Interior design in Bandar Utama
Every Bandar Utama home has a story. It’s time to make yours.
Some streets here are three decades old, so the wiring, the pipes and anything added since are where we begin, before a single room is drawn.
Bandar Utama at a glance
- Council
- MBPJ; the township is PJU 6
- Precincts
- BU1 to BU12, on about 1,000 acres
- Homes
- Terraces, townhouses and condominiums
- Built
- BU1 to BU4 from 1991; BU6, BU7 and BU10 in 2004
Bandar Utama renovation starts with what a previous owner left
In Bandar Utama, the Petaling Jaya township of BU1 to BU12, Sundays in Bed is an interior designer for terraces, townhouses and condominiums, and every design starts from the house as it stands.
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Perhaps you’ve just bought here, and the house came with a kitchen extended at the back or a roof added over the front.
Whatever was added, MBPJ had to approve it first, and an addition that wasn’t approved passes to you with the house. So before we draw, we’d set the approved plans beside the house as it stands and mark every difference.
Then look behind the walls. BU1 to BU4 were finished between 1991 and 1996, so original wiring, pipes and the distribution board may be thirty years old: worth an electrician’s check before a new kitchen goes in.
BU6, BU7 and BU10 followed in 2004 as two-and-a-half-storey houses, each with a room under the roof. Before it becomes a bedroom or a study, decide how it will be insulated and aired.
We’d plan that room in a set order: first a way for warm air to leave, then shade for whichever window takes the afternoon sun, and only then the furniture. If the ceiling slopes, the low side suits drawers and the high side the hanging space.
The living hall in the photograph near the top, built-in oak shelves at the foot of the stair, shows how a landing can become a room in its own right.
Bandar Utama interior design, precinct by precinct
In Bandar Utama, the See Hoy Chan township of about 1,000 acres, homes are landed houses in twelve precincts, BU1 to BU12, with condominiums such as Utamara and Bukit Utama 9 among them.
If you’re choosing between precincts, the year each was finished tells you what to check first. We have no building guides here yet, so the rows below are the township’s own dates.
For a house that has changed hands, ask the seller for three things: the approved plans, any MBPJ approval for later additions, and the date the wiring was last renewed, if anyone knows it. Each one saves a guess at the design stage.
Since 29 June 2026, the Bandar Utama station beside 1 Utama has been the end of the new LRT Shah Alam Line, and Kayu Ara station opened the same day.
The Sprint Expressway divides the township, with BU1 to BU10 on one side and BU11 and BU12 on the other, joined by a bridge. Houses differ precinct by precinct too: an EdgeProp sample in 2016 put average built-up areas at about 1,729 sq ft in BU1, 1,810 in BU3, 1,866 in BU4 and 2,616 in BU6, where most are two-and-a-half-storey terraces. Averages aren’t plans, but they show how far the brief can move between neighbouring precincts.
Precincts with a known date
In a house of this age, we’d test the services before choosing a single finish.
- BU1 to BU41991–1996Finished in the first half of the 1990s, so original wiring and plumbing here may be thirty years old or more.
- BU6, BU7 and BU102004Two-and-a-half-storey houses, each with a room under the roof that needs a plan of its own.
Dates checked 26 Sep 2026.
What interior design costs in Bandar Utama
In Bandar Utama, the Sundays in Bed design fee for a four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-storey house with its roof room, two bathrooms and the kitchen redone is an estimated RM34,005–41,135, agreed in writing before we begin.
Consider the room under the roof, and what it adds to the design fee. If you’re turning the space under the roof into a study, you might wonder whether it’s priced like the rest of the house.
It is one room on our list, like a bedroom, at RM3,565. Rooms you leave alone aren’t counted, so a house where only the kitchen and the top floor change costs far less to design than a full refit.
Start from the home most like yours and change the rooms to match. It all runs on your own device, and nothing is sent.
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and the kitchen: 7 rooms at RM3,565, plus living and dining at RM5,485.
What Curated and Bespoke include, and why each range is wide
| Home | Rooms in the estimate | Estimated design fee |
|---|---|---|
| A four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-storey house: the roof room, two bathrooms and the kitchen | 8 rooms, plus living and dining | RM34,005–41,135 |
| A five-bedroom condominium home of about 2,500 sq ft, three bathrooms redone | 9 rooms, plus living and dining | RM37,570–44,700 |
| A four-bedroom terrace, its bathrooms kept | 5 rooms, plus living and dining | RM23,310–30,440 |
Estimates at October 2026 rates; the upper figure adds two rooms you might include later.
Why Bandar Utama’s houses cost less a square foot than its condominiums
In Bandar Utama, renovations published by other firms had a median of RM156 a sq ft and RM370,000 a home, and the houses came in at a median of RM92 a sq ft against RM139 for the condominiums.
If that surprises you, the cost page’s own reading is that much of the recorded work on houses was partial: opening up an older layout, rewiring or replumbing.
So when you compare quotes for a house, ask what each one leaves out. Two prices for the same terrace can describe two quite different jobs.
Renovations other firms have published in Bandar Utama
| Home | Size | Total | Per sq ft | Weeks on site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utamara, 3 bedrooms | 1,500 sq ft | RM370,000 | RM247 | 16 |
| Bukit Utama 9, 5 bedrooms | 2,500 sq ft | RM390,000 | RM156 | 14 |
| 1 Bukit Utama | 1,900 sq ft | RM100,000 | RM53 | 8 |
| Three terraces, 4 bedrooms | 2,100–3,800 sq ft | RM200,000–630,000 | RM80–214 | 8–16 |
| A townhouse, 3 bedrooms | 1,550 sq ft | RM85,000 | RM55 | 5 |
Other firms’ published projects, updated 1 September 2026; scope varies, so read them as a guide. TTDI’s records sit beside them on TTDI and Bandar Utama renovation costs.
Who signs off a Bandar Utama renovation
In Bandar Utama, the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) approves renovation work, and a condominium’s management gives its letter first.
Sundays in Bed designs, draws and manages the project; contractors you choose build it.
If you’re only retiling and repainting, MBPJ’s small-works form covers it without drawings. It stops short of breaking concrete walls or changing the structure, and it allows taking out ten or fewer gypsum or glass partitions.
Anything beyond that needs plans. At the first site visit we’d tell you which side of that line your brief falls on, before any contractor prices it.
Who says yes in Bandar Utama
We’d match your brief to the right MBPJ route before any drawing is priced.
- MBPJ, for small worksTiles, paint and roof finish on the existing structure, without drawings, on MBPJ’s small-works form. Its fees and limits are set out just below.
- MBPJ, for additionsAnything added to a house is approved first, with plans from a registered architect, engineer or draughtsperson, in about 14 working days, and a report on the neighbours’ buildings.
- Your condominium’s managementIts letter of permission is on MBPJ’s checklist, and the contractor must be CIDB-registered. It can also hold a deposit and set a finishing date.
Work runs 8am to 6pm and never on Sundays or public holidays. A roll-on bin is RM300 plus a RM300 or RM600 deposit, except where a management body handles it. We found no guarded-precinct or residents’ association rules published for Bandar Utama, so we ask yours directly. The full process
MBPJ’s small-works form, line by line
- The form. MBPJ-MPK(U/KP) 08.B13, dated 2024, for floor and wall tiles, roof finish on the existing structure, and paint inside or out.
- Fees. RM250 to process the application and RM50 for the renovation banner, plus a building-materials fee of RM324 at a terrace, or RM810 at a semi-D or bungalow.
- Bins. A roll-on bin is RM300, with a deposit of RM300 for 3 tonnes or RM600 for 7; areas with a management body are exempt.
- Limits. No breaking of concrete walls and no structural change. Up to ten gypsum or glass partitions may come out; more needs the demolition form.
- In a condominium. A letter of permission from the JMB or JMC, and a CIDB-registered contractor. The form doesn’t say whether the materials fee applies.
MBPJ’s own FAQ also describes a minor-works permit covering rewiring, tiles and built-in cabinets, approved in 24 working hours. The two don’t quite match, so we confirm with the council which one your job needs.
FAQ
Bandar Utama questions, answered
Is Bandar Utama under Petaling Jaya City Council?
Yes. Bandar Utama is PJU 6, together with Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara, and MBPJ is its council, so MBPJ’s small-works form, fees and hours apply. TTDI, in Kuala Lumpur, answers to City Hall instead.
What does a bathroom renovation in a BU7 house need?
New floor and wall tiles fall under MBPJ’s small-works form: RM250 to process, RM50 for the banner, and RM324 or RM810 to place materials, depending on whether the house is a terrace or a semi-D. Breaking a concrete wall or changing the structure needs plans instead.
On our list, the bathroom is one room. If it sits on an upper floor, the waterproofing under the tiles is the part worth paying for, and we’d ask the contractor to test it before the tiles go down.
A previous owner extended my house. Does that matter?
It can. MBPJ approves any addition before it is built, and one that wasn’t approved passes to the next owner. Find the approved plans, and we’ll compare them with the house as it stands before designing anything on top of the extension.
Do you design condominiums in Bandar Utama as well?
Yes, at the same fee per room. Renovations published by other firms here include homes at Utamara, Bukit Utama 9 and 1 Bukit Utama. The management’s letter comes first, and moved plumbing or a changed window also needs the authority’s approval.
Those published jobs ranged widely, from RM100,000 at 1 Bukit Utama to RM390,000 at Bukit Utama 9, which says more about scope than about the buildings.
How much does it cost to hire an interior designer in Bandar Utama?
Every room we design in Bandar Utama costs RM3,565, with RM5,485 covering open-plan living and dining, so a house of two and a half storeys, with the roof room, kitchen and two bathrooms on the list, comes to an estimated RM34,005–41,135, and a four-bedroom terrace that keeps its bathrooms to RM23,310–30,440. We agree it in writing before we begin, take it in stages, and never set it as a share of what you spend.
What is a normal budget for interior design in Bandar Utama?
A four-bedroom Bandar Utama terrace of 2,001–3,000 sq ft, with two bathrooms of three and the floors redone, would take an estimated RM252k–456k in renovation and furnishing at Curated (Commune, Cellini, Poet Living), or RM479k–971k at Bespoke (Space Furniture, BoConcept, Molteni&C); our design fee is separate, and the seven renovations other firms have published here had a median spend of RM370,000 a home.
What is the 70/30 rule in interior design?
It means one colour or style claims roughly seven-tenths of a room and a second claims the rest, a split that reads as calm without being plain. In the two-and-a-half-storey houses of BU6, BU7 and BU10 in Bandar Utama, we’d carry one 70 from the ground floor up to the room under the roof, so the stair joins three levels into one house, and let each floor vary only its 30.
When was BU7 built, and what size are its terraces?
BU7 was launched in 2001 and finished in 2004: freehold two-and-a-half-storey terraces on intermediate lots of 22 by 75 ft and corner lots of 32 by 75 ft, by StarProperty’s account. Published built-up figures for BU7 disagree, so we measure the house before drawing, starting with the half storey under the roof.
Can renovation work go on at weekends in Bandar Utama?
Not on Sundays or public holidays. In Bandar Utama, work runs from 8am to 6pm, and we found no guarded-precinct or residents’ association rules published here, so we ask yours directly.
Which renovation work in Bandar Utama needs no drawings?
Retiling, repainting and a new roof finish on the existing structure, which MBPJ’s small-works form covers without drawings; it also allows ten or fewer gypsum or glass partitions to come out. Breaking a concrete wall or changing the structure needs plans, and at the first site visit we’d tell you which side of that line your brief falls on.
How big are the houses in Bandar Utama?
It depends on the precinct: an EdgeProp sample in 2016 put average built-up areas at about 1,729 sq ft in BU1, 1,866 in BU4 and 2,616 in BU6, where most are two-and-a-half-storey terraces. Averages aren’t plans, so we measure your own house before drawing.
Where can I read reviews before hiring an interior designer in Bandar Utama?
On Google, where every review of Sundays in Bed sits in one place; the link to read them all is at the foot of this page, under the button to book a free call.
What interior design services do you offer in Bandar Utama?
Bandar Utama’s twelve precincts are landed, so here we lead with renovation design for houses, and towers such as Utamara get condo interior design. We draw the plans, compare contractors’ quotes with you and manage the works on site, and contractors do the building. We also style rooms and furnish them through our Procurement Concierge, and homes outside Kuala Lumpur and Selangor are designed through Virtual Design.
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