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Louis Rhoades Studio We are a design focused workshop and studio building beautiful furniture and interiors.

Designing bespoke for a period home raises a question - should it be a feature or blend into the room?There’s no right o...
21/10/2026

Designing bespoke for a period home raises a question - should it be a feature or blend into the room?

There’s no right or wrong here and there’s an argument for both but there are some important things to consider.

It’s hard to have a new piece of furniture successfully pretend to be something it’s not by blending in where they obviously didn’t originally belong - new is new, especially if the rest of the room is remaining as-is.

At the same time, I think new furniture should add something to the space. Sometimes colour, maybe extra light, maybe some contrast - this can be subtle or bold but should always be justified by a clear design vision, the designer should have a solid “why”.

This alcove is one of a pair we made for a period home in Wi******er. Painted with solid timber framing and shelves, subtle mouldings and details to sit comfortably within the existing interior. Lighting and a sprinkling of solid brass hardware to and a little something to the space.

Big bold colours have made a real come back in interior design over the past few years and we’re very happy to see it!De...
19/10/2026

Big bold colours have made a real come back in interior design over the past few years and we’re very happy to see it!

Deep plum coloured paint, brass hardware and Oak drawers… what’s not to love?

These wardrobes were designed and built in-studio for a family home in Wi******er.

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Solid Oak table for a New Forest garden. Chunky dimensions, proper joinery, stainless steel hardware - the goal here was...
16/10/2026

Solid Oak table for a New Forest garden. Chunky dimensions, proper joinery, stainless steel hardware - the goal here was to design and build a table to last decades outside and to look great all the way.

24/09/2026

In any of our projects we make a huge number of design decisions but it’s often a small handful that really make the difference.

The goal is always to create a generous piece of furniture and there a few great design options that we use to make sure everything we make feels luxurious, well considered and worthy of a place in our clients homes.

We designed and built this snug cabinetry for a family home in Dorset.Traditional styling but nothing stuffy, integrated...
24/09/2026

We designed and built this snug cabinetry for a family home in Dorset.

Traditional styling but nothing stuffy, integrated lighting and high quality timber throughout as always.

What does every snug need? A bar of course!We designed and built this beauty of a bespoke bar for a family home in Wilts...
06/08/2026

What does every snug need? A bar of course!

We designed and built this beauty of a bespoke bar for a family home in Wiltshire.

Traditional mouldings, a hand painted finish, unlacquered brass, antiqued mirror back and a stone top to finish things off nicely. We even added a lockable drawer for those special bottles.

06/08/2026

I really believe in the power of those small extra efforts when it comes to designing great furniture.

Decisions that sometimes seems small and difficult are easy to say no to but I think that these decisions are where all the big gains are to be had in the design process.

Just deciding to go with a cedar back and a contrasting paint colour for these bespoke wardrobe reading nooks we made for a couple in London improved the final piece far beyond the effort it took to go that extra mile.

Small extra efforts yield much larger upsides. I think it’s always worth it.

04/08/2026

To my mind, there really isn’t any substitute to making samples to show our clients.

Timber finishes, paint colours, metals, timber species- they all look different in reality vs on a computer screen and they have real depth and a tactile nature that needs to be seen in person to form the basis of a good design decision.

04/08/2026

When I’m working on a new piece of furniture design and I want to create a deep, rich, luxurious feel, I always spend time thinking about layering.

Adding a depth of materials - painted timber, mouldings, oiled timber, fabric, metals etc etc - that all sit together comfortably visually is what I aim for.

I’m not trying to create a loud visual effect, quite the opposite. The goal is for a piece of furniture to look very carefully considered and to reveal details the longer you look at it.

Adding texture and depth to our furniture is something that’s always in the back of my mind when I start a project.I thi...
03/08/2026

Adding texture and depth to our furniture is something that’s always in the back of my mind when I start a project.

I think the key thing is to understand how depth is read visually, through contrast rather than boldness.

Subtle shadows cast by mouldings or routed panels. Natural timber next to a pristine factory sprayed finish. Reeding, fluting, brushing or polishing timber.

It doesn’t have to be a loud statement but the subtle contrasts added to a piece of furniture allow for a sense of depth, consideration and luxury.

That extra little bit of effort counts for so much.

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