Rice Design Ltd

08/01/2026

🎉 30 Years in Business 🎉

This week marks 30 years since we began our journey, and we couldn’t be more grateful. It’s been an incredible path filled with creativity, growth, and countless memorable projects.

Along the way, we’ve had the privilege of working with some truly wonderful people — clients, collaborators, and supporters who have shaped who we are today. Every conversation, every challenge, and every success has helped define our story.

We want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has trusted us with their projects and to all those who have supported us over the years. Your belief in our work means everything to us.

Here’s to the journey so far — and to many more years of creating together.

29/05/2025

Perhaps not the most elegant of dormers windows we've ever designed but as the saying goes, "form follows function" and there are times when we need to deliver what the client requires and do our best with the design. This loft conversion creates two spacious bedrooms, lots of storage and a lovely family bathroom. Next project for this client is to knock down the conservatory and build an extension to create an open plan kitchen and family room.

28/05/2025

A small front extension we designed makes all the difference to this property and gives it a much more modern look. The staircase wall has been removed to create an open plan living space complete with glass balustrade, under stairs storage and media wall.

26/03/2025

It's always nice to call in to visit a client and see the progress of their building work. This rear extension in Toton provides a lovely spacious new kitchen/dining area, complete with bi-folding Crittal doors, together with a separate utility room and home office. We look forward to adding more photos in the coming weeks as work gets closer to the finish line.

02/06/2024

Photos added of a single storey house extension we designed which has recently been completed. This included demolition of the existing conservatory and creating a new impressive open plan kitchen diner with family space, a new utility and WC. Our clients are absolutely delighted with the end result.

04/10/2023

A project we designed that has recently been completed. This tired bungalow was totally gutted and re-planned moving bedrooms from the back to the front and the kitchen/living room moved to the back. A new side entrance was introduced to help the property flow better and a lovely extension added to the rear. To complete the contemporary feel the dwelling has been rendered with timber cladding features to add some architectural interest.

18/07/2023

Our drawings of the extension in the recent video we posted. This provides a complete kitchen remodel, sitting and dining space, an island unit and bifold doors onto the patio.

18/07/2023

Our client sent us a video today of their completed kitchen/family room extension that we designed last year. Together with the message “Our new space is beautiful and has already changed how we live as a family”.

20/04/2023

A new build house we designed in Costock is nearly complete.

19/04/2023

An interesting article about the fall in interest for conservatories and how they might actually devalue your house. Over recent years we've worked on plenty of projects where we've demolished existing conservatories and replaced them with extensions. This often comes when clients realise the limitations of a conservatory.

Misconceptions about conservatories often are:

1. They do come under the same planning requirements as extensions.

2. They need doors between the conservatory and main dwelling otherwise don't comply with building regulations.

3. They need their own independent heating system and can't be connected to the main dwelling central heating.

4. Salesmen/women won't tell you they attract flies (lots of them) in the summer if you leave the doors open..!!

5. They're incredibly cold in the winter and expensive to heat, and like a greenhouse in the summer.

If you're considering replacing your conservatory for a more useable space such as an extension we offer a no obligation free site visit to talk you through the options and process.

Estate agents say conservatories built during the boom of the 2000s are now seen as dated and energy-inefficient by the majority of buyers.

05/12/2022

Last week we were invited back to view the finished result of a project we designed converting an old tired bungalow into a spectacular contemporary dwelling. For this project we designed side, front and rear extensions, a complete interior re-plan, a loft conversion and exterior rendering. The clients are both in their 80's and this is where the lady grew up as a child and she's delighted to be back in her former home.

11/10/2022

A recently completed large rear extension we designed. This provides a spacious open plan living room, kitchen, dining space and new utility room. Including large sliding doors and new patio area.