Interior Designer in Delray Beach
Cottage-Scale Design Is Its Own Skill
A lot of living here happens in smaller footprints. The historic core is built from cottages and modest 1920s to 1940s homes. Even many newer homes near the beach keep a compact plan. Designing these interiors is not estate design shrunk down. Scale, storage, and light have to be solved room by room, because there is no spare square footage to hide mistakes in.
Palmhouse Design & Build is a design-build firm with 20+ years of high-end residential work in Palm Beach County. We are based at 801 Maplewood Dr, Suite 25, Jupiter, FL 33458. Our Florida General Contractor license is CGC1537109. Call 561-831-4170 to book a consultation.
Designing Inside the Historic Core
The city lists five locally designated historic districts, including Del-Ida Park and Old School Square. The homes there reward a light hand. Original siding profiles, window proportions, and rooflines give these streets their character, and the city’s review process protects the exterior. Inside is where the owner has room to move.
That is where we work. We design interiors that hold the cottage character at the walls and deliver a fully current home within them. Built-in storage does the work that closets never could in these plans. Furniture is scaled to the rooms, not to a showroom floor. Ceiling treatments, trim, and lighting carry the period feel without turning the house into a museum.
One planning note owners appreciate: the city’s Certificate of Appropriateness review applies to exterior changes. Interior remodels generally proceed under a standard building permit. We confirm your property’s status before design starts, and our page on home renovation in Delray Beach covers the review process in more detail.
Coastal Homes East of the Intracoastal
Closer to the ocean, the design questions change. Light is stronger, air is wetter, and the indoor-outdoor line blurs. We build the palette around those facts. Finishes are chosen for how they age near salt water, not just how they photograph. Fabrics and rugs are specified for humidity and sun, so the room still looks right in year three. Window treatments manage glare on east exposures without blocking the view the owner paid for.
The coastal look itself has range. Some clients want a crisp white-and-natural-wood beach house. Others want something warmer and more collected. We do not push a house style. We build the direction with you and then hold it through every selection.
Designed While You Are Away, Ready When You Return
Many of our clients here are seasonal. They leave in spring and want the home transformed by the time they return. We run that schedule as a system, not a favor. Selections are reviewed by video. Orders are placed against confirmed lead times. Our team receives, inspects, and installs while the house is empty. You get one point of contact and a weekly update, and you walk into a finished home in the fall.
One Contract for Design and Construction
When an interior plan needs walls moved, a kitchen rebuilt, or a bath gutted, the design firm and the construction firm are the same firm. That is the design-build difference. The drawings reflect what can actually be permitted and built in your home. Pricing is confirmed before orders go in. One project manager runs the job from the first meeting to the final walkthrough.
For construction scope in the market, see our luxury home remodeling in Delray Beach and our bathroom remodeling in Delray Beach. Browse our interior design portfolio for a look at finished work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you design interiors in Del-Ida Park and Old School Square district homes?
Yes. We design interiors throughout the city’s five historic districts and the surrounding historic core. Exterior review rules stay with the city. The interior is where we work with you.
Does interior work in a Delray Beach historic district need a Certificate of Appropriateness?
Generally, no. The Certificate of Appropriateness review applies to exterior improvements and alterations. Interior remodels typically proceed under a standard building permit. We verify your property’s status before design begins.
Do you work with seasonal homeowners?
Yes. Much of our work in this market runs over the summer while owners are north. Selections happen by video, we manage receiving and installation, and the home is ready when you return. Call 561-831-4170.
Do you offer interior design without construction?
Both. We take on standalone design engagements and full design-build projects where our in-house construction team executes the plan.
When do you hold consultations?
On-site consultations run Monday through Saturday, by appointment. Call 561-831-4170 to book a consultation.
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Interior designer for Delray Beach homes, from the historic core to the beach. Florida General Contractor license CGC1537109. Call 561-831-4170 to book a consultation.