Interior design in Ara Damansara
In an Ara Damansara condo, calm starts with the storage.
New and resale condos, and the gated terraces and semi-Ds. One fixed fee per room, agreed before we begin and paid in stages. We gather and compare contractors’ quotes for you.
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Price your home- The fee
RM3,565 per standard room and RM5,485 for the open-plan living and dining. Fixed in writing before we begin, paid in stages as the project progresses, and never a percentage of your build.
- New condos
Two bedrooms and an open kitchen with the living and dining come to RM12,615; three bedrooms, RM16,180. Bathrooms you keep as handed over aren’t counted.
- The building work
Done by contractors, from quotes we gather and compare with you. We design, draw and manage the project, and we handle the building’s renovation approval; we don’t build.
- When to call
Once the developer gives you a handover date. The design can be ready when you get your keys, and work starts after your defects are reported.
What should you plan first in a new Ara Damansara condo?
Plan storage and the building’s renovation rules before you choose a single finish. In a condo, the management decides when work happens and how materials arrive, and the cupboards decide whether the home stays tidy.
The keys usually arrive with a handover pack: the renovation guidelines, a deposit to pay before work starts, and the hours your contractor may work. Read it before the design is fixed, because it shapes the whole programme.
The front door. Shoes come off here, and in a condo there’s nowhere else for them. Give them a ventilated shoe cabinet, a bench and a hook for keys; closed boxes grow mould in this humidity. Many buildings keep the lift lobby clear, so plan for every pair inside.
The service lift. Carpentry, the sofa and the fridge all come up in it, on booked slots. Measure the lift car and the corridor turns before ordering anything large.
The west window. You can’t shade the glass from outside, and much of the glazing is fixed. Find the afternoon sun before placing the sofa or the television: dim-out blinds, and a solar film if the management allows it.
The yard. The washing machine, the drying rack and the water heater share one small space behind the kitchen. With an open kitchen, the wok’s smoke has nowhere to go: give it a ducted hood, or a glass partition to close off when you cook.
Storage before furniture. Full-height wardrobes, a place for luggage and festive boxes, and a cupboard for the vacuum and ironing board. Built in, they cost less than the clutter they prevent.
The room that changes. A study now may be a nursery later. Run the power, data and air-conditioning piping in now. At TRiARA the walls can be customised, so decide which stay before the carpentry.
If yours is a landed home. Ara Damansara’s gated terraces and semi-Ds get the same fee per room, and the brief turns on the porch, the dry and wet kitchens and the yard. A full renovation of an older house is worth walking through on the call first, since the scope varies from house to house.
Our condo guide covers the rest of a condo brief, and our portfolio shows condos we’ve designed.
How much does it cost to renovate a home in Ara Damansara?
For a new two-bedroom Ara Damansara condo of about 850 sq ft that keeps its developer floors and bathrooms, renovation and furniture come to about RM63k–101k at Essential finishes (Ikea, SSF Home, Harvey Norman), before the Sundays in Bed design fee of RM12,615.
Pick the home closest to yours and adjust the rooms. The design fee is exact; the three ranges show what renovation and furniture typically cost at each finish level until your contractors quote. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
2 bedrooms: 2 rooms at RM3,565, plus the open-plan living and dining at RM5,485. The foyer and utility yard are designed free.
Within each level, the low end is the essentials; the high end adds extras such as a feature wall, LED strips and a kitchen island.
What the three levels mean
Essential. Melamine carpentry, quartz tops, a simple plaster ceiling. Furniture from Ikea, SSF Home, Harvey Norman, Fortytwo.my, Heesz, Kinsen Home, Neo Livin, Ruma Home, Joy Studio and Mumu Living.
Curated. Melamine and laminate, sintered stone, a plaster ceiling. Furniture from Commune, Cellini, Fella Design, Dezign District, Poet Living, Big Brain, Gudang, Crown Livin and Dadswood.
Bespoke. Bespoke laminate, detailed joinery, a ceiling with cornice. Furniture from Space Furniture, Tekni, BoConcept, King Living, Ambient Living, Stanzo, Forest Furniture, Roche Bobois, XTRA, Urban Edge, Molteni&C, Nostaloft, Flexform, Janine and Chesters Collection.
| Home | Essential | Curated |
|---|---|---|
| 2-bed condo 2 bedrooms, about 850 sq ft; floors and bathrooms kept | RM63k–101k | RM122k–226k |
| 3-bed condo 3 bedrooms, about 1,200 sq ft; floors and bathrooms kept | RM74k–118k | RM141k–260k |
| Resale condo 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms redone, new floors | RM124k–193k | RM223k–385k |
| Family condo 4 bedrooms and a study, closed kitchen; floors and bathrooms kept | RM95k–149k | RM175k–319k |
At Essential, furniture comes from Ikea, SSF Home and Harvey Norman; at Curated, from Commune, Cellini and Poet Living.
Priced for a home kept to its layout; a new condo keeps its developer floors. The ranges cover carpentry, ceilings and paint, lighting and wiring, air-conditioning, kitchen appliances and loose furniture, but not a television.
They come from typical costs for each part of the job, not from Ara Damansara projects. For renovations other firms have published around here, see what renovating in Petaling Jaya and Damansara costs. Estimates as of September 2026, not a quotation: your contractors’ quotes are the real number.
How much does an interior designer cost in Ara Damansara?
For a new two-bedroom condo in Ara Damansara, the Sundays in Bed interior design fee is RM12,615; for a three-bedroom, RM16,180, fixed in writing before we begin.
| Home | Interior design | Interior styling |
|---|---|---|
| New 2-bedroom condo 2 bedrooms, and an open kitchen with the living and dining; bathrooms kept | RM12,615 | RM6,065 |
| New 3-bedroom condo 3 bedrooms, and an open kitchen with the living and dining; bathrooms kept | RM16,180 | RM7,780 |
| Resale condo 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and an open kitchen with the living and dining | RM23,310 | RM11,210 |
| Family condo 4 bedrooms, a study, a closed kitchen, living and dining; bathrooms kept | RM26,875 | RM12,925 |
| Older terrace 4 bedrooms, 2 of its 3 bathrooms, the kitchen, living and dining | RM30,440 | RM14,640 |
Rates as of September 2026. A dry kitchen and a wet kitchen count as two rooms.
We’ve assumed not every bathroom needs designing. Count only the ones you’d change.
Design or styling? Choose interior design when something is being built, such as carpentry, lighting or a kitchen. Choose interior styling when the rooms stay as they are and you want the furniture, art and finishing layer.
Rooms, not square feet. A 1,808 sq ft four-bedroom unit costs the same to design as a smaller one with the same rooms. With interior design, the foyer and utility yard are designed free when your home has a bedroom and a living and dining space.
A site visit is RM200, waived if you go ahead with us. The fee is paid in stages as the project progresses.
Why not a percentage? A fee charged as a share of the build rises each time you choose a better tile or tap. Ours is set per room before we start, so it stays where it was agreed.
What about “free design”? It’s usually priced into the build. A separate, fixed fee means the same drawings can go to several contractors, and you compare their quotes like for like.
What happens between the first call and moving in?
We design, draw and manage the project; contractors build it. You choose them from quotes we gather and compare, and your rooms and fee are agreed in writing before work begins.
- The discovery call FreeYour home, how you live, your budget and your key date.
- Keys and defectsReport defects to the developer in writing before any work touches them. The defect liability period runs 24 months from vacant possession.
- The site visit RM200, waived if you go ahead with usWe measure and photograph every room.
- The designLayout, lighting, built-ins and materials, room by room, with one designer from the first call to handover.
- The drawingsWhat your contractor builds from, so the quote and the work match the design.
- The quotesWe gather and compare contractors’ quotes and show you where your budget works hardest. You choose.
- The approvalsWe submit your renovation plan to the management and book the service lift. Your contractor obtains MBPJ’s approval.
- On site, then moving inWe coordinate the works and deliveries and check what’s built against the drawings. Condo renovations published by other firms in KL and PJ ran a median 12 weeks on site.
Which council, and what it costs. Ara Damansara is under the Petaling Jaya council (MBPJ). Its small works approval, for new floor or wall tiles or paint, is a RM250 processing fee plus RM50 for the renovation banner. Work runs 8am to 6pm, never on Sundays or public holidays.
In a condo, MBPJ asks for a consent letter from the JMB or management corporation, which sets its own deposit and rules. Knocking down concrete walls, or anything structural, needs approved plans. Your contractor, who must be registered with CIDB, handles the application.
Do you cover my part of Ara Damansara?
Yes. Sundays in Bed designs homes in person across Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, and all of Ara Damansara is inside that area. A site visit anywhere in it is RM200, waived if you go ahead with us.
New developments we’re following
These are the homes completing in Ara Damansara over the next two years. If yours is one of them, we’ve already done the reading.
- Pinnacle Ara DamansaraDue Dec 2027Two towers · 1,225 semi-furnished serviced apartments, some dual-key, with a covered link bridge to the LRT3 station at SS7
- TRiARA ResidencesDue 2028Sime Darby Property · 450 homes in three blocks, 1,216–1,808 sq ft, with walls built to be customised
- Amara ResidencesDue 2028–29Beside Citta Mall · 412 serviced apartments in one 29-storey tower, two to four bedrooms
Pinnacle’s dual-key units are two homes behind one front door. Tell us whether you’ll live in both halves or let one, because that decides the kitchen, the locks and the storage. Myara Park, Puncakdana’s serviced apartments and SoHo suites beside Citta Mall, has a page of its own.
Neighbourhoods we cover
Ara Damansara (PJU 1A) · Lembah Subang · Citta Mall and Oasis Damansara · Tropicana · Mutiara Tropicana · Kayangan Heights
Nearby, with their own pages: Kota Damansara · Bandar Utama · Subang Jaya · TTDI · Petaling Jaya, and the rest of Selangor.
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Really thankful to have had such a smooth experience with Sundays In Bed from start to completion. Angelica & her team are professional, sincere & easy to work with.
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Along the way, iterations and last minute changes were handled with grace and positivity which made the whole design and construction process actually enjoyable.
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Ara Damansara questions, answered
Do you do the building work yourselves?
No. We design, draw and manage the project, and contractors carry out the works. You choose them from quotes we gather and compare with you, so the renovation cost stays a separate number from our design fee.
Can a room be designed to change use later, like a study that becomes a nursery?
Yes. Tell us on the discovery call, and we plan the power, data and built-ins so the room can change without being rebuilt. Where the walls can be customised, as at TRiARA, that decision comes before the carpentry.
Should I start before I get my keys?
Yes, ideally five to six months before you want to move in, or as soon as the developer gives you a handover date. The design is then ready with the keys, and work starts once your defects are reported.
Do I need a permit to renovate a condo in Ara Damansara?
Usually two approvals. The building’s management approves your renovation plan and holds a deposit, and MBPJ approves small works such as new tiles or paint for a RM250 processing fee. We prepare the plan for the management; your contractor applies to MBPJ.
Do you design landed homes in Ara Damansara too?
Yes, at the same fee per room. For a gated terrace or semi-D, the design covers the porch, the dry and wet kitchens and the yard as well as the rooms. A full renovation of an older house is worth walking through on the call first, since the scope varies from house to house.
Is the design fee a percentage of my renovation budget?
No. It’s a fixed fee per room: RM3,565 per standard room and RM5,485 for the open-plan living and dining, agreed in writing before we begin and paid in stages as the project progresses. It doesn’t rise when you choose a better finish.
Let’s talk about your Ara Damansara home.
A free discovery call. Pick a time, then bring your floor plan, your handover date and the management’s renovation guidelines if you have them. You’ll know your design fee before you commit to anything.