of keeping everything “bright and beautiful” in your wine cellars, we endeavored to develop lighting packages that can really meet the desired purposes: illuminate your wine cellars and place the spotlight on your prized collection. In addition, these packages can be used in a stand-alone lighting system or in combination with each other for a more unique wine cellar display. Everything is also scaled to suit the size of your budget, an element that we always factor in with every product we offer.
With custom wine cellar lighting!
LED Downlights
LED Downlights serve to bring about a rich and warm glow to your wine cellars. When positioned strategically, the lighting system is designed to encompass the entire wine cellar by playing upon the chosen materials such as wood and metal. Our recessed LED Downlights carry a voltage of 12, wattage of 3, in warm white color in a 45-degree spread for that cozy atmosphere in your wine cellars. Owing to the tight range of the beam, our downlights appear to give as much as 40 watts of light and rated for 50,000 hours of running time.
LED Display Lighting
To enhance the natural beauty of your wine racking system and the radiance of those wine bottles, we’ve brought you the flexible LED Display Lighting package that gives more value than incandescent. This package sports a lower cost and over seven times the life expectancy with brightness rated for about 50,000 hours (or around 6 years) and will not die out on you or your wine cellars abruptly. You’ll love its flexible construction which you can adhere almost anywhere in your wine cellar, particularly those nooks and crannies that really need a “bright spot,” so to speak. The LED Display lighting package is highly recommended as a backlighting system in crown molding, perfect for archways and high reveals.
Fluorescent Slimlites
Now we all know that wine cellar accessories such as wine cellar art serve to emphasize the beauty, style, and proportion of any wine cellar, but there are ways to improve on them even more. Take for example stained glass art framed in a wine cellar archway. With the right lighting accessories, that piece of art can be showcased to its fullest as you can see from the gorgeous images here:
Fluorescent Slimlites serve exactly that purpose. These bright little wonders are excellent choices for backlighting stained glass archways, etched mirrors, and light boxes in wine cellar ceilings. The direct connectors of the lighting system provide minimal shadows and the plexiglass cover makes for easy, no-fuss cleaning of the bulbs. With the Tri-phosphor lamp, everything is quiet and flicker-free and you’re guaranteed a long bulb life, rated for 10,000 hours.
So why be contented with hiding your prized collection and fabulous wine racking system in the shadows? Turn on the light and make all things bright and beautiful in your wine cellar world by chatting with our design consultants today for the right wine cellar lighting package!
These Are A Few Of Our “Favorite Things”
If you are as old as I am (and I wouldn’t want to tell you EXACTLY how old I am haha!), you’d probably remember this song that goes:
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with string
These are a few of my favorite things
That brings back memories, doesn’t it? Even if you probably haven’t heard of The Sound of Music, I’m pretty sure hearing this particular song will really perk you up. It chases the blues away with its catchy beat and sweet lyrics but most importantly, it lets us realize the beauty of things around us, whether they be the big things or little things in life.
Translating this into wine cellar language, it’s also high time we take a deeper appreciation for both the big and little things in our wine cellars because each one plays an essential role in making our wine cellar dreams come true.
Custom Cabinetry
We cannot help but literally drool every time we talk of our custom cabinetry and who can blame us? From the flawless craftsmanship down to the high functionality of these cabinets, your wine cellars will certainly take a turn for the better in terms of style and valuable storage space. There are so many variations to choose from and because it is after all, called “custom” cabinetry, you can personalize the look of each piece, from the drawer pulls down to the cabinet doors with delicate touches thanks to our decorative onlays and borders:
- Cigar Humidor Cabinet
- Glass Panel Cabinet Door with Etching
- Mesh Panel Cabinet Door
- Hand Carved Wood Panel Cabinet Door
- Cabinet Drawers
Curvy Wine Cubes
Now we know we’ve talking constantly about this brand-new addition to our wine cellar rack family but it’s only because we can’t help but be enthralled by the amazing features of these cubes. With its stackable modular components, each cube can be easily assembled, stacked, or mounted in just about any part of your home and not just your wine cellars. The cubes are of course, available in your select wood choices, such as Redwood, Mahogany, and Rustic Pine as well as other wood types, depending on your style preference and budget. We have also added some popular packages for this collection as well as curvy cube accessories to enhance even more the natural sexiness of your cubes.
Vintage Wine Barrel Tabletop
We’re a sucker for anything vintage and this tabletop is right up our alley. We also featured this along with other tabletop selections some blog posts ago but this classic number has always been the closest one to our wine lovers’ heart. Made from reclaimed wood components with no two planks having the same appearance, the tabletop is really a work of art to behold and enjoy.
Fluorescent Slimlites
Now you’ve heard us talk about wine cellar lighting and why it’s so essential a couple of times as well. We emphasized the beauty of LED lighting in your wine cellar but to better emphasize decorative elements, you should definitely purchase some Fluorescent Slimlites for a magical effect. These lights are basically used to backlight stained glass such as when you’d want to have one for your wine cellar archway and light boxes in your ceilings.
Custom Windows
Just in case you haven’t fully fathomed how custom wine cellar windows can add elegant finishing touches to your wine cellars, we’re here to literally help you see the light. Just like wine cellar doors, your wine cellar windows can create a lasting impression to anyone who walks in your wine cellar and owing to our custom windows, you can deliver just the right impact. As far as favorites go, here are some of ours:
When the dog bites, when the bees sting
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
and then I don’t feel so bad!
And you should, too! Come one over to our online stores and feel good about your wine cellar projects by filling those wine cellars up with your “favorite things” as well. Catch you all next blog!
Greening Your Wine Cellar Part III: LED Lighting
How’s your week, WCI blog fans?
We hope you enjoyed the first two parts of “Greening Your Wine Cellar”. In Part 1 we tackled eco-friendly wine cellar flooring, and in Part 2 we talked about eco-friendly wood choices!
We thought we’d end this series with the one thing that makes a whole lot of difference once your wine racks, floors and doors and other accessories are completely in place – lighting.
Wine cellar lighting should not be taken lightly (pun intended!) because it has the power to create that desired mood and atmosphere in your wine cellar. Here at WCI, we have great lighting options – LED downlights, Fluorescent Slimlites and LED Display Lighting.
Energy-efficient and Eco-friendly LED Lights
There’s no doubt about it – the eco-conscious’ choice is always LED lighting. And it shouldn’t be a surprise because LED lights are a high efficiency, long lasting light source with incredible visual impact. Why, they have successfully replaced conventional lighting technology in several commercial lighting applications with significant savings in energy costs. Inhabitat wrote about how amazing LED lights are – definitely worth a few minutes of reading time.
Did you know that LED lights provide more flexibility at a lower cost than incandescent with over seven times the life expectancy? In wine cellars, LED lighting is typically used as back-lighting in crown molding, for archways and in high reveal display racking. We love how it can create some very dramatic lighting effects, which adds to the beauty of a fantastic wine room.
Warm LED lights give you ample light in order to read your wine labels, and does a great job of highlighting the gorgeous areas of your wine collection. Check out Wine Cellar Innovations’ LED lighting specifications here, and just take a look at these fabulous wine cellar installs that feature LED lights from our Technical Tuesdays:
Residential wine cellar in New Hope, PA
Residential wine cellar in Memphis, TN
Residential wine cellar in Blue Ash, OH
There’s more, so just make sure you never miss an episode of Tech Tuesdays! With amazing LED lights, you not only get to do your part in helping the environment – you also create an unforgettable look for your wine cellar for you and guests to enjoy.
In the end, aren’t you glad you’re working with a company that values environmental responsibility? With these green wine cellar options, you make yourself AND Mother Earth happy! Now that’s something that deserves a lovely glass of wine. Cheers!
Let There Be LED Lights!
Lighting for wine cellars never looked this good!
Ah, warm LED lights.
Who would have ever thought that these humble pieces could discreetly transform your wine cellar into a thing of beauty? Not that a wine cellar itself isn’t already a sight to behold, but illuminating the right areas with wine cellar lighting can dramatically create a desired mood and elicit warm feelings.
There’s really nothing like a picture-perfect, well-illuminated wine cellar to light up and brighten our day. We have written about wine cellar lighting a couple of times here in Wine Cellar Innovations, and maybe you have read about it too.
In Lighting Up Your Wine Cellar, we talked about the reasons why you should switch to LED lights, and in More Than Just A Bright Idea, we show you some lighting ideas for your wine room.
Proper lighting is certainly a part of wine cellar building that should not be taken lightly, and when it comes to lighting options for your cellar, LED lights are king.
Energy-saving and eco-friendly LED lights not only beautifully accent your wines and certain sections of a wine cellar. These amazing light bulbs are less expensive than many other wine cellar lighting alternatives, last longer than incandescent bulbs, and are easier to handle. Why, these lights beat incandescent bulbs with over seven times the life expectancy! Here are WCI, some of the features of our LED lights include:
- Certified with the RoHs directive and Pb (lead) free
- Environmentally friendly
- Very low heat emissions
- Lower voltage with no UV generation
- Resistant to vibration and humidity
LED lighting is typically used as back-lighting in crown molding, for archways and in high reveal display racking. Check out the LED lighting in this grand Premium Redwood wine cellar and this small wine closet, where the lights highlight the mural as well as the racks, shelves, and beams. Notice how the lights look dim/warm and not bright? That’s LED lighting for you—not bright white, just a nice, warm light that’s pleasing to the eye, and not harmful to your wines.
It’s also worth mentioning that rather than burning out abruptly like incandescent lighting, LED wine cellar lighting dims gradually. Because LED lights generate very low heat and has a very low voltage, they are perfect for wine cellars! Whether they’re hidden or in plain view, we love the warmth and character they bring to the room.
Soon, these LED lights will be the main source of illumination not just in wine cellars but in all homes, businesses, vehicles…everywhere. At least, that’s what this great article about LED lights in Planet Green says.
Learn more about adding LED lights to your wine cellar today. Our design consultants would be happy to talk to you.
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