Love your boat but running out of room?
Rosethorn creates bespoke floating spaces for work, storage, guests, business, hobbies and everything else that no longer fits comfortably on board.
Keep the boat you love. Add the space your life needs.
Find Your Floating Space Download the Design GuideChoose the issue that best describes what is happening on your boat, in your business or at your marina.
Your boat may still be exactly where you want to live, work or spend your free time. It just might not have enough room anymore.
Instead of replacing it with something bigger, Rosethorn can create a separate floating space designed around what you need more room for.
That could be somewhere to work, somewhere to store, somewhere to create, somewhere for guests, or simply somewhere to switch off.
Start with the purpose, then Rosethorn designs the space around the people, equipment and experience it needs to support.
Shops, compact cafés, preparation areas, stockrooms, maker spaces and market trading.
Explore Floating Trader Barges →
Remote work, creative practice, consultations, writing, design and focused projects.
Explore Office & Studio Barges →
Tools, cycles, stock, watersports equipment and projects, organised around real items.
Explore Workshop & Storage →
A bedroom, guest suite, utility room or adaptable family space beside your existing boat.
Explore Living & Guest Space →
A floating garden room, cinema, reading space, hobby room or personal retreat.
Explore Leisure Barges →
Organised space for paddle, kayak, cycle, safety and activity equipment close to the water.
Explore Adventure Bases →Imagine all of it having a space designed specifically for it. Your home becomes your home again. Your work, equipment, guests and business each gain room to function properly.
Show Us What You Need Space ForA Rosethorn floating space can provide customer storage, cycle facilities, watersports bases, workspaces, independent trader units, creative studios, guest accommodation and leisure uses.
Commission units directly, lease them to operators, or introduce customers through the Rosethorn partner programme.
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Your extra space does not have to solve a problem. Sometimes it can create an opportunity.
A place to paint. A place to write. A place to make. A place to read. A place to work uninterrupted. Or simply somewhere to sit beside the water and close the door.
Explore Office, Studio & Leisure SpacesYour boat is where you live. Your floating space can be where you create.
01Tell us what is no longer working and what you need more room for.
02We turn the requirement into a practical floating-space concept.
03Choose layouts, storage, finishes, glazing, lighting and equipment.
04Rosethorn turns the agreed design into your finished floating space.
05We plan delivery and handover around your site and project.
Discover how a distinctive requirement was transformed into a completely individual floating space. Keep your existing narrowboat and add a bespoke 14ft butty, designed and internally fitted around a clearly defined floating-trade use.
The Brief → The Design → The Build → The Result
Let's build your floating trader butty barge.
Main boat: 50ft narrowboat Imogen
Butty barge: 14ft Pandora's Box
Interior fitting: Rosethorn Boat Builders
Floating trade: Magical gifts and art
Location: Travelling the UK canal networks
Explore trader barges, offices, creative studios, workshops, storage, guest rooms, family spaces, leisure rooms and watersports bases, plus practical guidance on planning, customisation and starting your project.
Download the Floating Space Design GuideAlready know what you need? Tell us your idea →These are the main questions customers ask when first considering an additional floating space.
View All FAQsDo not worry about specifying the boat yet. Tell Rosethorn about the problem, idea or marina opportunity.
Your idea. Our boatbuilding expertise. A new space on the water.
