Wine Room

A quiet expression of provenance, the Wine Room carries one of the few deliberate imprints of our own history within the palazzo. During the restoration, the aim was to return the residence to its original grandeur wherever possible, and to reimagine only when necessary. This room, however, holds something more subtle—an acknowledgment of a past chapter, when we kept a small wine label in Napa Valley. The gesture is restrained, woven into the space rather than declared.

The bathroom doors are original wine cellar doors, repurposed and set into a new context. Their weight and patina remain intact, offering a tactile link to their former life. Above, the fascia is hand-painted with grapevines, a continuous motif that moves quietly along the perimeter of the room.

The palette is grounded and composed. Artwork selected by our designer reflects the culture of wine without excess—images that suggest rather than explain. On the verso of the bedroom doors, a trompe l’oeil unfolds: a trellised walkway rendered in bicromia, where grapevines trace the architecture and extend the room beyond its walls.

The furnishings balance past and present. The bed and end tables are contemporary in form, while the wardrobe, dresser, and console have been restored from pieces left by the previous owners—retaining their original character, now integrated into a more considered whole.

Underfoot, the floor tells its own story. Each original tile was lifted by hand to level the surface, yet too few remained intact to restore the original pattern. Rather than replace it entirely, a wooden border—crafted from reclaimed material used throughout the residence—frames the remaining tile, preserving its memory while allowing the room to settle into a new composition.

A milk-glass globe chandelier casts a soft, even light, chosen to complement the more modern elements of the adjoining bath. Nearby, the television is concealed within a custom-built frame, painted to recede into the architecture—present, but without interruption.

The room does not announce its theme. It reveals it slowly, through material, light, and quiet reference—an understated homage to the culture of wine, and to a moment in time held gently within the walls.