Specialism 01
Kitchen Design & Supply
Bespoke and handmade cabinetry, planned around total room flow rather than a dated work triangle. Smart storage, layered lighting, worktops and appliances supplied through the studio.
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Dorset · Wiltshire · Hampshire · Somerset
Homes with colour, character and a story to tell
Bespoke kitchens, bathrooms and interiors that leave bland showroom neutrals behind. Designed by Tess Stobie, in your home and around the people who actually live there.
16+ years designing
Photorealistic 3D concepts
Trade-managed installation
Dorset · Wiltshire · Hampshire · Somerset
Best of Houzz Award for Service
Awarded 2024 · 2025 · 2026
Tess’s design philosophy
“Every home should have some humour, whimsy, and things that tell a story of the people who live there.”
Tess Stobie · Founder & Principal Designer
The In-Home Experience
A design studio that comes to your kitchen table
Showrooms sell cabinets. Your home tells the truth about light, flow and how a family really moves through a space, so that's where the whole process happens.
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In-Home Discovery & Measure
I come to you. We walk the space, talk through how you actually live in it, take a full survey and agree an honest budget before a single idea is drawn.
02
Photorealistic 3D Concepts & Sourcing
You see your room before it exists, cabinetry, stone, tile, lighting and hardware rendered in place, with every sample sourced and put in your hands.
03
Turnkey Project Management & Installation
Fitters, tilers, electricians and plumbers coordinated to one programme. One point of contact, one schedule, no chasing.
Core Specialisms
Two rooms that change how a house feels
Specialism 02
Bathroom & Shower Room Design
Wetrooms, family bathrooms and en-suites planned to the millimetre, tanking and drainage detailed properly, tiles sourced by hand, storage concealed rather than added.
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Full interior project management
Whole-house schemes, extensions and reconfigurations, from structural conversations with your architect through to the final soft furnishings.
Featured Projects
Recent work across Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset
Select a project to see the challenge behind it and how the room was resolved.
Client Reviews
“We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Tess to anyone, especially if your project involves the words “listed building” and you value your sanity!”
Claire & Andrew
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Start with how you want the room to feel
Choose the room, timing, colours and character you're drawn to. I'll come back within one working day to arrange an obligation-free in-home visit.
- · No showroom appointment, no sales floor
- · Honest budget guidance on the first visit
- · 3D concepts before you commit to anything
Step 1 of 4: Your room
What are we designing?
Service Area
Designing homes across Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire & Somerset
The studio works throughout Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset, bringing the complete in-home design experience to period properties, coastal homes, townhouses and contemporary family spaces. Projects further afield are considered by arrangement.
- Dorset
- Wiltshire
- Hampshire
- Somerset