Furnishing a rental property in Nieuwegein and Utrecht

A room is only ready for a tenant when everything is in it: the bed put together, the wardrobe with doors, the lights on the ceiling. I furnish rooms and studios for landlords in Nieuwegein and Utrecht: I assemble and place what is delivered; who orders what, we agree up front. For the full picture see the page for landlords.

What I do in a room or studio

Beds and wardrobes. Beds with drawers underneath, loft beds and desks. Wardrobes with sliding doors and PAX wardrobes. Anything that has to be fixed to the wall, I fix. That applies above all to tall wardrobes and loft beds. More about the assembly itself is under furniture assembly.

Kitchenette. A kitchenette with a cupboard in a room or studio, placed where it belongs. Water and drain connections must already be there, or they need work first. That is part of the renovation.

Lights. Ceiling lights, pendant lights and wall lights. I hang them and connect them to an existing connection. Spots, lamps and sockets are part of the agreement we make up front.

Wall decoration and the rest. Mirrors, shelves, curtain rails and wall decoration. A TV unit, a coat rack, a dining table. If the wall is not smooth yet, I make it flat first and paint or wallpaper afterwards, so you do not see seams or bumps.

What that looks like

The clearest example is the house converted into rental rooms. Every room has its own shower, a kitchenette, a wardrobe and a bed. The wardrobes are wood-effect and the beds have drawers underneath. The kitchenette is white with a dark worktop and a sink with a black tap. In the attic rooms with sloped walls the wardrobes and kitchenettes are fitted into what was there.

The project home fully fitted out shows wardrobes with sliding doors in the bedrooms, beds with bedside tables, a TV unit with an electric fireplace and a dining table with chairs. I have also handed over rooms with beds and wardrobes assembled, a kitchenette, a shower and a built-in wardrobe, and rooms with a TV unit, coat rack and kitchenette.

Custom wardrobe or standard

In a plain rectangular room a standard wardrobe fits. In an attic room with sloped walls or in a niche, nothing standard usually fits. Then I make the wardrobe to measure, so no space is lost. You can read more under custom-built cupboards.

Small jobs in the same visit

Furnishing brings small jobs that fit into the same visit. Hanging a lamp takes little time when I am there anyway. The same goes for a stair gate that has to be fixed firmly at the top or bottom of the stairs, a curtain rail or a shelf. Put it on your list and I finish it in one visit. If there is more on that list, for example a sealant edge or a sticking door, that belongs under handyman and maintenance.

The same layout in every room

If you have several rooms you can give them the same set-up: bed, wardrobe and table in the same place. That is your choice. For me it means the work runs in the same order per room.

What to arrange beforehand

Measure the doorway, the stairwell and the height of the room before you order furniture. A bed or wardrobe that does not fit up the stairs in its box becomes a problem on the day of the assembly. Have the parcels put in the room where they belong, so nobody has to carry them through the house. And check at unpacking that everything is complete, because a missing screw or panel is better found a day before the work than during it. Who orders what, we agree up front.

Before or after the renovation

Furnishing comes at the end of a renovation, but you can also have it done separately in a property that is already finished. If demolition or tiling is still on the programme, that goes first, because there is no point assembling furniture while dust is still being made. What that involves is under renovating a rental property.

Send me the address, the number of rooms and what has to go in them through the contact page. Then you hear what I would do.