cost of furnishing a 3 bed vila
cost of furnishing a 3 bed vila
My wife and I have just purchased a 3 bed villa .. ready in Nov(hopefully) and want to get an idea of how much we should set aside for fully furnishing it ( incl kitchen ). We want to furnish with good quality in a Thai style.
Re: cost of furnishing a 3 bed vila
That's really almost an impossible question as you don't mention how many square meters you have to furnish and if you want to go high, medium or low end? "Thai style" is also a very nebulous thing as there is traditional (you'll be sitting on wood) or more modern say Thai-Asian/Western style. Type of wood is also a big issue, teak, rosewood or something more common and much less expensive.pinsharp wrote:My wife and I have just purchased a 3 bed villa .. ready in Nov(hopefully) and want to get an idea of how much we should set aside for fully furnishing it ( incl kitchen ). We want to furnish with good quality in a Thai style.
Anyway, I'm going through similar for a move in November into a 310 sq meter house. I'm setting aside 1 million Baht to fully furnish it to medium end, mix of Thai and Western. That includes outdoor and pool furniture also. I'll let you know in December how far off I was, either up or down? ( I hope down)
Pete 
310m? Big house, Pete. From my humble experience (but I only have 200m) 1m baht will see you settled in confortable luxury.
I think we can stretch your point on kitchens a lot further. If pinsharp wants genuine Thai, you can cut that down to one gas burner and a sink. Iy you want something that looks good and has what one might call "quality" to it, then 250 - 300k including appliances.
Pinsharp - most people will give you the same advice. You can furnish a place quickly and easily from Index or Home Pro, but it can be pricey. If you come over for a while andshop around, you'll get much better quality at less farang-orientated prices. Good luck - it's a loathsome job.
I think we can stretch your point on kitchens a lot further. If pinsharp wants genuine Thai, you can cut that down to one gas burner and a sink. Iy you want something that looks good and has what one might call "quality" to it, then 250 - 300k including appliances.
Pinsharp - most people will give you the same advice. You can furnish a place quickly and easily from Index or Home Pro, but it can be pricey. If you come over for a while andshop around, you'll get much better quality at less farang-orientated prices. Good luck - it's a loathsome job.
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There's other stuff in there too Jim. I have to supply the two refrigerators, wall oven, water pumps, hot water machines for bathrooms/kitchen, ceiling fans in place of standard lighting fixtures, glass enclosures for the showers, salt water chlorinator for the pool as I can't handle chlorine well, screens on the windows/doors, drapes throughout, lawn sprinkler system. There is a lot of stuff in there besides furniture. I agree it is a loathsome job, It's the end of the process and probably the worst part. Pete
PS: The place started at 260 sqmt but I pushed the whole thing a meter wider and removed a large upstairs balcony and turned it into an office.
PS: The place started at 260 sqmt but I pushed the whole thing a meter wider and removed a large upstairs balcony and turned it into an office.
Our place up in Issan is furnished about as Thai style as you can get, and I don’t think I’ve hit 50,000 baht yet!
Last year I was driving up by the Cambodian border and found a six seat dinning table carved from a tree root for 4000 baht with chairs, the only problem is you need about six people to move the damn thing! I also got a carved wooden settee for 1300 baht.
Last year I was driving up by the Cambodian border and found a six seat dinning table carved from a tree root for 4000 baht with chairs, the only problem is you need about six people to move the damn thing! I also got a carved wooden settee for 1300 baht.
You're right, there's bargains to be had galore up-country on some very good and unique furniture. Alas, here in Pattaya maybe once or twice a year a truck will show up from Cambodia with some nice hand made stuff on it for a reasonable price. Reasonable means about 50% less than what you would pay in a shop here. We got a nice dining room table with six chairs made of some kind of hardwood but not Teak , Rose or Mahogoany. I think it was 6,000 baht and it does weigh a ton, especially the top. The only hang up with it is the finish. Done well but not well enough, some bubbles in the varnish and rough spots but the wood grain is magnificant. I should probably have it all sanded and re-varnished once again...maybe down the road. PeteSTEVE G wrote:Our place up in Issan is furnished about as Thai style as you can get, and I don’t think I’ve hit 50,000 baht yet!
Last year I was driving up by the Cambodian border and found a six seat dinning table carved from a tree root for 4000 baht with chairs, the only problem is you need about six people to move the damn thing! I also got a carved wooden settee for 1300 baht.
