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Is a turnkey interior right for you?

What a turnkey interior really means, who it suits best, and the questions to ask before you hand over the keys to your project.

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A turnkey interior means one team takes your project from the first conversation to the day you receive the keys. Instead of hiring a designer, then finding contractors, carpenters, electricians and suppliers yourself, you deal with a single point of contact who coordinates all of them.

Who it suits

  • Families who are busy, or who live in another city or abroad while the home is being built.

  • Owners who want one person to be accountable for design, quality and timelines.

  • Anyone who has managed a renovation before and does not want to coordinate every trade again.

If you enjoy managing the site yourself and want to choose every contractor, a design-only service may suit you better. Both approaches are valid; the right one depends on how much time you can give.

What changes for you

With one team responsible, decisions move faster and fewer things fall between the gaps. Drawings, materials and site work are planned together, so a change in one is reflected in the others. Clients usually find the process less stressful, and good coordination can also save money by avoiding rework and wasted material.

Questions to ask before you begin

  1. What exactly is included: civil work, furniture, lighting, soft furnishings, appliances?

  2. How will I approve drawings, samples and finishes, and at which stages?

  3. How are changes handled once work has started, and how are they priced?

  4. Who is my single point of contact, and how often will I get updates?

  5. What is the expected timeline, and what could affect it?

Staying involved without managing the site

Turnkey does not mean handing over control. You still decide the brief, approve the design and choose finishes from shortlisted samples. A short site visit at each key stage, or regular photo updates if you are away, keeps you close to the work without the daily coordination.

The best turnkey projects start with a clear, written brief. Describe how you live, what you need from each room and what you would not compromise on. Everything that follows is built on that conversation.

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