Interior design in Cheras
Your Cheras home, ready to welcome you back.
On a terrace, the way in from the porch shapes the plan; at The Courtyard, every ground-floor room looks into an inner court. Either way, we design what greets you first.
Cheras at a glance
- Councils
- DBKL, MPKj and MPAJ
- Homes
- Landed townships and new high-rise
- Transit
- The MRT Kajang Line
Cheras interior design starts with which side of the line you’re on
Cheras is a neighbourhood that straddles Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, with three councils, DBKL, MPKj and MPAJ, and Sundays in Bed designs condos and landed homes on either side of the line.
Two Cheras addresses can answer to different councils. Alam Damai, where Emerald Hills stands, is Kuala Lumpur, under DBKL. Bandar Damai Perdana, home of The Courtyard, is Selangor, under the Kajang Municipal Council. The names even sound alike, and so do Taman Segar in KL and Taman Segar Perdana across the line.
So before anyone quotes for new grilles, a new floor or an awning, we’d confirm which council your address falls under. The permit, its fees and its deposit all follow from that one answer.
Cheras is really two kinds of home. The established townships are largely landed: Taman Midah was developed from 1968, and Bandar Mahkota Cheras is mostly two-storey terraces. What is completing now is mostly high-rise, much of it near the MRT Kajang Line, whose stations include Taman Midah, Taman Connaught, Taman Suntex and Bandar Tun Hussein Onn.
The kitchen pictured at the top, its long stone island and the study behind glass, shows one way a dry kitchen can sit with the dining table in a terrace or a larger condo.
Cheras interior design around a courtyard, and at Emerald Hills
Cheras has two developments with a Sundays in Bed guide, Emerald Hills in Alam Damai and The Courtyard in Bandar Damai Perdana, and most of what is completing around them is high-rise.
If your home is a superlink at The Courtyard, the plan turns on its middle. Between the living room and the dining area sits an internal courtyard, under a double-height void with clerestory windows to let the air move.
We’d design that courtyard before any other room, because everything on the ground floor looks into it. Keep the planting simple, light it from low down for the evenings, and choose finishes for the rooms on either side that can share its light.
Emerald Hills is a different brief again: a gated estate around a 2.3-acre lake, with condominium towers and terrace houses on the same land.
Landed
On a terrace 22 ft wide, the route from the porch to the yard decides the plan, so we draw it first.
- The CourtyardCompleted 202662 two-storey superlinks, each with four bedrooms, four bathrooms and an internal courtyard.
- Emerald Hills, Garden TerracesJul–Sep 2022181 two- and three-storey terraces of 2,484–3,281 sq ft, the back lanes laid out as tree-lined parks.
Checked against developers’ notices, 26 Sep–4 Oct 2026.
In the towers
In a dual-key home, we’d plan the second door and its small kitchen as carefully as the main one.
- Emerald Hills, North Towers2025Towers C and D hold 786 homes of 840–1,400 sq ft; Tower C has the estate’s first dual-key units.
- Emerald Hills, South TowersJul–Sep 2022592 homes of 840–1,195 sq ft in Towers A and B.
- Levia ResidenceDue early 2027778 homes of 938–1,364 sq ft in two 36-storey towers at Pandan Perdana.
- Desa Tiara ResidencesDue 2028350 freehold homes of 1,080–1,359 sq ft in Bandar Mahkota Cheras.
- Sunway Velocity 3Due end-2028Serviced residences of 721–1,076 sq ft at Sunway Velocity, linked to the Maluri stations.
Homes we’ve designed, nearest to Cheras
Setia Sky Seputeh
Seputeh
We designed two condominium homes at Setia Sky Seputeh; of our documented projects, they are the closest to Cheras.
Look at the two Setia Sky homesWhat interior design costs in Cheras
In Cheras, the Sundays in Bed design fee for a four-bedroom superlink at The Courtyard, with its kitchen, is an estimated RM23,310–30,440: a fee per room, agreed in writing before we begin.
With four bathrooms, the fee is only for the rooms you change. If your house came with points for the air-conditioning and the hob and little else, the kitchen is the first room to draw. The Courtyard’s specification lists no kitchen cabinets, wardrobes or air-conditioners, so the joinery is yours to plan from day one.
The fee is a sum of the rooms we draw for you. Lot size doesn’t enter it, and four bathrooms you’re happy with cost nothing.
On a narrow lot, spend first where you’ll feel it daily: the kitchen, the wardrobes and the lighting on the stair.
Start from the closest match, a condo or a terrace, and set the rooms. Nothing you choose here is sent to us.
2 bedrooms: 2 rooms at RM3,565, plus living and dining at RM5,485.
What Curated and Bespoke include, and why each range is wide
| Your home | What the lower figure covers | Estimated design fee |
|---|---|---|
| The Courtyard, a four-bedroom superlink | 4 bedrooms and the kitchen | RM23,310–30,440 |
| The same house, two bathrooms redone | 4 bedrooms, the kitchen, 2 bathrooms | RM30,440–37,570 |
| A new four-bedroom terrace with two kitchens | 4 bedrooms, dry and wet kitchens | RM26,875–34,005 |
| A three-bedroom Cheras condo, about 1,100 sq ft, open kitchen | 3 bedrooms | RM16,180–19,745 |
Estimates only, on September 2026 rates. Upper figures allow for rooms added later: two in a home of 1,200 sq ft or larger, one in a smaller one.
What a Courtyard house is handed over with
Points for seven air-conditioners, a kitchen hob and hood, and one solar water heater. No kitchen cabinets, wardrobes or air-conditioning units appear on the specification. The houses are laid out north to south, on lots 24 ft wide.
- Type A, on 24 × 90 ft lots: 3,136 sq ft, or 3,537 sq ft on a corner (19 houses).
- Type B, on 24 × 80 ft lots: 2,738 sq ft, or 3,097 sq ft on a corner (43 houses).
From the developer’s brochure; your sale agreement governs. No renovation costs have been published for Cheras homes, so the calculator’s ranges come from typical costs for each part of the job.
Renovating in Cheras: three councils, and a deposit worth protecting
In Cheras, DBKL approves work on the Kuala Lumpur side, the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) on most of the Selangor side, and MPAJ in the north around Pandan Indah.
We design and manage the project; contractors you choose build it.
On the Kajang council’s side, a deposit rides on your paperwork. MPKj’s small-works permit carries a RM200 deposit, and the owner’s declaration on the form says it isn’t returned if the work strays from the approved plan.
So there we’d keep the drawings and the approved plan as one document, and walk the contractor through both before the first tile is lifted.
The time to call is before you order grilles, an awning or new floors, since those are the works the permit covers.
Who says yes in Cheras
We’d confirm your council first, because the paperwork, the fees and the deposit all differ.
- DBKL, the Kuala Lumpur sideTaman Midah, Taman Connaught, Alam Damai, Bandar Tun Razak, Bandar Sri Permaisuri and Taman Segar. For a condo, the permit form asks for the written consent of the JMB or management corporation.
- MPKj, most of the Selangor sideBatu 9, Taman Suntex, Bandar Mahkota Cheras, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn and Bandar Damai Perdana. Its small-works permit, for floor finishes, grilles, doors, windows or an awning, is RM135 in fees plus the RM200 deposit, valid for a year.
- MPAJ, the northPandan Indah, where the council has its headquarters, and the northern part of Taman Cheras Hartamas.
On the Selangor side, the state sets site hours for its councils: Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm, and none on Sundays or public holidays. Under MPKj, a skip and building materials left outside each add RM100 a month. In any condo, the management approves your plan first. The full process
FAQ
Cheras questions, answered
Which council approves renovation in my part of Cheras?
It depends on the address, and a few names are traps. Alam Damai is Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) while Bandar Damai Perdana is Selangor (MPKj); Taman Segar is KL and Taman Segar Perdana is MPKj. For Taman Maluri, Cochrane and Taman Mutiara, confirm with the council before you apply.
Do you design terrace and superlink houses as well as condos?
Yes, on the same per-room terms. A house at The Courtyard starts with its internal courtyard; a terrace starts with the route from porch to yard. Our specialty is new homes after handover; an older terrace varies so much that we’d rather see it, or talk it through, before suggesting anything.
Do you design homes at Emerald Hills?
Yes. Emerald Hills, by GuocoLand in Alam Damai, has 1,378 condominium homes in four towers and 181 terraces on the same estate, so the first conversation differs: storage and the management’s rules in a tower, the porch, both kitchens and the yard in a terrace.
How should I choose an interior designer in Cheras?
Ask each one how the fee is charged, and whether you’ll get drawings you can take to more than one contractor. Ours is a fee per room, agreed in writing before we begin and never a percentage of your build, so contractors’ quotes compare like for like.
How much does an interior designer cost in Cheras?
With Sundays in Bed, a four-bedroom superlink at The Courtyard, kitchen included, is estimated at RM23,310–30,440 in Cheras, and a three-bedroom condo of about 1,100 sq ft with an open kitchen at RM16,180–19,745. Both add up rooms at RM3,565 each, plus RM5,485 for open-plan living and dining, agreed in writing before we begin.
How much does an interior designer cost per day?
No day or hourly rate applies. In Cheras, on either side of the state line, we charge a fee per room, agreed in writing before we begin, and the hours behind it don’t change the sum.
What is a normal budget for interior design in Cheras?
Curated finishes (Commune, Cellini, Poet Living) in a new four-bedroom terrace of 2,001–3,000 sq ft with a dry and a wet kitchen come to an estimated RM177k–345k for renovation and furniture, and in a new three-bedroom Cheras condo of about 1,100 sq ft to RM141k–260k, both before the design fee. If your house is under MPKj, add its small-works permit: RM135 in fees and a RM200 deposit that is kept if the work strays from the approved plan.
What is the 70/30 rule in interior design?
It asks for one leading choice and one supporting one: roughly seven parts of a room in a single colour or material, three in another. At The Courtyard in Cheras, whose specification lists no kitchen cabinets or wardrobes, you choose both from the start, so we’d carry the leading material through the joinery of every room and let the internal courtyard bring the contrast.
Can renovation work in Cheras happen on weekends?
In Cheras, that depends on which side of the state line your address falls. Under MPKj and MPAJ, as everywhere in Selangor, contractors may work from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday, and not at all on Sundays or public holidays; in a Kuala Lumpur tower such as Emerald Hills, the management’s renovation rules govern, and as they aren’t published, we’d ask for them first.
What counts as renovation work in Cheras?
On the Selangor side of Cheras, MPKj’s small-works permit names the jobs: new floor or roof finishes, grilles, changed doors and windows, and awnings, which carry a RM100 plan fee of their own. On the Kuala Lumpur side, DBKL’s permit for a condo needs the JMB’s or management corporation’s written consent before anything is touched.
Where can I read reviews before hiring an interior designer in Cheras?
On Google: the link Read every review on Google sits at the foot of this page. Of our documented projects, the closest to Cheras are two condominium homes we designed at Setia Sky Seputeh, which have a page of their own.
Is there an interior design cost calculator for a Cheras home?
Yes, on this page. Start from the closest match, a condo or a terrace, and set the rooms: it shows an estimated design fee and the renovation and furniture range at Curated (Commune, Cellini, Poet Living), and nothing you choose is sent to us.
What interior design services do you offer in Cheras?
In Cheras we lead with renovation design for terraces and Courtyard superlinks, and towers such as Emerald Hills get condo interior design. We draw the plans, compare contractors’ quotes with you and manage the works on site, and contractors do the building. Interior styling and our Procurement Concierge furnish the rooms, and Virtual Design is how we design homes outside Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.
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