Interior designer in Riviera Beach and on Singer Island, Florida

Singer Island's towers stand between the Atlantic and the lagoon, and many units look both ways: sunrise over the ocean, sunset across the water toward the mainland. The buildings range from the Tiara, the island's tallest, to the paired towers at 2700 North Ocean Drive, and each association sets its own rules on drawings, flooring underlayment, contractor insurance, work hours and elevator use. We plan renovations inside those rules, with layouts that respect fixed plumbing stacks, finishes and hardware chosen for salt air, and shading that tames afternoon heat on the west side without giving up the view.

Buildings of three or more habitable stories also face Florida's milestone structural inspections, generally due in the year a building turns 30 and every 10 years after, and the resulting repairs can affect when unit work is allowed. Our project direction service keeps the design schedule, deliveries and the contractor's work in step with building management and sends photo and video reports to owners who are away.

Beachfront property on Singer Island and in Palm Beach Shores falls under Palm Beach County's sea turtle ordinance, administered there by the county's Environmental Resources Management department (ERM). From March 1 through October 31, exterior lights visible from the beach must be disconnected or modified, and installing or replacing a light source in the zone requires an ERM permit.

The rules reach indoors as well. The code requires window treatments on windows visible from the beach, preferring blackout draperies or shade screens, and new lighting plans call for tinted glass or film on beach-facing windows and doors. For condominium common areas, the association applies, not an individual owner. We design lighting and window treatments that comply without leaving rooms dark.

• Lighting plans that show fixture types, locations and shielding
• Blackout draperies and shade screens for beach-facing rooms
• Tinted glass or film coordinated with window replacements
• Pool and terrace lighting planned for the nesting-season shutoff

Palm Beach Shores began when the hotel builder A. O. Edwards bought the south end of Singer Island in 1947 and laid out 631 lots. The town incorporated in 1951. Its streets run north from the inlet, lined with mid-century houses, many restored or being restored, alongside hotels and condominiums, with marinas on the lagoon. The town's Planning and Zoning Board reviews plans for new buildings, docks, seawalls, property line walls and all renovations and additions, judging them against codes, deed restrictions and overall aesthetic value.

We approach these houses by keeping their scale and street character while rebuilding kitchens, baths and storage for current use. The town also sets its own construction hours, shorter in the winter season, so project direction sequences trades and deliveries to fit.

On the mainland, the city's community redevelopment agency has concentrated on Marina Village, the waterfront district just north of the Port of Palm Beach with the city marina, an event center and Bicentennial Park, and on the Broadway corridor. Across the bridge, the Ocean Mall beside the municipal beach holds more than 60,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space in one- and two-story buildings.

For restaurants, shops, offices and medical suites along these corridors, our commercial interior design service starts with a test-fit plan and 3D renderings for the landlord, then produces the finish, lighting and millwork documents the build-out follows. For homes in neighborhoods such as Riviera Beach Heights, a concept consultation and space plan set the priorities for a kitchen or bath update before a licensed contractor prices the work.