Furniture for a new house.

[Wolfy]

Hey guyz, I am finally able to get my new home and now I have to furnish it, I went to many furniture shops for bedroom sets but they are not so beautiful and they are not cheap as well since I need 5 bedroom sets so the total is somehow jawdropping expense for me, those shopkeepers are asking hell lot of money I have been searching internet and found China bedroom sets beautiful and they are cheaper due to very limited use of wood in their bed sets and they are being imported here in Pakistan the price is reasonable and they are good for 4-5 year use as well, I need a little help here about the retailers if there are any importers with showroom here in Karachi?

 

[cobby]

well its hard to find , help from here , such things are do handled by person himself , cause we might here know big shops and they sell at huge prices

for cheap and good one , one has to do search himself

 

[sinnersaint]

check 13-D market in gulshan, there are good sets there as well...

 

[wfsoomro]

Yup like the huy said 13-D market bhi achi hai and there is another furniture market near the gharibabad/yaseenabad area you can check that out too.

 

[Blastwave]

Alright

The big furniture markets that won't rip you off.

Araam Bagh

Saddar [near OMI Hospital / IBA Campus] Beautiful wooden furniture.

Nursery: Furniture Market near laal kothi

Karimabad: near SMS Agha Khan School [lotsa shops on the main road]

Korangi Express way [Before IQRA University] way too many shops

 

[haroonshaikh]

Visit Liaquatabad and the places Blastwave mentioned... U need to look at cheaper places. All u need to look for is the type of wood used in furniture. If its fine den ur good to go..

 

[sinnersaint]

^ how does one check the quality of wood? i myself am looking for home furniture. i've checked the 13-d market only, don't have time to visit the entire karachi markets. there is a lot of price difference in 13-d as well....any suggestions?

 

[deltree]

Read sunday newspapers many families leaving abroad sell lot of their stuff including furniture!

 

[haroonshaikh]

On second thought
If u got carpentry skill then build urself one here
Install Castors, Cut Plywood, Tighten and Enjoy!
and
DIY Platform Bed with Floating Nightstands

OR get the wood from market and get it made by a carpenter. a carpenter would charge very less as compared to ready made bedroom sets.

 

[sinnersaint]

^ nope, i don't think so brother. the ready-made are cheap as compared to the one made by carpenter as the shops which sell the finished product, make it in batches, so it costs less to them.

 

[Wolfy]

^ well i spent my whole day yesterday searching for my answers and here is what I found. China is not cheap nor that awesome to be paid a handsome amount for them, markets varies too much for even same kind of design and wood even shops opened side by side has differences in prices.

 

[sinnersaint]

so, did you buy the furniture? if so, from where?

 

[K3yser]

Hey! Having recently been tru the same ordeal, I'll share my experience with you: I mainly needed 5 items for my room (Bedroom) a Bed (duh), a PC table (double duh ) , a solid Almaari, a side table and a dresser/table with a mirror thingy.

I went to two of the places that [MENTION=39471]Blastwave[/MENTION] mentioned; Nursery and Saddar. Both places have wonderful items, tho I hadda buy a NEW bed , and I was able to get a great used Dresser & Side table from Nursery no problem. As for the new bed, I spent most of my budget on it buying new, and in the remaining amonunt I trolled tariq Road looking for a "skilled" carpenter who could follow my instructions and designs, bought him wooden sheets (also from tariq road) and had the PC table and Almaari made at my place. Both items cost me at least 40% less thn market price and were upto my specs.

Also, regarding 'China ka maal' I HIGHLY recommend you stay away from it at least in the Bed department as they tend to get creaky after just a couple of years. get something with at least twin bars running down the middle of the bed (incase of a Queen/King size) and be sure to check the 'swayability' of the bed like you check a car's shocks/suspension when testing.

Hope this helps bro!

 

[Wolfy]

^so how much did it cost you, you may have got more budget than me but my range is from 110k to 125k not more than that, more over can you show pics of your bed to me i can have an idea of its worth too.

 

[K3yser]

^so how much did it cost you, you may have got more budget than me but my range is from 110k to 125k not more than that, more over can you show pics of your bed to me i can have an idea of its worth too.

I had a max budget for 50k... Total damage was like this:

Bed (queen size) from tariq road: 23,000. There's these 'Platform' style beds in markets these days... absolutely amazing stuff very Japanese and chique...Removed the headboard coz it was a gaudy red color monstrosity! Otherwise the price was a solid 25k.
Dresser+Sidetable for 10,600 (used). Closet (9,000) and PC table (8,800) coz I have some future expansion plans of another table being inserted in its side... the extra thing that killed my budget was the transportation charges!!! the suzuki wala charged a frikking Rs. 2500 for hardly 3km drive to the bed to my place!

I think with a bit of patience and searching you cn find a lotta good deals in these markets. I had an 'expert' employee from my office with me so he was 'Teh AuthoriTAH' on price and material side that helps a lot!!

 

[Ahmed11121]

Well if you need refurbished and used (in great quality) Go to Lines Area or Nursery. You will get a bed-set in 30k and which you can't say it's new or used. Otherwise new showrooms ones will atleast cost you a lac per bed set.