An interior designer for Manhattan homes
Manhattan interior design is our in-person residential work across the island: pre-war co-ops, new condos, lofts and townhouses, designed to feel refined, layered and genuinely yours. We work in person from the Upper East Side to Tribeca, and virtually if you prefer. Renter-safe or full renovation, one room or a whole home.
The Manhattan homes we work on
Every kind of Manhattan home has its own rules and quirks. We design around them, not against them.
Pre-war co-ops
Classic sixes, sevens and eights with the details people move to Manhattan for: beamed ceilings, herringbone floors and real moldings. We update how they live while protecting what makes them pre-war.
New condos and towers
Glass-and-steel condos with light and views but little warmth. We layer in texture, material and a point of view so a new unit feels like a home rather than a listing photo.
Lofts
Tribeca and Soho lofts where the challenge is warming and zoning a large open space without boxing in the volume and light that make a loft a loft.
Townhouses
Upper East and Upper West Side townhouses, multiple floors made to flow as one home, with the original architecture kept and the layout brought up to date.
Studios and small apartments
Where every inch counts. Double-duty furniture, defined zones and vertical storage make a compact Manhattan apartment live far larger than its square footage.
Pieds-a-terre
Second homes and city bases designed to feel effortless and ready: a calm landing spot that works the moment you walk in.
Every Manhattan neighborhood, in person
We come to you across the island, uptown to downtown:
Beyond the island? We also design across New York City, in Brooklyn and Westchester, and virtually nationwide.
Design that fits how Manhattan lives
Manhattan is a mix of owners with boards to answer to and renters who still want a real home, so we work two ways and you pick the level of help.
Full residential design
For owners who want it handled: layout, sourcing and install for the whole apartment or a single room, planned within your building’s rules. See full-service design.
Renter-safe design
Reversible, removable upgrades that transform a leased apartment and lift out clean on moving day. Our full approach is on the rental-friendly design page.
Virtual, on your schedule
Skip the visits: share your space, get a complete plan and a shoppable list you install yourself. See virtual design.
Design led by someone who thinks in numbers
Michael Intérieurs is led by Michael Charles, who spent two decades in data science before training at the New York Institute of Art and Design. Every choice is made for how a Manhattan home actually performs and feels once you live in it, not just how it photographs. Rated 5.0 on Google.
Michael has an incredible eye for design, detail and functionality. His vision made the entire project come together beautifully. Would absolutely recommend. 10/10.
Very professional and dedicated. He took time to visit my apartment to give me an estimate and draft examples of what we could do. Very impressed.
Manhattan interior design, answered
Yes. Most Manhattan buildings have alteration agreements and board rules, and we design within them: what the building allows, which contractors are approved, and the documentation a board wants to see. For renters we keep everything reversible, so there is nothing to approve.
All of them, in person: the Upper East and Upper West Sides, downtown from Tribeca and Soho to the West Village and Chelsea, Midtown, Flatiron, Gramercy and Murray Hill, and up through Harlem.
It depends on scope and how hands-on you want us. A per-room Quick Fix starts at $500, a full virtual plan you install yourself at $1,000, and full-service, where we design, source and install, at $1,200. The pricing page has the full breakdown, and the cost guide covers what drives it.
Yes. If you would rather skip in-person visits, we design your Manhattan apartment online: you share photos and measurements, and we send a complete plan and a shoppable list you install at your own pace, for a fraction of full-service pricing.
Designing for Manhattan, specifically
Manhattan design is its own discipline. The buildings, the rules and the square footage shape every choice.
The pre-war co-op reality
Manhattan’s best apartments come with the most rules: board approvals, alteration agreements, approved-contractor lists and a lobby you cannot block for a week. We plan around them from the start, so the project actually gets approved and finished.
Small-footprint luxury
Manhattan square footage is the most expensive in the country, so every inch has to earn its place. We design for storage, flow and double-duty without the apartment ever feeling crammed.
The Manhattan look
Refined, layered and personal rather than showy: natural materials, art-forward walls and comfort that reads as considered, the quiet-luxury end of design rather than the trend end.
That is the balance most Manhattan clients want, elevated but livable, and it is what we design to.
Let’s design your Manhattan home
Book a free discovery call or take the 2-minute quiz for a custom estimate. In person across Manhattan, or virtually.