Med spa interior design.
Med spa interior design has to feel like a luxury sanctuary and run like a clinic — a calm, photogenic guest experience over surfaces that wipe down fast and support real treatments.
A practice that works the way you do — and feels calm.
Med spa interior design does two jobs at once: it has to feel like a luxury sanctuary and run like a clinic — selling the brand on social, calming the guest, and still wiping down fast between treatments.
We come from a family heritage in dentistry and design, so we speak the language of a working clinic. We get the operational reality — and we know how to make it warm.
We answer the hard ones early.
“What will it cost?”
We answer cost on day one — not after three meetings. Use our estimator for an instant range, then we refine it together in feasibility.
“How long will it take?”
You get a realistic, milestone-based timeline up front, so you can plan your opening and your financing with confidence.
“Will it disrupt my med spa?”
For remodels, we phase the work around your schedule — zone by zone or after hours — so you keep seeing patients.
“What about permitting?”
We design with plan check, ADA, and your local jurisdiction in mind from the first concept, and support the path to permit.
“Will the space support the work?”
Treatment rooms are planned around your devices and turnover — plumbing, power, and storage coordinated so the space supports real treatments, not just photos.
“Will it still feel like me?”
Your brand drives the design. The result is unmistakably yours — warm and human, never a clinical template.
Four things a generalist misses.
Spa-calm experience
Lounge, retail, and treatment zones are tuned for a premium, unhurried guest journey.
Clinical durability
Beautiful finishes that still clean easily and turn over quickly between appointments.
Flattering light
Lighting is designed to flatter guests and still serve clinical tasks where needed.
Brand & social
Spaces are composed to photograph beautifully for the social-driven med spa market.
Selected med spa work.
CORR — Center for Optimal Repair + Recovery
Pasadena, CA
A members-only recovery center rendered in seamless white — cryotherapy, chromotherapy, and an ocean running through it.
FACES Center for Surgery
Torrance, CA
A facial surgery center wrapped in white-oak slats and garden light — with a planted olive tree growing out of the wall.
Estimate your med spa build-out.
An instant, directional range for your project — with a detailed line-item breakdown.
Estimated Nickerson design fee
$25,000 – $45,000
dental practice · 2,800 sq ft · concept through The Grand Finalé
Directional planning range — not a quote
Construction budget to plan for
$648,000 – $1,085,000
$231–$388 / sq ft — paid to the general contractor you select, not to Nickerson. We design and coordinate; your GC builds (and we can refer trusted partners).
Where the construction budget goes
See how your contractor’s budget typically splits — construction, millwork, finishes, and more — instantly.
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Directional Southern California planning figures — not a quote. Nickerson Design is an interior design studio: the design fee is ours; construction is contracted separately with a general contractor you select (we can refer trusted partners). Equipment, permits, and site conditions can move the numbers; everything is confirmed together in feasibility.
Med spa design by city.
From our California home market to our expansion in Texas, Tennessee, and Washington.
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Med spa design FAQ.
The questions owners ask us most. Don't see yours? Ask us directly.
We also design dental offices, medical practices, optometry practices, veterinary practices, and surgical & aesthetic practices.
- We zone a calm, premium front-of-house against a private treatment core, then specify finishes that look luxe but clean fast and hold up to daily clinical use.
- Plan for two numbers: our interior design fee, and your construction budget with a general contractor (we design; your GC builds). Construction varies with finish level, treatment-room count, and equipment. Our cost estimator shows directional ranges for both.
- Yes — we compose spaces to photograph well and create a guest experience that supports rebooking, a key med spa growth metric.
- Treatment rooms are planned for acoustic privacy, fast cleaning, and efficient turnover, with device power, plumbing, and storage coordinated up front.
- Often — we frequently convert retail or office shells into med spas, zoning a calm retail/lounge front and a private treatment core within the existing footprint.
Building a med spa?
Book a design consult — we'll talk through your space, your equipment, your budget, and your timeline, and tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.