Key Largo Interior Design for Homes That Work as Hard as You Play
Specializing in coastal homes, vacation rentals & second homes with personalized design solutions.
Key Largo is the first key and the fastest escape: close enough to Miami for a Friday night arrival, far enough that the water changes color and your shoulders drop. It's where boat days outnumber beach days, where Ocean Reef neighbors set a quiet standard, and where a weekend home earns its keep fifty-two weekends a year.
We design for exactly that rhythm. Merritt Design Co. is a Florida Keys interior design studio creating timeless, durable interiors for Key Largo homes, second homes, and vacation rentals. We live in the Keys; we design for this climate from the first material selection, and we handle everything so your drive down ends at a home that's ready, not a to-do list with a dock.
The perfect getaway.
Key Largo is more than just a destination; it's a lifestyle. Whether you own a vacation rental, a second home, or a primary residence, great design can make all the difference in how your property is enjoyed and perceived.
Why Key Largo Homeowners Choose Merritt Design Co.
Vacation Rental Expertise
Most Key Largo rentals bought the same catalog. Ours don't blend in. We design listings that photograph beautifully, survive turnovers, and earn rates worth bragging about.
Second-Home Simplicity
You bought here to be on the water, not to spend Saturday waiting on a delivery window. We handle everything from our end. Your only job is the drive down.
Turnkey, Start to Finish
We design the whole home as one thought, then finish it completely. Furniture placed, art hung, beds made. You open the door to done.
Designed to Hold Its Value
The Keys punish shortcuts. Humidity, salt air, and sun destroy whatever wasn't specified to face them, so we only select materials that endure. Buy once, enjoy forever.
"In Key Largo, you can leave your troubles behind and embrace the simple life."Our Services
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Full Interior Design Services
Transform your Key Largo property with our comprehensive full-service interior design. Whether you're reimagining a vacation home, updating a short-term rental, or creating the perfect second-home retreat, we provide turnkey solutions tailored to your unique needs.
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Vacation Rental Furnishings & Turn-Key
Guest-ready design packages for short-term rentals and investment properties.
“I loved working with Rebecca of Merritt Design Co.! She is super-talented, down to earth, and just such a pleasure that she makes the design of a home, which can be a stressful undertaking, a journey of learning and joy. Rebecca helped us turn our vacation home into a true retreat. She worked hard from beginning to end, not just on the design, but also on sourcing, coordinating, and ensuring that every item was perfectly placed. I highly recommend Rebecca for all your design needs.”
Designed for the Key Largo Lifestyle
Life here revolves around the water. Mornings at Pennekamp, afternoons on the boat, evenings that migrate to the porch and stay there. Your home has to keep up: interiors that flow to the outdoors, storage that swallows dive gear and rods, and fabrics that don't flinch at wet swimsuits and sunscreen.
That's how we design in Key Largo. Every layout, material, and finish is chosen for the way you actually live here, so the house works as effortlessly as the weekend feels.
Frequently asked questions
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Yes. We design Key Largo vacation rentals for Airbnb, VRBO, and other short-term platforms, built to photograph beautifully, withstand back-to-back turnovers, and earn the reviews that justify premium nightly rates in a market full of listings that all bought the same catalog.
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Constantly. Many of our Key Largo clients live in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, or out of state and use their home on weekends. We live in the Keys and handle everything on the ground, from deliveries to install day, so your drive down ends at a finished home instead of a project list.
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The ones specified for it from day one. We select performance fabrics that shrug off humidity, sunscreen, and wet swimsuits, marine-grade hardware that won't corrode in salt air, and solid woods or powder-coated metals instead of veneers that delaminate in the moisture. Quality pieces chosen once, not replaced on a schedule.
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That's most of what we do here. Key Largo homes need storage that swallows dive gear, rods, and coolers, entries that forgive wet feet, and layouts that flow from dock to kitchen to porch without friction. We design for the life you actually came here to live.
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Every piece ships to a receiving warehouse where it's inspected before heading down to the island. Damaged items get resolved before you ever know they existed, and installation is coordinated so your home comes together in days, not months of staggered boxes arriving while you're two hours away.
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Most furnishing projects start at $15,000+ per room, with remodels and renovations scoped individually. We're always upfront about investment before we begin, because a beautiful home shouldn't come with financial surprises. You'll receive a detailed proposal after your discovery call, tailored to your home and your goals.
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Both, and the difference matters. Weekend homes get designs that are effortless to arrive at and easy to leave, while full-time residences get the deeper functional planning daily life demands. Either way, the standard is the same: timeless, durable, and completely finished.
Ready When You Pull InPicture the Friday version of this: you leave Miami after lunch, hit the stretch where the mangroves take over, and pull into a home that's completely finished. Nothing to assemble, nothing waiting on a signature, nothing between you and the water. Just a house that works, a weekend that starts the moment you park, and Sunday arriving far too soon.
That's what we build. Let's talk about yours.