Interior designer at Palma Mont Kiara
By the lake at Palma Mont Kiara, a home that’s yours.
Bare, half furnished or full of a landlord’s choices, we’ll arrange it around how you live: furniture, lamps, rugs and art that can travel on with you. No renovation needed. Just a home that feels like you.
A low walnut cabinet, a rattan chair, a wool rug and one good lamp, enough to make a three-bedroom flat feel lived in.
- Developer
Sunrise Bhd, now UEM Sunrise, freehold
- Completed
1994
- Homes
About 400, in two 36-storey towers
- Grounds
Eight acres around a man-made lake, with two pools, tennis and squash courts
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Making Palma Mont Kiara feel like home: floor plans and styling
At Palma Mont Kiara, styling means working with the flat as it stands and adding what makes it yours: furniture, lamps, rugs and art, no builders.
Most homes are three bedrooms in roughly 1,200 to 1,400 sq ft.
Arriving at Palma, the gardens come first. Sunrise finished it in 1994, among the first condominiums in Mont Kiara: two towers around a man-made lake, paths through the planting, two pools. Thirty years of growth have made that green the obvious place to start a room from.
- About 1,208 sq ftThree bedrooms and two bathrooms, the plan listed most often
- 1,280–1,390 sq ftThe same three bedrooms and two bathrooms, with a little more living space
Approximate sizes, taken from sale and rental listings and our own building notes. A few listings mention bigger homes we couldn’t confirm, which is one more reason we measure.
What a Palma flat comes with
After three decades, no two Palma flats are alike inside. Some keep the 1994 kitchen and wardrobes, others have been redone twice; some are let bare, some partly furnished. We start by seeing which you have.
The third bedroom is the hard-working one. It may need to be a child’s room this year, a study the next and a bed for visiting parents over the holidays, so a sofa bed or a fold-down desk earns its place there.
Some flats look down on the lake. If yours does, low furniture by the window keeps the view in the room.
Styling a rented Palma Mont Kiara home
Rent at Palma Mont Kiara and almost everything loose is yours to change: sofa, rugs, lamps, curtains, art.
Drilling, hacking or anything built in waits for the landlord’s written consent, then management’s rules.
Landlord’s furniture already in place
Plenty of Palma flats are let with a few pieces left behind. We look at each one honestly: a solid dining table earns its keep, a tired sofa can go back to the landlord if the agreement allows, and a bookcase might be better in the third bedroom.
Holes in the wall
Hooks, rails and shelves leave marks, so most tenancy agreements want the landlord’s agreement first. Without it, art can lean on a sideboard, a standing lamp can do a ceiling light’s job, and a freestanding rail can turn the third bedroom into a dressing room.
Furnishing for the next move too
A sofa that suits a Palma living room will fit most flats you move to afterwards, which makes this an easy building to buy for. We still favour rugs, lamps and art that pack well, and avoid anything made to measure for a rental.
Owners letting the flat
EdgeProp reported in 2018 that short-term lets such as Airbnb are strictly prohibited at Palma. So a let flat here is furnished for a household staying a year or more: hard-wearing fabrics, fewer ornaments, a proper desk.
Styling at Palma Mont Kiara, from first call to install day
Your Palma Mont Kiara stylist stays with the job from the first call to the day the last lamp goes on.
We plan, you choose, and we put it all in place once the pieces are here.
The styling itself is a week or two. New furniture is what sets the pace: allow four to twelve weeks for orders, so the sofa and the dining table are chosen before anything else.
Everything big travels up in the tower lifts, and we check management’s delivery hours and booking before a date is agreed with a supplier.
- A call about the household FreeWho is moving in, when the lease starts, and which pieces are coming from the last home.
- A visit with a tape measure RM200, deducted if you go ahead with usEach room measured, the third bedroom and the balcony assessed, and the landlord’s pieces noted.
- Our fee in writing, then the planThe rooms and the fee agreed first. Then a layout for each room and a list to buy from, sofa and table at the top.
- BuyingOrder from the list yourself, or let our Procurement Concierge place the orders and track them.
- The installWith everything delivered, your stylist arranges each room, hangs the art and makes the beds.
Lease dates, deliveries and an agent’s inventory don’t have to live in your head. We hold the list, and you can ask where things stand whenever you like.
What styling costs at Palma Mont Kiara
Styling a three-bedroom Palma Mont Kiara flat is an estimated RM7,780–11,210 with us.
Each bedroom is RM1,715 and the open-plan living and dining RM2,635, and the total is agreed in writing before we start.
The lower figure covers the three bedrooms plus the living and dining. Because Palma flats are a little over 1,200 sq ft, the upper figure allows for two more rooms, such as the kitchen and the balcony. Every room styled is charged, whatever its size.
| Home | Lower figure covers | Lower figure | Upper figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 bed about 1,208–1,390 sq ft | Three bedrooms, living and dining | RM7,780 | RM11,210 |
The sum: three bedrooms at RM1,715 (RM5,145) plus RM2,635 for living and dining is RM7,780; two extra rooms bring it to RM11,210.
Estimated in October 2026. The furniture is a separate purchase, from a list pitched at the budget you give us.
What you get for the styling fee
A call with your photos and the plan, a visit to measure and see what stays, then for each room a placement plan and a buying list covering furniture, lighting, textiles and art. When it has all arrived, your stylist sets the rooms up in person.
Ordering is yours to do, or hand it to our Procurement Concierge, who places orders and arranges deliveries.
Want more than styling at Palma Mont Kiara?
For many Palma Mont Kiara flats, new furniture is enough.
For others, the flat is lovely but the kitchen has cooked for thirty years.
Wardrobe doors that no longer close. Bathroom tiles chosen in the 1990s. This is where interior design starts.
Together we sort what stays, what goes and what is worth doing well, one room or the whole flat.
Styling dresses the flat you have. Interior design changes the flat itself.
Interior design at Palma Mont Kiara, when home needs a little more
Palma Mont Kiara’s three-bedroom plans are sensible, and its gardens have had thirty years to grow.
The fittings inside, kitchens, bathrooms and wardrobes, are often the original ones and ready for a rethink.
A kitchen with room for two people cooking, wardrobes with drawers instead of one long rail, bathrooms retiled and re-plumbed: these are the usual Palma projects. A flat this size can be done room by room while you live in it.
What a Palma Mont Kiara renovation usually covers
- KeepPlan, outlookThree bedrooms in about 1,200–1,400 sq ft, and garden views from some flats
- AdaptWardrobesSound 1994 carcasses can take new fronts, lights and drawers
- RenewKitchen, bathsThe rooms most likely to date from the first owner
- CheckPipes, wiringAt thirty years, we look behind the tiles before pricing a bathroom
What your flat came with is in your sale or tenancy agreement; we compare it with what we find.
Renovation rules at Palma Mont Kiara
Palma is run by its management corporation. EdgeProp reported in 2018 that SCM Property Services, a UEM Sunrise company, had managed it since completion, and that year Palma was a joint Gold winner among strata homes over ten years old in EdgeProp Malaysia’s property management awards. In 2007 Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) gave it top honours for condominium beauty and cleanliness.
Palma’s renovation rules aren’t published that we can find, so we get the current version, deposit and permitted hours from management before quoting. No Palma flat is in our portfolio yet; on the first call we show you homes we’ve designed elsewhere in Kuala Lumpur.
Before any works at Palma Mont Kiara
Renting? The landlord signs off first, in writing. Management approves next, under its own rules. Work that needs a council permit goes to Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), applied for by your contractor.
Moving pipes, removing a wall or touching structure usually needs all three, so we raise it early. Styling that leaves the walls alone needs none.
What interior design costs at Palma Mont Kiara
For a three-bedroom flat at Palma Mont Kiara, our design fee is an estimated RM19,745–26,875.
That is the fee for designing the rooms, set down in writing before work starts; the renovation itself and the furniture are budgeted on their own.
- Each room we design
- RM3,565
- Living and dining
- RM5,485
Our fee is for the design service. Renovation and furniture are separate budgets, shown below.
Most Palma briefs we’d expect cover the three bedrooms and the kitchen, at RM3,565 a room, and the living and dining as one open space at RM5,485: 4 × RM3,565 + RM5,485 comes to RM19,745. Redo both bathrooms as well and two rooms join the list, which takes it to RM26,875.
With interior design, our Procurement Concierge comes included, and a room that only wants new furniture is styled at half its usual fee.
3 bedrooms and the kitchen: 4 rooms at RM3,565, plus the open-plan living and dining at RM5,485. The foyer and any yard or service area are designed free.
Within each level, the lower figure covers the essentials; the upper figure adds extras such as a feature wall, LED strips and a kitchen island.
What the two levels mean
Curated. Melamine or laminate carpentry, quartz or sintered stone tops, the existing ceiling kept or a new plaster ceiling. Furniture from Commune, Cellini, Fella Design, Dezign District, Poet Living, Big Brain, Gudang, Crown Livin and Dadswood.
Bespoke. Detailed joinery, sintered stone tops, a plaster ceiling with detailing. 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.
Reading the Palma figures
A kitchen with its own door counts as a room here. Some Palma owners have opened theirs to the dining area over the years; if yours is one, take RM3,565 off, and we’ll know which it is once we’ve seen it.
Put our fee beside renovation and furniture at Curated (Commune, Cellini, Poet Living) and a 1,208 sq ft flat lands at about RM214k–356k all in. Choose a pricier worktop and it is the contractor’s figure that moves, not ours.
| Home | Our fee | Curated | Bespoke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 bed about 1,208–1,390 sq ft | RM19,745–26,875 | RM194k–336k | RM383k–752k |
Curated means furniture from the likes of Commune, Cellini and Poet Living; Bespoke, from Space Furniture, BoConcept and Molteni&C. Neither column includes our fee.
Estimates as of October 2026; a quotation follows the visit.
Where the Palma ranges come from
We price a 1994 flat as an older home that gets new flooring. Bathrooms sit outside the lower figure until you add them in the calculator.
Wardrobes, kitchen cabinets, air-conditioning for the bedrooms, a washer-dryer, hob and hood are all inside each range, so keeping good originals brings it down. Basins and vanities are priced separately.
Furnishing to let?
Letting a Palma flat out again? A refresh of furniture alone is styling. If it needs works, our Essential level (furniture from Ikea, SSF Home or Harvey Norman) is quicker to install and wears well between tenancies, and our design fee doesn’t change with the level.
Essential renovation and furniture for a Palma flat, our fee excluded
- 3 bed
- RM108k–167k
Begin with a conversation
Tell us what you’d keep and what you’d change, room by room. We’ll take the first call from there.
Or begin with a figure
Answer a few questions about your space, and you’ll have an estimate to consider in your own time.
FAQ
Styling and interior design questions at Palma Mont Kiara
How do you style a Palma Mont Kiara home that came partly furnished?
By deciding what earns its place first. At Palma Mont Kiara the 1994 wardrobes and kitchen often stay; the loose pieces are sorted into what stays, what moves rooms and what goes back. In 1,200 to 1,400 sq ft, a rug, two lamps and better-hung art often beat a new sofa.
Do I need my landlord’s OK to style a Palma Mont Kiara home?
Not for loose things: furniture, rugs, lamps, curtains on existing rails, art on a sideboard. Drilling, hacking or built-ins at Palma Mont Kiara need the landlord’s written consent, and works then need management’s approval.
How much does interior styling cost at Palma Mont Kiara?
About RM7,780–11,210 for a three-bedroom Palma Mont Kiara flat. The lower figure is the three bedrooms at RM1,715 each and the living and dining at RM2,635; the upper adds two rooms, such as the kitchen and balcony. Furniture is bought separately.
What does interior styling include at Palma Mont Kiara?
A call, a measuring visit, a placement plan and buying list per room, and an install day. At Palma Mont Kiara that might be the living room facing the gardens plus the third bedroom as a study, or every room.
How long does it take to style a Palma Mont Kiara home?
A week or two on site once the furniture is in; new orders add four to twelve weeks. For a Palma Mont Kiara lease starting soon, the bedrooms go first and the lift is booked well ahead.
Can you furnish a Palma Mont Kiara home to let?
Yes, usually without works: sturdier fabrics, fewer ornaments, a proper desk. EdgeProp reported in 2018 that Airbnb-style short lets are strictly prohibited at Palma Mont Kiara, so we furnish for longer tenancies; confirm current rules with management.
What are the floor plans at Palma Mont Kiara?
Palma Mont Kiara flats on the market are mostly three bedrooms and two bathrooms, about 1,208 to 1,390 sq ft. Listing sizes vary, so we measure.
When was Palma Mont Kiara built, and by whom?
In 1994, by Sunrise Bhd, now UEM Sunrise. Palma Mont Kiara is freehold, with about 400 homes in two 36-storey towers on eight acres around a man-made lake.
Do I need interior design or styling for my Palma Mont Kiara home?
Styling if the flat works and just needs to feel like yours. Interior design if the 1994 kitchen, the bathrooms or the wardrobes at Palma Mont Kiara need replacing. Many start with styling and add design later.
How much does interior design cost at Palma Mont Kiara?
An estimated RM19,745–26,875 for a three-bedroom Palma Mont Kiara flat: bedrooms, kitchen and living and dining, plus two more rooms such as both bathrooms at the upper end. Renovation and furniture are separate, roughly RM194k–336k at Curated for 1,208 sq ft.
Does Palma Mont Kiara have renovation rules?
Yes. Works go through Palma Mont Kiara’s management corporation; its rules aren’t published, so we get the current copy, deposit and hours before quoting. Tenants need the landlord’s written consent first.
What interior design services do you offer at Palma Mont Kiara?
At Palma Mont Kiara we style flats for tenants and owners and redesign 1994 kitchens, bathrooms and wardrobes. We draw the plans, compare contractors’ quotes with you and manage the works on site, and contractors do the building. Styling and our Procurement Concierge can be booked on their own, and Virtual Design serves homes beyond Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.
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Shall we start styling your Palma Mont Kiara home?
A handful of phone photos, your lease date and what the movers are bringing is plenty to begin. The call costs nothing, and nothing is agreed until the fee is in writing.
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