A space doesn’t feel special because it’s full. It feels special because it’s considered. There’s a difference between decorating and designing, and clients feel that difference the moment they walk in.
Color drenching is one of the fastest ways to change the mood of a room. One tone across walls, trim, doors — it wraps you. It pulls the eye inward and makes the room feel resolved. It doesn’t have to be loud. A soft clay tone or a muted green can do more than a busy palette ever will.
Wallpaper is my forever obsession. It can hold a room together without needing a single piece of art. It gives a space its own personality — sometimes quietly, sometimes boldly — but it always gives something back. I don’t believe wallpaper should cover space. It should carry space.
Molding is like the detail work on a couture dress — invisible to some, but everything to the people who notice. It changes the structure of a room. It gives it a frame. You don’t always point to it, but you feel when it’s done right — it’s what makes a room feel complete.
Personal accessories add life, not clutter. A book actually read. A ceramic piece brought back from travel. A framed note. These things carry presence. They don’t fill space — they claim it. When I’m working on a home in Boca Raton, Delray, or West Palm Beach, this is always the last layer, and it’s usually the one the client connects to the most.
Custom rugs settle a room. They define scale and anchor the layout. We design rugs often at Nikki Levy Interiors, because “almost right” sizing never works. When the rug is customized, the entire room finds its rhythm.
Lighting sets the temperature of a space. One lamp can soften a room instantly. A strong fixture can anchor the whole design. Layers of light can shift mood without changing a single piece of furniture. Lighting is not about brightness. It’s about intention.
Sometimes a space needs a hero piece — one item that creates direction for everything else. It might be a vintage chair, a custom table, a sculptural console, or a piece of art that tilts the energy just slightly. Design doesn’t always start with paint or tile. It often starts with the one thing that feels inevitable.
And every so often, a room deserves a single unapologetic choice — the total I don’t care, I love it moment. The “one total screw-you piece.” It might be scale, material, color, lighting — but it shifts the energy and wakes up the space. Not decorative. Not safe. Honest.
Collections give history. Galleries give perspective. Art, pottery, sculpture, textiles — when displayed with intention, they tell a story about the person who lives there. A home in West Palm Beach or Delray can hold the same visual sophistication you’d expect in Paris or London — as long as it’s curated, not copied.
At Nikki Levy Interiors, every space is approached the same way: design should feel personal. It should feel lived, not staged. A room becomes special when it carries the life of the person it belongs to — and when the details are done with care.