For your family
The home you come back to.
- Built around how you live
- Materials made for heat, humidity and salt
- Walk in and it’s done
Studio—Interior Design
Interior designin Playa del Carmen & the Riviera Maya,keys to finished.
- Mood boards and 3D renders of your actual rooms
- Everything specified, sourced, built and installed
- Designed for how you’ll use it: live in it, rent it, or both
No. 1Why Design
One room. Five different homes.
In a building of forty identical units, the interior is the only thing that’s yours. Drag across the room.
As handed overTulum Modern
Concept Lab renders. Send photos of your rooms and get yours in 48 hours.
No. 2What Design Is Worth
Design pays twice.
Once when you rent it, in the nightly rate and the calendar. Again when you sell it, in the offers and the weeks on market.
If you sellWhat agents report
83%
of buyers’ agents say staging makes it easier for buyers to picture the home as theirs.
1–10%
higher offers on staged homes, reported by 29% of sellers’ agents.
49%
of sellers’ agents say staging cut the time a home sat on the market.
Source: National Association of REALTORS®, 2025 Profile of Home Staging. US survey data; the same buyers are shopping here.
If you rent
Guests pay for what they see in the photos.
- Design that holds a higher nightly rate
- Durable, easy-clean, turnover-proof
- Part of PlayaStays: we know what books here
No. 3What We Design
What are we designing?
A condo is about the floor plan. A villa is about the land. A hotel is about the guest. Start with yours.
Condos
Condo Design
A white box in Playacar or Aldea Zama. Keys to finished, with you abroad.
Condo design
Villas
Villa Design
Interiors, terraces, pool and palapa as one composition.
Villa design
Penthouses
Penthouse Design
Two homes, inside and on the roof, designed together.
Penthouse design
Vacation rentals
Airbnb Design
Built to photograph, rent and survive turnovers.
Airbnb design
Boutique
Boutique Property Design
Small hotels and guesthouses with a concept guests remember.
Boutique design
Hotels
Hotel Design
Rooms, lobbies and restaurants, concept to opening.
Hotel design
Retail
Retail Design
Shops and showrooms built to sell.
Retail designNo. 4What’s Included
Every room, every detail.
From the floor plan to the last cushion. Here is what that covers, room by room. Tap a room to see the work.
Living room
- Layout drawn to your floor plan
- Sofa and tables built locally
- Rugs, curtains and cushions
- TV wall and media
Kitchen & dining
- Dining table and chairs
- Dinnerware, glassware, cookware
- Small appliances
- Pendants over the island
Bedrooms
- Beds and headboards built to the room
- Mattresses and bedding
- Closets fitted wall to wall
- Blackout and sheer curtains
Bathrooms
- Towels, robes and bath linens
- Mirrors and lighting
- Storage and accessories
- Vanity styling
Terrace & pool
- Outdoor lounge and dining in teak
- Shade, planters and lighting
- Loungers and outdoor cushions
- Pools and palapas by our construction team
Lighting
- A lighting plan for every room
- Pendants, lamps and sconces
- Dimmers and scenes
- Terrace and garden light
Art & styling
- Art chosen and hung
- Books, objects and plants
- Final styling on reveal day
- Professional photographs
Seven rooms. One presentation, one budget, one reveal date.
No. 6Your Outcome
Designed for what you want from it.
Tell us the goal first. The furniture, the finishes and the budget follow from it.
For income
The property that earns.
- Guests pay for what they see in the photos
- Durable, easy-clean, turnover-proof
- Part of PlayaStays: we know what books here
For both
Live in it. Rent it when you’re away.
- Comfortable for you, durable for guests
- Lockable owner storage
- Locks, Wi-Fi and cameras you run from anywhere
Your dreamThe direction you choose, not a catalog look
Your specsYour floor plan, your must-haves, your pieces that stay
Your budgetOne number, itemized, approved before we order
Your styleTulum Modern, Clay & Fire, Coastal Serene, Jungle Luxe, or yours
No. 7Ways to Work With Us
Three ways in.
Same designers, same standard. What changes is how much of the property we take on.
Package 01
Airbnb Turnkey
from US $3,500
- Your person on the ground: realtor, building, vendors
- Utilities, internet, locks, rental paperwork
- Design and styling as an add-on
Refresh
US $10,000 to 25,000
- Renders and a direction for the rooms that matter
- Sofas, beds, linens, lighting: sourced or built
- Installed, styled, photographed
Full Design
US $25,000 to 60,000+
- Mood board, 3D renders, the whole direction
- Every item listed, sofa to linens
- Build and smart home when the property calls for it
No. 5How It Works
How a design project comes together.
Five steps. You approve each one before the next begins, and nothing is ordered until you have seen it on screen.
01We meet
Your part: tell us the dream
- Your property, how you’ll use it, your budget
- A call, a video or the showroom
- You leave with a range and an order of work
02Mood board
Your part: say yes to a direction
- One direction for the whole property
- Colors, materials, the feel of it
- Approved before anything is drawn
033D renders
Your part: approve the rooms
- Every room on your actual floor plan
- Furniture, lighting and art, placed
- Changes made on screen, not on site
04The list and the buy
Your part: approve the list
- Every item, from the sofa to the linens
- Custom pieces built in our workshop
- Sourced, ordered, received and checked by us
05Install and reveal
Your part: move in
- Our crews install, our designers stage
- Cleaned and photographed
- Keys in hand on the date we agreed
No. 8Why Owners Abroad Hire Us
Built for owners who aren’t here.
Most of our clients are in another country for the whole project. Everything about how we work assumes that.
Featured Work
Casa Verema,
Casa Verema,
Aldea Zama
White box to finished home — turnkey interiors, rooftop plunge pool and full connectivity, delivered as one project.
Casa Verema · the reveal—FAQ
Questions, answered.
What does turnkey interior design cost?
A refresh usually lands between US $10,000 and 25,000. A full design runs from US $25,000 to 60,000+ for a large villa, with furniture, lighting, art, kitchenware and linens included. Every number is quoted in writing after we measure, and you approve one presentation and one budget before anything is ordered.
How long from keys to finished?
You hand us keys and a floor plan; you get one presentation, one contract and one written schedule. You come back to a styled, photographed, ready-to-live-in home on the date in that schedule.
Can you do everything while I’m out of the country?
That’s the point. Most of our clients are abroad for the entire project. We send progress updates, handle deliveries and security, and reveal the finished home when you land.
Will interior design raise my nightly rate?
Design is one of the few things an owner controls that guests pay for directly: it shows in the photos, the reviews and the rate a listing can hold. The studio is the design arm of PlayaStays, which manages rentals across the Riviera Maya, and on a call we’ll show you comparable listings in your building so you can judge the gap yourself.
Does staging or design help when I sell?
In the National Association of REALTORS® 2025 staging survey, 83% of buyers’ agents said staging helps buyers picture the home as theirs, and 29% of sellers’ agents reported offers 1–10% higher. A finished, photographed home is also far easier to show to buyers who are abroad.
What if I already own furniture I want to keep?
We design around it. Send photographs of the pieces that stay and we build the scheme to include them. It costs less than a full replacement and the room ends up reading as yours.
Can I see the design before I commit?
Yes. The Concept Lab turns photos of your rooms into photoreal renders within 48 hours, and the full design is presented and approved on paper before anything is ordered.
Where do you work?
Playa del Carmen, Playacar and Tulum, including Aldea Zama, plus Puerto Morelos and the rest of the Riviera Maya by arrangement.
—Your Design Brief
Six taps. One brief.
Tap your answers and the brief fills in as you go. Send it with your enquiry and a designer replies within one business day with a budget range and an order of work.
1The property
2Size
3It’s for
4Direction
5How much we do
6Keys