The Local Butcher & Market

interior design

A boutique market and butcher shop design for The Local, blending rustic textures, custom tilework, and hand-painted signage into a warm, refined neighborhood gathering place on White Street in Key West.

Decorative tile floor with intricate geometric patterns in shades of brown, beige, black, and cream.
A storefront window with a circular logo featuring a goat standing on the back of a pig, with a chicken on the goat's back. The logo includes text for a local beer, butcher, cherry, and market, established in 2019.

Project details

The Local Butcher & Market brought a boutique sensibility to the neighborhood butcher shop, blending rustic textures with clean, modern design on White Street in Key West. Marky Pierson led the interior design and creative direction of the space, incorporating custom tile mosaics, hand-painted signage, and layered finishes that balanced craftsmanship, warmth, and functionality. Designed as an inviting neighborhood market, The Local offered a refined yet approachable experience rooted in quality, character, and community.

Completed in 2019

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Photos by Nick Doll

Interior of a butcher shop with a display case full of various cuts of meat and a chalkboard menu listing meat prices. There are baskets of onions, tomatoes, and dried herbs in the foreground, and a sign that reads 'Boucherie' above the door in the b
Close-up of a mosaic tile floor with intricate geometric patterns in shades of brown, black, and white.
Interior of a grocery store with display cases of cheese and meat, a refrigerated section for produce, framed black and white photographs on the wall, a decorative bull skull, and wooden accent walls.
A circular sign featuring a sketch of a cow with a chicken on its back. The sign indicates a farm-to-table concept and includes the text "Est. 2019" and "The Local" with additional words related to butcher and market.
A police officer standing next to a vintage police car in a tropical setting with palm trees in the background.
Close-up of a mosaic tile floor with a pattern of small square tiles in shades of brown, black, and white. The pattern includes a square border with a central design of black tiles.
A decorative tile pattern with black and beige geometric designs, partially installed on a white floor with some unfinished areas.
Inside a butcher shop with a display case filled with various cuts of meat. There are baskets of tomatoes and onions on the left, a blackboard menu on the far left, a sign that reads 'Boucherie' above a door in the background, and a small table with
Interior of a small grocery or specialty food shop with a glass display case filled with various cheeses, a wooden shelf with fresh produce and signs, black and white framed vintage photographs on the wall, and a decorative cow skull mounted on a woo
A black and white photo of a butcher shop at a market with signs that say 'D.D. Collins'. There are people working behind the counter with various cuts of meat and fish displayed on the counter.
Decorative mosaic tile floor with geometric patterns and colors, near a glass door and a nearby wooden basket.