Maybe it’s not such a great idea for a wine storage company to show you ways you can store your own wine at home…but we absolutely had to tell you about these trapdoor wine cellars we’ve come across, with their elegant spiral staircases, because we’re just that impressed with the concept.

Trap doors and winding stairs both have a certain irresistible mystique, cultivated from decades of mystery thrillers across all mediums, so the idea of having one in your home might make it worth the high price it takes to install one. And of course, having a chamber that not only functions as conversation piece but also as wine bottle storage…that might be just too perfect for our wine-collecting clientele.

You can find out more about these here. If you do decide to add one of your own and leave Strongbox behind…we’ll miss you, of course, but we could hardly blame you. These trapdoor cellars are just way too cool!