On Long Island in New York, set among the many classical French European-styled homes of Great Neck, a luxurious residence awaited a renovation and redesign of its absolutely empty 4,000-square-foot basement. It would be given the warm, sumptuous and inviting, classical Mediterranean-Italian style that its owners desired, as well as have 1,500 square feet of space dedicated as an open-entertainment area for the family and their guests.
The homeowners had dreamed of having the entire basement in this style. They showed designer Anna Aristova of Aristova Design Studio pictures of their European travels, and Anna herself had traveled to wine cellars in Napa Valley for inspiration on the project. The husband has a large wine collection and appreciation for wine, making the wine cellar an important part of the basement’s redesign. Ultimately, the use of a variety of natural stone – quarried in Israel and Mexico – helped satisfy all of the project’s design and practical goals.