The vault is finally complete!

[nutcracker]

As some of you may know, I moved into a loft condo in a converted warehouse, and inherited a walk in vault. Apparently these were quite common in the early 20th century, as no one really trusted banks. They are also known as "book vaults", where one would keep the ledgers. 18 inch walls, original doors (quite damaged.)

Anyway - Genuwine Cellars did the installation and cooling, and Moneta Enterprises restored the doors, locks and tumblers. The bars were chromed to reduce the effect of wear.

Here is the finished product....

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/safedoor_zpsb227cc76.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/safedoor_zpsb227cc76.jpg.html)

Hand lettering, faithful to the original:

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/safesign_zps92a0676b.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/safesign_zps92a0676b.jpg.html)
http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/doorinner_zps459be0af.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/doorinner_zps459be0af.jpg.html)
http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/batwings_zpscc00c597.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/batwings_zpscc00c597.jpg.html)

Aladdin's cave....

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/vaultinterior_zps1fca0ef4.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/vaultinterior_zps1fca0ef4.jpg.html)

[nutcracker]

Inside....

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/vaultinterior2_zps7e86a2a3.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/vaultinterior2_zps7e86a2a3.jpg.html)

Quite a few scotches form Scotch Malt Whisky Society - fantastic single cask, cask strength releases...

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/scotchrack_zps2d64e4d7.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/scotchrack_zps2d64e4d7.jpg.html)

Some nice Bordeaux....

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/winerack_zps9921c269.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/winerack_zps9921c269.jpg.html)

A little Spain...

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/winedrawer_zps61ccc5df.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/winedrawer_zps61ccc5df.jpg.html)

[nutcracker]

Yes, I'm a smokehead...

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/whiskywall_zpsc165727d.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/whiskywall_zpsc165727d.jpg.html)

Display humi - not very practical, does have some mass strorage, but mostly this is like death row for cigars. Here they come to enjoy 62%RH before coming to a fiery end.

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/cigardisplay_zpsac5eb31f.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/cigardisplay_zpsac5eb31f.jpg.html)

[Remo]

Awesome man!!!

[Chainsaw13]

Very nicely done. :tu

[massphatness]

That is one of the most awesomest walk-ins I've ever seen. Extremely cool!

[TXSmokey]

Sweet! Good Job

[jonumberone]

Hot dog!

[Brlesq]

Damn, that is awesome!

[AdamJoshua]

Very cool Neil!

[Dude Here]

:O:O:O

Wow, that is AWESOME!

[WhiteMamba]

Easily one of the coolest setups I have ever seen.

[pnoon]

Party time at Neil's!!! :dance:

Very nice, Brother.

[CigarNut]

That is AWESOME!

[Remo]

Why did they put it in upside down tho? :sh

[icehog3]

Really cool, Neil! :tu

[Remo]

Why did they put it in upside down tho? :sh

Nevermind, the pics come in upside down on my phone only :r

[equetefue]

dang Neil !!! Amazing looking

[Porch Dweller]

Neil, that's one great setup you have!

[The Poet]

Party time at Neil's!!! :dance:

Very nice, Brother.


:tpd: :D

[Subvet642]

Beautiful!

[Zane]

Wow that is amazing.

[Dave128]

That's awesome, Neil!

[markem]

Wow! What an amazing setup, Neil. Very beautiful and historical.

[Ogre]

All I can say is DAMN!!!!

[Remo]

All I can say is DAMN!!!!

Words never were your strong point Larry :sl

[CRIMPS]

Wow!!! Well done!

[Steve]

Nevermind, the pics come in upside down on my phone only :r

Maybe the pictures are right-side up and Mike is upside-down...


Extremely awesome walk-in!! :wnr

[czerbe]

:=:

[nutcracker]

Didn't realize Mike was in Aussie.
Actually iPhones do that - it's the right way up on my desktop.

[stewshi]

That is just a SICK setup ... Very nice I think I would just put a chair in front of that door and stare at it all day

[kgoings]

Very Cool!

[jpb437]

That is my kind of man cave.

[jhedrick83]

:dr:dr Holy....

That is amazing! Looks like heaven to me!

[RUNYYFan]

WOW!!! That is a gorgeous build! Great work!
:dr:dr:dr

[8zeros]

Man Card ^unlimited credit.

[MarkinAZ]

Inside....

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/vaultinterior2_zps7e86a2a3.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/vaultinterior2_zps7e86a2a3.jpg.html)

Quite a few scotches form Scotch Malt Whisky Society - fantastic single cask, cask strength releases...

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/scotchrack_zps2d64e4d7.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/scotchrack_zps2d64e4d7.jpg.html)


:D...Guess I'm walking away with bottle envy;)

Great looking walk-in Neil:tu

[badbriar]

Now THAT is a true Mancave!!! Tip of the hat to you! :tu

[jdakine]

Awesome!!!!!!!!

[gravel]

Holy wow!

[T.G]

That has to be one of the coolest setups I've seen. Nicely done Neil.

[nutcracker]

For those of you interested, the cellar design is my Rachelle Fouillard of Genuwine cellars, who work throughout North America:

http://www.genuwinecellars.com/ (Their internet server is down this morning if the link seems broken)

The door was restored by Moneta enterprises ("making things that don't exist") - they are part of "Ramp Up Manitoba" in Innovation Alley in Winnipeg.

http://www.meetup.com/assentworks/members/70313522/

[Mastercylinder]

Insane! Well done , what a masterpiece !

[Don Fernando]

sweet!

[Sailchaser]

Neil, Great Looking !

[pattersong]

Very nice! .. so, all you seem to be missing here is the sexy vixen in a cocktail dress pouring the drinks. :)

[nutcracker]

It's a BYOV setup.:r

[kelmac07]

AWESOME looking setup Neil. :tu :tu

[Goldie]

Beautiful.

[Angry_Pirate]

Very awesome Neil! Which Lagavulin is that you have in the 10th pic?

[baust55]

Very cool !

[nutcracker]

Very awesome Neil! Which Lagavulin is that you have in the 10th pic?

That's the 16. Dependable good value Islay. I however remain a Laffie man, ESP the older bottlings from SMWS.

[jsnake]

Absolutely amazing!!

[Adriftpanda]

Can we have a sleep over?

[Angry_Pirate]

That's the 16. Dependable good value Islay. I however remain a Laffie man, ESP the older bottlings from SMWS.

Nice! I just picked up a bottle of the 12 year limited edition Lagavulin and can't wait to try it.

[RWhisenand]

Great project!
Just to be selfish, I'd love to see the room it's attached to.

BTW, my wife bought me my first bottle of Lavagulan 16 YO this weekend, the few glasses I've had were wonderful, and I generally like the Highlands better.

[Byaah]

That is insane, you should be very proud of that. Work of art.

[longknocker]

Wow, Neil!:banger:dr "Best Ever", IMO! Congrats & Enjoy!

[Subvet642]

That is one of the most awesomest walk-ins I've ever seen. Extremely cool!

I'm with Vin; that is so sweet it's obscene! :banger

[REASON]

Got to be kidding... How great is it to have an old time walking vault and then for you to have the passion to restore/repurpose it to this. Well done sir! it's looks beautiful, thanks for sharing.

[CdnStogie]

Just saw this today... Very awesome and well thought out - Do you have any before pics?

[nutcracker]

Looked pretty rough...Stalingrad 1944?

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/exteriorvaultdoor_zps1091af8f.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/exteriorvaultdoor_zps1091af8f.jpg.html)

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag202/neil_berrington/Interiorvaultdoor_zps09ca6d83.jpg (http://s1369.photobucket.com/user/neil_berrington/media/Interiorvaultdoor_zps09ca6d83.jpg.html)

[Solafide]

Awesome I love it, if it were mine I would need locks to keep myself out lol

[jpb437]

Do you ever just hang out in there and admire the awesomeness?

[nutcracker]

Do you ever just hang out in there and admire the awesomeness?

Oh yes - when I baulked at the price the designer told me it would be the ultimate indulgence.

It sure is!

[E.J.]

That is amazing, thanks for sharing!

[Mastercylinder]

that is an incredible space you've created. what a an awesome project. I'm planning on posting pics of my antique ice box project soon,

[weems]

Easily the best setup I have ever seen! I would love to have something like that!

[navyryan]

I have to say, that is an amazing setup you have there!! I wish my place had the potential to add something like that! big kudos to who ever designed it and came up with the concept I have never seen anything like it!

[JLMraider]

:jd This is awesome. I could only hope to have something half as nice one day. I would probably include some gun racks in mine though. :gn

[badbriar]

Neil - you done well, brother! Very creative design! Like the fact you resurrected the old vault door. Very high cool factor! Should win Man Cave of the Year award!

[afranco]

Wow..... Amazing !!!!

[sigsauer]

That is the most amazing walk-in I've ever seen.

What no gun racks?

[Subvet642]

Neil - you done well, brother! Very creative design! Like the fact you resurrected the old vault door. Very high cool factor! Should win Man Cave of the Year award!

:tpd:

[Weelok]

Cool