Interior design studio website cost in Palm Beach: local agencies vs Kolonell (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Palm Beach, an interior design studio website built by a local agency costs, as a 2026 order of magnitude, between 15 000 and 60 000 USD, among the highest levels in Florida, driven by an estate clientele. Kolonell delivers the portfolio, service pages and a qualified project inquiry form at a fixed price: 2 900 USD, 4 900 USD or 8 900 USD, with a written schedule on Premium (usually 4 to 6 weeks). On the island, the real question is discretion: showing craft without exposing owners who do not want their homes online.

What are studios on and around the island paying for a website?

Cautious orders of magnitude, based on public price pages of Palm Beach County and Miami agencies, minimum project sizes shown on Clutch.co, hourly rates published by high-end South Florida agencies (often 125 to 200 USD per hour) and rates visible on Upwork.

A Palm Beach agency can stage an estate shoot and knows the visual codes of the local clientele; Kolonell does not. Kolonell provides a project manager, copywriting, a fixed price and a complete access handover, for a fraction of the budget. The team is based in Senegal (GMT), 4 to 5 hours ahead of Florida depending on the season; Google Meet calls on your time, a weekly written update, payment by bank transfer or Wise, 50 % at kickoff and 50 % at delivery. Details on our international website offer.

Is discretion compatible with a portfolio?

Yes, if it is designed in from the start. Several options, with no heavy development:

• Anonymized projects: "Mediterranean-style residence, North End", with no name, no address and no recognizable facade.
• Unindexed pages shared by direct link with a qualified prospect, for projects the owner agrees to show privately. A true client area with logins is a custom application, quoted separately.
• Details rather than wide shots: millwork, fabrics, collection pieces, which prove the level without revealing the house.
• For yachts, no vessel name or flag without the owner's written consent.

These choices also ease the personal data question: a photo of a home can reveal an address or faces, so blur, crop and keep the client's written consent.

Three years of costs for a high-end studio

Same maintenance assumption and same photo budget on both sides. Interiors photographers working on the island often charge more than the state average.

Photography is more than a third of the Kolonell total: normal for a studio whose portfolio is its main argument.

Plan by plan: what a Palm Beach studio gets

Which local context should the site reflect?

The island of Palm Beach concentrates large residences, many in the Mediterranean Revival style associated with Addison Mizner, around Worth Avenue and the residential North End and South End. Across the lagoon, West Palm Beach adds recent residential towers and offices, Jupiter waterfront homes, Wellington an equestrian clientele. The county's yacht yards and marinas, and the Palm Beach boat show each spring, feed a market for interior fit-outs and refits. The clientele is largely seasonal and international.

On the island, some projects go through the town's architectural review and historic preservation procedures: the site can explain how the studio works with the architect in that framework, without promising outcomes. On titles: Florida regulates interior design through the Board of Architecture and Interior Design, with a residential exemption; check with the Board how to describe yourself and whether your license number must appear in your advertising. The title of architect is protected. The ADA is the basis for frequent claims in Florida: aim for WCAG 2.1 AA, alt text included. This is not legal advice.

Before you sign: five checks

• The web license of existing photos, often bought for a magazine.
• Written consent from every owner and yacht owner shown.
• Ownership of the domain and the hosting account.
• Gallery weight: 8 MB images drive mobile visitors away.
• The cost of adding a project after delivery, written into the quote.

Mini case study

Illustrative example. Victoria L. runs a five-person studio in West Palm Beach: half of the work is island estates, a third is yacht interior refits. A high-end agency proposes 38 000 USD. Kolonell proposes Premium at 8 900 USD, with a FR/EN site for her European clients and two inquiry paths. Four projects need photography, including one yacht, at about 1 800 USD each, so 7 200 USD.

Kolonell total: 8 900 plus 7 200, so 16 100 USD. Gap with the agency quote: 38 000 minus 16 100, so 21 900 USD.

FAQ

How much does an interior design studio website cost in Palm Beach in 2026?

A high-end local agency charges roughly 15 000 to 60 000 USD, a freelancer 3 500 to 10 000 USD. Kolonell offers 2 900, 4 900 or 8 900 USD at a fixed price.

How do we show projects owners want to keep private?

With anonymized projects from Growth at 4 900 USD, and unindexed pages shared by link on Premium. A client area with logins is quoted separately.

Can you present our yacht refits?

Yes, with a dedicated path on Premium. No vessel name is published without the owner's written consent.

Can the site be in Spanish?

Bilingual FR/EN is included on Premium. Spanish is supplied by you or quoted separately, like any other language.

Who handles photography?

You, or a local photographer you book: Kolonell does no shoots and no visits. On the island, expect 1 200 to 2 500 USD per project based on published rates.

Let's scope your project. Send us your projects, what can be shown publicly and what must stay private, and we come back with a fixed-price plan and a written schedule. Request your free quote or see the international offer.