Furniture in dubai

irishfamabroad · #1 (**permalink**) 18th January 2012, 10:34 AM

Hi We are hopefully making the move to Dubai in the next few months. Just wondering if a 3 bed apartment can be furnished relatively cheaply... If so from where? Or is it worth shipping from Ireland?

dizzyizzy · #2 (**permalink**) 18th January 2012, 10:47 AM

there is a huge second hand furniture market , check out dubizzle.com so you get an idea of what's available. lots of ikea stuff in relatively good condition as tons of people come and go all the time, so if you're willing to buy second hand and are good at haggling you can find some pretty decent deals. However a 3 bedroom place will be more expensive to furnish so if you have a moving allowance it might be worth shipping some of your furniture here.

EmilieTS · #3 (**permalink**) 19th January 2012, 03:37 AM

We're getting whatever we can from Dubizzle, except mattresses and maybe the sofa/living room. Some stuff on there my husband's looked at is barely used at all, seems expats work and move a lot. The dining room and all "hard" furnishings, if you look there is a really huge selection. I personally dont love Ikea for most furniture, I'd rather get slightly used but more durable.

bluefoam · #4 (**permalink**) 19th January 2012, 10:08 AM

There is everything here from Ikea, all the way up to high quality expensive stuff.

The cost of shipping furniture would be quite high. I would recommend, taking any signature/sentimental pieces and buy new furniture to complement it - you can buy cheap & replace things as you go, until you have the furniture you want.

I've been here a year & my apartment may as well be an Ikea showroom...

anj1206 · #5 (**permalink**) 8th February 2012, 10:55 AM

There are some good stores but they sell branded furniture which can be quite steep. There is one company that sells a range of beds and mattresses on-line. You can try them for some good deals. I will try and find their website and post it here.

Eng.Khaled · #6 (**permalink**) 8th February 2012, 10:59 AM

If you are not willing to pay much you can to sharjah (15 mins away from dubai off peak time) and there's this big furniture market along emirates road where you will find good fairly priced furniture, new and second handed.

RoBombay · #7 (**permalink**) 1st April 2012, 01:17 PM

I move in the last week of April. I was having a look at Ikea's products and there is stuff that is well priced. But I would like to compare with other places as well, not just Dubizzle. Is there anything online that I could have a look at? Do they throw in the move products as well? Or do I need to organize that? Ikea does if I spend AED 2500 which will easily happen.