Create a calming, chic sanctuary, a space designed to host and to retreat—inviting moments of connection alongside quiet rituals of rest, reset, and home-based spa living.

Inspired by the quiet luxury of slipping into a hotel bar—where the everyday falls away—this lower level lounge design frames the home as a place of subtle escape and indulgence. The atmosphere is cinematic: moody and enveloping inviting lingering conversations and relaxed indulgence.   

A key challenge lay in integrating a generously scaled bar that avoided typical stereotypes while maintaining balance with adjacent areas. 
The design required a bar of substantial scale that remained sophisticated and unobtrusive within the broader space. 

Black-stained wood paneling found throughout the spaces shapes the interior, offering both texture and a sense of personal enclosure. The project takes advantage of materiality to define character: leather panels line the wine room, merging with functional racking, while smoky mirrors behind the bar subtly scatter light, casting a sultry, chic glow. There is a juxtaposition of gentle, curving forms with structured, linear elements to create a balanced timeless interior.

Team:

Interior Designers: WORTH INTERIOR DESIGN LTD

Interior Styling: Stacey Smithers Creative
Construction: Resolute Quality Homes
Photography: Lauren Miller 

Materials Used:

Bar Stools: Worth Interior Design Ltd 
Bar Sofa: CB2 
Bar Runner: Elte Carpets and Home 
Bar Sconce: Restoration Hardware 
Wine Room Ceiling Light: Prima Lighting 
Theatre Room Sectional Sofa: Worth Interior Design Ltd 
Theatre Room Ceiling Lighting: Casa Di Luce Lighting 
Lounge Chair: Elte Carpets and Home 
Bathroom Vanity Pendant Light: Union Lighting and Furnishings 
Bathroom Vanity: Interstone Marble and Granite 
Bathroom Floor and Wall Tile: Interstone Marble and Granite 
Bathroom Faucetry: Carimali 
Custom Cabinetry, Wall Paneling: Regal Woodworking