Case study · Upper North Shore, Sydney

Lindfield Bar & Sandstone Cellar

Designed by Eamonn Egan. One house: a sandstone bar and a cellar for about 800 bottles. The racking is Jarrah melamine on HMR boards, rod-fronted, against backlit natural sandstone. He consulted and designed. He did not build, supply or install it.

Wall of rod-fronted racking with bottles, lit from behind against natural sandstone.
Backlit sandstone glowing through rod-fronted racking.
Designer
Eamonn Egan. Design consultancy only.
Place
Upper North Shore, Sydney.
Capacity
About 800 bottles.
Racking
Jarrah melamine on HMR boards. Rod-fronted.

The house

The bar and the cellar are the same house. The racking is Jarrah melamine on HMR boards, rod-fronted, set against backlit natural sandstone. Glass cellar doors sit in sandstone openings. The bar is clad in sandstone, with a marble top and timber inlay. The cellar holds about 800 bottles.

The stone, the racking and the bar were made and installed by the client’s own trades, from the design. Eamonn designed the cellar and the bar fit-out. He did not build, supply or install the work, and he does not carry construction liability for it.

The cellar

  • Backlit sandstone glowing through rod-fronted racking.
  • Cellar bench and racking below a sandstone wall.
  • Racking runs between sandstone walls.
  • Rod-fronted racking full of bottles.
  • Tall backlit racking column.
  • Frameless glass cellar door in a sandstone opening.
  • Curved stainless door handle.
  • Single-bottle racking with metal rods and display ledges (Jarrah melamine on HMR boards).
  • Rod-fronted Jarrah melamine on HMR boards racking backed by lit sandstone.
  • Backlit sandstone behind rod-fronted racking (Jarrah melamine on HMR boards).
  • Sandstone wall with a display ledge beside the cellar doorway (Jarrah melamine on HMR boards).
  • View through the cellar door to backlit racking (Jarrah melamine on HMR boards).
  • Frameless glass cellar door in a sandstone opening (Jarrah melamine on HMR boards).
  • Glazed cellar door framed in sandstone, beside Jarrah melamine on HMR boards racking.

The bar

A sandstone bar with a marble top and timber inlay.

  • Sandstone-clad bar with a marble top.
  • Marble bar top with timber inlay.
  • Timber-inlaid marble bar top.
  • Bar with lit display niche behind.
  • Marble edge on rough-cut sandstone.
  • Crystal decanter on the marble bar.
  • Glassware on lit glass shelves.
  • Timber benchtop and under-bench fridge.
  • Bar seen from the stairs.
  • Sandstone and timber bar end.
  • Sandstone bar with backlit spirits shelving.
  • Backlit spirits display.

Before stocking

  • Empty rod-fronted racking against backlit sandstone, before the wine went in (Jarrah melamine on HMR boards).
  • Backlit sandstone wall behind empty rod-fronted racking (Jarrah melamine on HMR boards).
  • Open Jarrah melamine on HMR boards bins below a band of natural sandstone.

Traditional sandstone gallery