A Custom Wine Bar Brings Tuscany to This Sea Pines Home
Inspired by Italian wine country, a custom home bar pairs rustic stonework with polished finishes and carefully considered storage for a setting worth lingering over.
Story by Alea Wilkins
Photography by Kate Morrison
Key Points
● A Sea Pines couple drew inspiration from their travels through Tuscany when planning a custom home bar.
● RCH Construction designed the space with Italian limestone, quartzite, glass shelving and a crystal chandelier.
● Custom cabinetry was planned around wine-storage considerations, including temperature, humidity and bottle orientation.
● The bar was created as part of a larger home renovation, bringing the homeowners’ travel memories into their everyday living space.
When a vacation ends, most travelers take home a souvenir. These locals left with blueprints.
Bewitched by the charms of Tuscan wine country, the couple wanted to replicate its rustic beauty in their Sea Pines home. After contracting RCH Construction for a full-scale renovation, they approached the firm about bringing their Italian dreams to Hilton Head’s south end.
“They wanted their piece of Tuscany,” says Angelina Carper, RCH president.
For the wine enthusiasts, Carper envisioned a vineyard-inspired bar, integrating the architectural styles of their travels abroad into the routines of daily life. Creating it required a study in design and enology, a challenge Carper eagerly accepted.
On the backsplash and countertop, quartzite establishes a warm, upscale feel with ripples of sepia, cream and gray. Wooden cabinetry beneath provides storage thoughtfully designed to hold wine bottles at the proper temperature, humidity and orientation.
Overhead, glass shelves and a crystal chandelier sparkle. Framed by Italian limestone, the finished bar is the perfect vignette of their dream vacation — a capolavoro found right at home.
