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Wine and Dine
Wine Vault

afm designer showhouse wine cellar

To break up the uniformity of the Spanish cedar storage racks in this 1,500-bottle wine vault, designer Robyn Randall of Robb & Stucky opted to incorporate an intimate space in which to indulge in the grapey goodness.

“I am creating a little bit of an ambiance for a secondary private dining [area] for two—a combination wine tasting and intimate dining space,” she says. The star of the Old World-inspired space is a duo of chairs that have been upholstered in a cinnamon-and-brown paisleylike print and a spoon-carved wood-top table with an antiqued base. (The table happens to be the designer’s favorite element of the room.)

Above the short staircase that leads into the vault, guests are greeted with another standout feature: a beautiful mosaic that depicts a wine glass, a bottle of vino and a few three-dimensional bundles of grapes. —M.L.

Robb & Stucky
Robyn Randall, designer
480.922.0011, www.robbstucky.com.