Whole-Home Furnishing: What Is Included?

Typically included

• A dimensioned furniture plan for every room in scope.
• Custom furniture designed and made to measure.
• Selected furniture and lighting, specified to the scheme.
• Built-in cabinetry: wardrobes, dressing rooms, media walls, display cabinets, panelling and window seats.
• Rugs, curtains, upholstery and bedding coordinated across rooms.
• A consolidated schedule of items, materials and finishes.
• Production with specialist manufacturing partners.
• Coordination of packing, international freight and delivery.
• Styling: objects, art placement and final arrangement.

Coordinated with others

Architectural, structural, electrical, plumbing and other building work is carried out by appropriately licensed professionals. We coordinate our drawings with theirs. Installation and site work can be coordinated with qualified local partners where available.

Agreed per project

Every home is different, so scope is agreed at the start. Some clients want every room; others want the principal spaces only. Some want everything new; others want to integrate pieces they love.

How the scope is defined

At the start of a project we walk through the home room by room and agree what is included: which rooms, which pieces are custom, which are selected, which existing pieces stay, and what is excluded. This becomes the basis for the design fee, the specification and the schedule, so there are no surprises later.

Typical deliverables

• Furniture plans for each room in scope.
• Material and finish boards, with physical samples.
• 3D visualisations of key spaces where helpful.
• Dimensioned drawings for custom furniture and cabinetry.
• A consolidated schedule of every item, finish and quantity.
• A delivery plan sequenced around your programme.

Questions to ask any provider

• Which rooms and items are included — and which are not?
• Who is responsible for measurements, and when are they verified?
• How are samples provided and approved?
• How are freight, delivery and installation handled at my location?
• What happens if something arrives damaged?

Clear answers to these questions are a good sign that a whole-home project will run smoothly.

How it differs from buying furniture

Buying furniture means choosing finished products. Whole-home furnishing means designing how every room will work first, then specifying, making or selecting each piece to fit that design, and coordinating everything so it arrives as one home rather than a series of deliveries.

Existing furniture and art

Few homes start completely empty. Pieces you love — an inherited table, a collection of ceramics, a favourite chair, artworks — are documented at the start and placed deliberately in the new scheme. Often they become the reference point for a room: the palette, proportions and lighting are chosen to let them be seen at their best.

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