Residential Fit-Out Cost Per Square Foot in Dubai: The 2026 Benchmarks
Residential fit-out cost per square foot in Dubai runs AED 120 to 250 for a refresh, 250 to 450 standard, 450 to 800 premium and 800 to 1,200…
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Dubai interior design and renovation guides
Practical notes from our studio on budgets, approvals, joinery, handover and living through a renovation in Dubai.
Kitchen layout dimensions: the clearances that decide whether your kitchen works
A kitchen fails in the gaps, not in the finishes. Two kitchens can have the same marble, the same cabinet fronts and the same appliances, and one is…
Walk-in wardrobe design: the dimensions that make the space work
600mm depth, 900mm aisles, stacked rails and island clearances: the numbers to check before joinery shop drawings, plus lighting and AC details.
Lighting Design in a Dubai Renovation: Layers, Colour Temperature and the Sheet You Hand Your Electrician
Most Dubai renovations budget the lights last, and it shows. The tiles are imported, the joinery is custom, and the ceiling has six identical downlights in a straight…
Marble, Travertine or Porcelain: How Dubai Floors Actually Age
Every Dubai client asks the same question in the material showroom, usually while standing in front of a honed marble slab: will this still look like this in…
Villa renovation permits in Dubai: which approvals you actually need before work starts
A tradesperson telling you no permit needed is the most expensive sentence in a Dubai renovation. What has to be approved, by whom, and how long it takes.
Snag Lists, Retention and Sign-Off: The Fit-Out Handover Done Properly
Handover is the formal transfer of the completed works. The contractor walks you through the finished space, you inspect against the approved drawings and specification, and everything that…
Joinery Shop Drawings: Why the Detail Set Decides Whether Your Carpentry Fits
Custom joinery is the part of a fit-out where drawings and reality meet millimetre by millimetre. Most disputes, remakes and site delays in bespoke carpentry trace back not…
Five Decisions That Quietly Rewrite a Dubai Fit-Out Budget
Structural scope, joinery lists, MEP relocations, lighting plans and timeline optimism: the five decisions that move a Dubai fit-out budget most, and the order to make them in.
Villa Renovation in Dubai: The NOC and Approval Timeline Nobody Quotes You Upfront
Most renovation conversations in Dubai start with design mood boards and end with a price. What almost never gets discussed at the start is the paperwork that sits…
