Design & Luxury Furniture News

Walking into an empty apartment can feel like trying to read a room with the lights off. We break down how professional stagers actually see unfurnished space in Dubai, so you can spot the potential before anyone else does.

A great interior project needs more than beautiful furniture. Explore how Dubai furniture partners work with designers on bespoke pieces, sourcing, delivery and the finishing touches that bring a whole space together.

Custom designer furniture typically costs 15 to 30 percent more than a comparable ready made piece and takes 6 to 8 weeks to arrive, while ready made furniture is usually cheaper upfront and can be delivered within days. The gap in price mostly comes down to made to order labour and materials, and the gap in time comes down to the fact that nothing sits pre built on a shelf waiting for you. Once you understand why those two gaps exist, the decision gets a lot easier, because it stops being about which option is better and starts being about...

The rule is simple: your rug should be large enough that at least the front legs of your sofa sit on it, and ideally all four if the room allows. Here's how to size a rug for small, medium and open-plan Dubai living rooms, the spacing to leave around the edges, and the placement mistakes that make an otherwise well-furnished room look unfinished.