Prototype Testing Center

Welcome to the Prototype Testing Center at Tht Homedec — your behind-the-scenes portal where ideas are refined, shapes are tried on for size, and innovation gets its first real test run. Think of this as the staging ground before the final curtain call — where our creative team and insightful community tune ideas into fully livable, loveable realities.

Built on a foundation of thoughtful design, space-aware thinking, and aesthetic intuition, the Prototype Testing Center exists to help us make better — not just more — decisions. Whether we’re fine-tuning a modular layout, adjusting a dual-purpose corner nook, or trialing lighting approaches that balance warmth and function, this is where our concepts take their very first breaths. And yes, occasionally catch a thoughtful glint of side-eye from our internal review team. It’s all love.

What Happens Here (And Why It Matters)

At Tht Homedec, we believe smart design starts with purpose — not marketing. That’s why every creative direction we pursue goes through prototyping. Here, our interior strategists and design thinkers test variables like shape, flow, materials, scale, and clarity in real and imagined spaces. Will the shelf float more gracefully three inches lower? Is there charm in asymmetry — or is it just annoying? What if the centerpiece shifted to the north-facing window?

The Prototype Testing Center is where we ask those questions — and invite community feedback when we need perspectives beyond our walls. It’s one step between the drawing board and your home, and we take it seriously (while still having a little fun). Ultimately, our goal is precision with heart — design solutions that serve well and live beautifully.

Iterate Early, Design Smarter

It’s easy to make anything look good in a sketchbook or a 3D render. But how something feels — how it balances a room, carries a mood, or supports a habit — that’s the real test. That’s why all our concept lines, from TH Minimalry cabins to signature Symform corners, go through a trial-and-feedback loop long before they arrive in final form. We prototype intentionally and early, because doing it later usually means doing it again.

Sometimes our best discoveries happen right here — amid the cardboard mockups, nimble-fingered table tests, and side-by-side comparisons. It’s play; it’s trial; it’s proof. And from it grows some of our most grounded ideas.

Our Community’s Role in Prototyping

You’re not just a passive observer in our process. In fact, you’re often our second voice of reason. At select intervals, we open our channels to community insights — whether through digital mockup reviews, material preference polling, or field feedback. If you’ve ever volunteered your eye for proportion or suggested reworking a layout in a tighter space, chances are your ideas made a real impact in this creative lab.

It’s a reminder that home design isn’t built in a vacuum — it’s shaped by lived experience, evolving habits, and honest reactions. And part of what makes Tht Homedec different is how earnestly we listen along the way.

Behind the Scenes: What Gets Prototyped Here?

Here’s a peek at what our team typically brings into testing before final release:

Feature forms: Niche shapes, wall-folding zones, floating storage accents
Material combinations: Pairings for contrast, comfort, and climate reactions
Layout variations: Micro-space optimization, flow-through testing, visual compression challenges
System integration: Lighting overlays, hidden cords, pacing-to-placement transitions
Style harmonics: How TH decor signatures unite from trim to lighting to furniture proportions

We also simulate communication prompts, like how product descriptors and visual hierarchy influence choice clarity in the recommendation system.

Learning from Failed Tests

Not everything makes the cut. And frankly, if everything passed, we’d worry something’s off. Some prototypes crumble stylishly under pressure. Some don’t pass the time-stare test (“Would you want to see this every Monday morning at 7:12AM while half-awake?”). But this room — and this process — gives us the freedom to fail early and affordably, so what reaches you is sound, beautiful, and thoroughly considered.

It’s trials like these that stop misfit furniture from mass-printing or awkward layout assumptions from becoming household headaches. We believe in minimizing regrets and maximizing practical delight — and the Prototype Testing Center exists to ensure we do just that.

What Guides Our Evaluation

Every new idea is tested against a few central questions that help us hold true to our principles:

Does it solve a real problem in how we live, not just create visual interest?
Can someone with little installation experience make it work?
Does the material behave well across climate shifts?
Can this piece quietly endure trend changes while still feeling intentional?
Is it accessible — financially, ergonomically, experientially?

And finally: Is it joyful? Function matters. But if your eyes don’t light up at least a little when you see it come together, we go back in.

From Prototype to Production

Once a design, solution, or product passes the full battery of prototyping, it begins its journey into formal rollout — sometimes as part of our showcase lines, sometimes tucked charmingly into our seasonal content. But no matter the path, you’ll know it passed through this creative forge first.

By the time projects leave the Prototype Testing Center, they’re more than concepts. They’ve been observed, questioned, slept on, repositioned, reimagined, scaled, softened, and sent through the slow lens of practical living. We can’t wait to share what emerges next — shaped in no small part by your voice and vision, too.

Get Involved

If you’re curious about how to contribute your eye, your thoughts, or even your experimental setups, stay tuned for our open-review sessions and community test callouts. We’ll occasionally invite audience groups to preview design sets before public release. Those who participate often find themselves shaping something tangible — an angled shelf here, a revised lighting temp there — resulting in more relevant design outcomes for everyone involved.

The Design Mind of Kelrisa Talvess

Kelrisa Talvess, founder of Tht Homedec, believes that strong home design begins not with what’s trendy, but with what’s true. Her vision for the Prototype Testing Center was born from decades of watching concept-heavy projects fail due to rushed assumptions and limited real-world testing. From the very beginning, she insisted on a dedicated space where practical detail meets abstract vision — where feedback looped just as loudly as innovation. Today, this space remains a time capsule of her commitment to meaningful, design-forward living.

Visiting, Asking, Connecting

Have a curious thought mid-scroll or a detail-based question about a favorite design? We’d love to hear from thinkers like you. Drop us a line at [email protected], or give us a ring at +1 318-646-5369. Whether you’re a collaborator, a student of design, or a passionate homeowner with vision, we’re listening — and we’re building better because of it.

Open Monday to Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST
1171 Emerson Road
Montgomery, Louisiana 71454
United States

Final Thought: A Laboratory of Living Ideas

At Tht Homedec, the Prototype Testing Center stands as proof that good design doesn’t happen by accident — it’s learned, layered, and lovingly tested. This is where our ideas mature, our questions gain depth, and your insights find fertile ground. Stay tuned and stay curious — the next great interior detail might just be forming here.