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SENSORY INTERIORS
Sensory-Informed Interior Design for Autism, Neurodivergent Individuals, and Wellness
Spaces
Serving Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, and Families Nationwide
At Sensory Interiors, we design for the human nervous system. Every choice responds to how people see, hear, touch, move, learn, and regulate in the spaces they use every day. Our work blends sensory design, design psychology, and evidence informed strategies to support autism, neurodivergent individuals, families, therapists, clinicians, educators, and medical and wellness professionals who need environments that feel as good as they function.
We partner with parents, school leaders, medical teams, clinical directors, founders, and visionaries across South Florida and nationwide who want more than beauty. They want luxury that honors the senses. They want interiors that reduce sensory overload, improve focus, enhance well being, and create meaningful daily progress for the people who use them.
About
Meet the Founder and story Behind Sensory Interiors
Lily Riefkohl
I founded Sensory Interiors because so many neurodivergent individuals, including myself, struggle with environments that overwhelm the senses instead of supporting them. As someone diagnosed with ADHD, I have always been aware that certain spaces helped me focus, regulate, and feel grounded while others intensified overstimulation. I have known many autistic children and adults throughout my life and have seen firsthand how deeply the environment shapes their comfort, regulation, and daily experience. With autism diagnoses rising every year, the need for sensory supportive spaces continues to grow, yet few designers understand sensory processing or the nervous system. That gap is what moved me to dedicate my work to this field.
Spaces should support the people inside them. They should help children thrive, help families feel grounded, help clinicians work more effectively, and help every individual feel understood by the world around them. Sensory Interiors is the pioneering design
firm dedicated solely to sensory informed interior design, helping families and professionals create environments that truly support wellbeing.
My interest in human centered design began during my Master in Architecture in 2009, when I became fascinated by why certain spaces helped me concentrate and feel calm while others created discomfort and distraction. I became deeply interested in how design influences emotion, behavior, and wellbeing. Later, while completing my Master in Interior Design, I focused intensely on design psychology and how the built environment affects the nervous system. I applied these principles throughout my early residential and commercial work and quickly realized that design is most powerful when it supports how people feel, not just how a space looks.
My professional career began in high end residential design, where I learned precision, craftsmanship, and the importance of creating environments that reflect the lives and rhythms of the people who inhabit them. I later moved to Fort Lauderdale to be closer to my family and to grow in my career. It was there that I found the opportunity to design ABA therapy clinics nationwide and apply my knowledge of design psychology to support the autism community.
Working closely with Clinical Directors, BCBAs, RBTs, and caregivers taught me more than any textbook could. Through collaboration, observation, and continuous refinement, I developed the sensory informed design techniques that I use today. To date, I have designed more than 35 ABA therapy clinics across the United States and created sensory design standards that now guide how I approach homes, medical offices, schools, therapeutic environments, and community spaces.
My mission is simple. I design spaces that feel good to the senses and supportive to the mind, serving individuals and families not only in South Florida but nationwide. Spaces that help people regulate, rest, focus, and live with more ease. Spaces that care for the people inside them, the way design was always meant to.
LRiefkohl
Our Philosophy
Interior Design for the Senses
At Sensory Interiors, our philosophy is rooted in one simple truth. Environments shape people. The spaces we inhabit can calm us, overwhelm us, support us, or work against us. We believe interior design should support the nervous system, elevate the senses, and create meaningful comfort for every individual who walks through the door.
Our work blends sensory design, design psychology, and evidence informed strategies to create interiors that promote regulation, clarity, and wellbeing; while designing for neurodivergent individuals, families, clinicians, and professionals across South Florida and nationwide. Whether we are designing a home, a clinic, a school, or a medical office, our intention is the same. We create spaces that feel good, function beautifully, and honor the people who use them.
Achieve a Space that Supports You
Achieving a sensory supportive environment begins with understanding the nervous system and honoring the people who live and work within it. Our designs help you create spaces that regulate, restore, and support the well being of every individual who enters them. Whether it is a home, an ABA clinic, a therapy center, a school, a medical office, or a commercial space, we create environments that regulate, restore, and remember what matters. When the senses are considered, spaces work better, people feel better, and life flows with more clarity and intention.
We invite you to contact us and begin creating an environment that enhances comfort, improves function, and elevates your daily experience.