Serving Brooklyn, New York
Interior Design Firm in Brooklyn, NY
Interior design for Brooklyn's landmarked brownstones and the converted warehouses along its waterfront, from Brooklyn Heights to DUMBO.
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Est. 1996 · ASID & IIDA Members · WBENC Woman-Owned · 500+ Projects · 3M+ Sq Ft Designed
Interior Design in Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn interior design runs into the Landmarks Preservation Commission before it runs into anything else. Brooklyn Heights became the city's first designated historic district in November 1965, months after the landmarks law itself was signed. Cobble Hill followed in 1969, Park Slope in 1973, and DUMBO not until 2007, decades after its cast-iron warehouses had already been cut into loft apartments. Four different designation dates, four different rulebooks, and every one of them governs the brick facing the street, not what happens behind the front door.
That distinction is most of the job. INSABELLADESIGN has practiced interior design across the New York metro since 1996, and a landmarked brownstone's interior, the parlor floor, the primary suite, the kitchen at the back, is the owner's to reconfigure once the Commission has signed off on the facade. Knowing which battles are worth fighting on Pierrepont Street and which floor is actually load-bearing is the work that happens before a single finish gets picked.
Neighborhoods we serve: Brooklyn Heights · Park Slope · Cobble Hill · Carroll Gardens · DUMBO · Fort Greene
Palm Beach, FL
Palm Beach Residence
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Hunter, NY
Hunter Residence
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Princeton, NJ
Princeton Residence
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Luxury Residential Interior Design in Brooklyn
In the brownstones of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill, the facade stays close to what the Commission already approved: the stoop, the ironwork, the cornice line. Behind it we rebuild almost everything, a real kitchen island where a butler's pantry used to be, a primary bath carved out of a small back bedroom, plaster medallions and marble mantels repaired rather than replaced. The garden level usually becomes where the family actually lives.
DUMBO is the opposite problem. Its warehouse shells, cast-iron columns, timber ceilings, window openings the Commission won't enlarge, have been fixed since the 2007 designation, so the design work is about what goes inside that envelope. We build millwork around the columns, warm the palette against the original brick, and fit closets into a floor plate built for freight elevators, not a family of four.
- Brownstone restoration
- Waterfront loft & condo design
- kitchens built around real cooking
- Spa primary baths
- Garden-level renovation
- Custom millwork & built-ins
- Landmark & board approvals
- Art curation
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Commercial Interior Design in Brooklyn
Brooklyn's commercial buildings sit inside the same historic districts as its houses, so a restaurant build-out on Montague Street or a gallery in a Cobble Hill storefront answers to the same Commission review as a stoop repair next door. We design restaurants, boutique retail, creative offices, and medical and dental practices across Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, and the brownstone blocks, with millwork and lighting suited to a shell the tenant can't alter.
Professional
WPOF Law Firm
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Corporate
Designer Greetings
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The INSABELLADESIGN Difference
Every Brooklyn project runs through founder Beth Insabella Walsh personally, from the first landmarks or board filing to the last piece of art on the wall. On a block where the Commission has final say over the front elevation, having one person accountable for both the application and the design keeps the two from working against each other.
INSABELLADESIGN has designed interiors across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Florida since 1996, and is ASID- and IIDA-credentialed and WBENC-certified as woman-owned. For a Brooklyn Heights brownstone or a DUMBO loft, that means a firm that has already done the paperwork this kind of building requires, more than once.
Selected Work
Projects from our portfolio closest to Brooklyn in both location and character.
Palm Beach Residence
Palm Beach, FL. A sophisticated Florida condominium using light, color, and custom furnishings to support indoor and outdoor living.
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Hunter Residence
Hunter, NY. A mountain home designed around its views, making the landscape the centerpiece of every room.
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WPOF Law Firm
Professional. A legal environment designed to communicate stability, competence, and attention to detail.
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I've had the privilege of working with Beth Insabella on several homes throughout the past 25+ years. Beth has impeccable taste and with her talented team, each project was a testament to her firm's creativity, expertise, attention to detail and professionalism. Whether starting with a blank slate or repurposing existing furnishings with new fabrics and colors, INSABELLADESIGN delivers stunningly beautiful, yet highly functional spaces, specifically tailored to the client's needs. I look forward to our next collaboration!
30+ Years of Experience
500+ Projects Completed
3M+ Sq Ft Designed
98% Client Satisfaction
How a Project Works
1. Start with a conversation
A consultation at our Little Silver studio or your property. We talk through the space, the scope, how you live or work in it, and what you want the finished project to accomplish. No obligation, and you will always be speaking with Beth.
2. Design and decisions
Space planning, materials, millwork and cabinetry design, lighting, and furnishings developed into one coherent plan, with drawings and documentation your contractor and trades can actually build from.
3. We carry it to the finish
We coordinate the trades, manage orders and timelines, and stay on the project through installation and styling, so you get a completed space rather than a plan left for you to assemble.
About INSABELLADESIGN
- Nearly 30 years of award-winning residential & commercial design (est. 1996)
- ASID & IIDA professional members · WBENC-certified, woman-owned firm
- Full service: detailed space planning and design documentation, custom kitchens & baths, millwork, furnishing, install
- Every project led personally by founder Beth Insabella Walsh
- Trusted by the architects, builders, and trades our clients rely on
- Sourced materials, custom fabrication, and finishes held to an exacting standard
Nearby Areas We Serve
Part of our New York interior design service area.
Brooklyn Interior Design FAQs
Are you interior designers or interior decorators?
We are a full-service design firm. That means space planning and design documentation, custom kitchens and baths, millwork, lighting, furnishing and installation. Decoration is part of the work, not the whole of it.
What does full service include?
Drawings, custom millwork and casework, lighting design, finishes, furnishings, procurement, trade coordination and installation. We coordinate the trades and manage the schedule.
Have you worked in this area?
The studio is in Little Silver and we work across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Florida, Brooklyn included.
Do you design commercial spaces as well as homes?
Yes. Alongside residential work we design medical, corporate, government, retail and multifamily interiors.
Do you take single rooms, or only whole homes?
Both. Scope runs from a single room to a full renovation or new build.
How do your fees work?
It depends on scope, from a single room to a full renovation or new build. After an initial consultation we provide a detailed proposal.
Who leads the project?
Beth Insabella Walsh, the firm’s founder, leads every project.
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Brownstone gut or DUMBO loft, INSABELLADESIGN designs Brooklyn interiors built to clear the Landmarks Commission and hold up daily.
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Serving Brooklyn, Kings County, and communities throughout New York