Interior designer at The Lantern
A bright corner home in Bangsar.
Plenty of glass, and a place for all that’s yours.
Thoughtfully designed around the way you live, and what you’d like to spend.
Where will your things live in your new Lantern home?
Storage comes first at The Lantern.
It is one small freehold tower, and its developer says 97% of the homes are corner units. More window means less solid wall, so we plan where your things live before anything else.
We’re Sundays in Bed, a Kuala Lumpur studio that designs and looks after homes. The Lantern is still being finished, so we haven’t designed a home here yet. Our fee is per room, and it’s set down in writing before anything starts.
The Lantern is one freehold tower of 33 storeys, due for completion in December 2026. It stands on Jalan Kemuja, about 350 m on foot from Bangsar LRT, and is the first Malaysian home from CDC Asset Management, part of Taiwan’s Continental Development Corporation.
The Lantern’s 180 homes run from 561 to 1,092 sq ft built-up; most are one- and two-bedrooms.
- 561–570 sq ftOne bedroom, in two near-identical plans, each behind a small gated entrance
- 765 sq ftTwo bedrooms sharing one bathroom
- 852 sq ftTwo bedrooms, two bathrooms; the most common plan
- 1,092 sq ftDual-key: two bedrooms plus an en-suite studio with its own door
Kitchens
Homes begin on level 10, above the pool and gym deck, with six to nine to a floor. The developer calls them sky semi-Ds: almost all share no more than one wall with a neighbour, and are laid out for daylight and fresh air.
The handover does a lot for a home this size: Bofi kitchen cabinets, a Häfele hood and hob, air-conditioners, water heaters, a digital lock and Villeroy & Boch sanitaryware. That leaves you joinery, light, curtains and furniture scaled to your rooms, and we’ll help with each.
What would you love to find waiting for you on the first night?
We begin with whatever the handover leaves open.
Where things are stored, how the daylight is softened and what the studio is for matter most here, because the kitchen arrives done.
If you want a place for shoes and keys
One-bedroom and dual-key homes have a gated three-foot entrance of their own, before the front door itself. It’s where shoes, umbrellas and keys will end up anyway, so we’ll design it as a small room.
If you own a lot of things
With so many homes on a corner, glass takes wall that elsewhere would hold storage. We put wardrobes, the television and shelving onto the solid walls first, and choose loose furniture around what remains.
If you love a bright room
Large windows on more than one side make bright rooms all day. We’d suggest sheers to soften the glare, dim-out curtains in the bedrooms, and tracks planned from the outset so curtains never look like an afterthought.
If a parent might stay, or you work from home
The 1,092 sq ft homes pair two bedrooms with an en-suite studio behind its own door. Let it, give it to a parent, or work from it: each needs different furniture, storage and privacy, so we’ll settle it first.
If the kitchen and bathrooms arrive finished
Bofi cabinets, Häfele appliances and Villeroy & Boch fittings come with the keys, and the bathrooms are waterproofed to five feet. We’d keep them, and spend instead on lighting, joinery and what you’ll touch daily.
How much would designing your Lantern home with us come to?
The design fee for The Lantern’s 852 sq ft two-bedroom is estimated at RM12,615–16,180; for the 1,092 sq ft dual-key, RM16,180–19,745.
Your final fee depends on the rooms you choose, and is agreed in writing before we begin.
- Each room we design
- RM3,565
- Living and dining
- RM5,485
2 bedrooms: 2 rooms at RM3,565, plus the open-plan living and dining at RM5,485. The entrance foyer is 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 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.
How the fee works
That total is written down before the first drawing, then paid in stages. It isn’t a share of the works, so choosing oak over laminate for the wardrobes on your solid walls leaves it unchanged.
With our fee and Curated finishes (Commune, Cellini, Poet Living), an 852 sq ft two-bedroom here comes to about RM135k–242k in all.
Spend on what’s missing. At The Lantern that means wardrobes, curtains and lighting, and the new Bofi kitchen and bathrooms can stay. Pick a plan, then turn on just the rooms you’re keen for us to draw. Every figure stays an estimate until contractors quote.
| Home | Our fee | Curated | Bespoke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-bed, 2-bath 852 sq ft, the most common plan | RM12,615–16,180 | RM122k–226k | RM264k–558k |
| 1-bed 561–570 sq ft | RM9,050–12,615 | RM103k–193k | RM228k–485k |
| 2-bed, 1-bath 765 sq ft | RM12,615–16,180 | RM122k–226k | RM264k–558k |
| Dual-key 1,092 sq ft, with an en-suite studio | RM16,180–19,745 | RM141k–260k | RM300k–631k |
The lower fee is a typical layout: the open living, dining and kitchen, and every bedroom, counting the dual-key’s studio as one. The higher fee allows one extra space, most often a bathroom given a new vanity, mirror and lighting.
These are October 2026 guides for a new handover with its bathrooms left alone; only your contractors can give a quotation.
How these figures are worked out
Curated means furniture from Commune, Cellini or Poet Living; Bespoke, from Space Furniture, BoConcept or Molteni&C.
The ranges allow for kitchen cabinets, a hood and hob, air-conditioners and wardrobes. The Lantern hands over the first three, so if you keep them, expect to spend noticeably less.
Furnishing to let?
The Lantern was pitched partly at expatriates working along the LRT. A lighter, hard-wearing fit-out at our Essential level, quicker to finish and easy to keep tenant-ready, is one possibility, with furniture from Ikea, SSF Home and Harvey Norman. The design fee is the same at every level.
Renovation and furniture at Essential, before our fee
- 2-bed, 2-bath
- RM63k–101k
- 1-bed
- RM53k–85k
- 2-bed, 1-bath
- RM63k–101k
- Dual-key
- RM74k–118k
If you’re planning before the keys arrive. A figure is where our conversation starts, whether your home is a 561 sq ft one-bedroom or the dual-key. Name yours, and we’ll make the drawings meet it.
Waiting for your Lantern keys? What could we be doing in the meantime?
The Lantern is due for completion in December 2026, so we can draw and gather quotes while it’s being finished.
One designer stays with you from that first call until your last room is styled. We design and manage; contractors you choose do the building, from quotes we gather and compare with you.
- The discovery call FreeWhich of the five plans you bought, who will live there or rent it, what your sale agreement says is handed over, and the sum you’d like to spend.
- The site visit RM200, waived if you go ahead with usBefore the keys, we start from your floor plan. Once they arrive, we measure each room, mark which walls are glass, and note what’s worth keeping.
- Scope, then designWe agree the fee, the budget and the room list on paper before anything is drawn. Then come layouts, lighting and materials: storage set against the solid walls, and one purpose settled for any studio.
- Drawings and quotesContractors price from one complete drawing set and later build from the same set. Their quotes come back to us; we go through every line with you, and the choice of builder is yours.
- On site, then moving inWith 180 homes sharing the lifts, we book them and every delivery through management, check each stage against the drawings, then style the finished rooms down to the cushions.
If you’re a first owner here, you may be juggling the developer, a brand-new management office, DBKL and a defects list, often in the same month. Putting those in order is our part, and you’ll hear from us before each next step. How we work, step by step
Before any contractor starts
The defect liability period runs 24 months from vacant possession. Report what’s wrong to the developer, Bangsar Rising, in writing before any contractor starts on your unit.
DBKL approves renovation work in Kuala Lumpur, usually through a permit your licensed contractor applies for. The Lantern’s renovation deposit, contractor hours and lift booking rules haven’t been published yet, so we get the current terms from management before any trade is booked.
Whose evenings will your Lantern home hold?
We start with your household.
The same 852 sq ft layout can suit a couple who both work from home or a family with a parent who stays for weeks, and each needs different rooms.
For some, this is a calm place to come back to from the train. For others, it’s a first home bought alone, or one to let and keep easy. We’ll ask who will live in it, what they own and how they spend an evening.
What comes with your Lantern home
- KeepKitchen, bathroomsBofi cabinets, a Häfele hood and hob, Villeroy & Boch sanitaryware
- AdaptEntrance, studioThe gated entrance as a foyer; the dual-key studio given one clear purpose
- AddFurniture, lightStorage for the solid walls, curtains for two faces of glass, layered lighting
From the developer’s published specification. Your sale agreement is what counts, so we’ll check it against your own unit.
What have owners elsewhere in Bangsar spent?
The Lantern isn’t among our projects yet, since its owners haven’t had their keys. Elsewhere in Bangsar, we designed a home at Bangsar Hill Park.
Bangsar’s published renovation records give a median of RM114 per sq ft. The closest in size are two Nadi Bangsar homes of 1,076 to 1,300 sq ft, at RM118,000 to RM120,000.
Applied to an 852 sq ft two-bedroom, that median comes to about RM97,000. Our Curated range above sits higher because it still counts a kitchen and air-conditioners. If you keep The Lantern’s, you’ll land nearer this figure.
Those records vary in what they include, so read this as a rough check on our ranges above. They’re listed on our Bangsar renovation cost index.
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The Lantern, from sale agreement to handover
Can I start designing before The Lantern is handed over?
Yes. With completion due in December 2026, we can work from the floor plan in your sale agreement now, so drawings and quotes are ready as the keys arrive. We measure on site once you have them, and adjust anything the finished unit changes.
What can I do with the studio in a 1,092 sq ft dual-key?
It has its own door and its own bathroom, so you could let it, keep it for a parent, or use it as an office away from the bedrooms. Each choice needs different furniture, storage and privacy, so we settle it before anything is drawn.
Should I replace the Bofi kitchen that comes with the unit?
Rarely. Bofi cabinets top and bottom and a Häfele hood and hob are handed over, and pulling out a new kitchen pays for one twice. Better lighting, new handles or open shelving can change it, and the savings go into wardrobes and curtains.
How do I fit enough storage into a 561 or 570 sq ft one-bedroom?
Plan it before buying furniture. Shoes go in the gated entrance, wardrobes run to the ceiling on the solid walls, and the bed has drawers. With glass on more than one side, storage walls are few, so each gets a job.
How much does it cost to renovate and furnish an 852 sq ft Lantern two-bedroom?
At Curated (Commune, Cellini or Poet Living), renovation and furniture typically run RM122k–226k; at Bespoke (Space Furniture, BoConcept or Molteni&C), RM264k–558k. Our fee, estimated at RM12,615–16,180, is on top and agreed in writing before we begin. Keeping the kitchen lowers it.
Will The Lantern’s renovation rules be known before I get the keys?
Not necessarily. DBKL approves the work, usually through your contractor’s permit, but the building’s deposit, working hours and lift booking rules hadn’t been published by October 2026. Once the new management office opens, we get its rules in writing before a single trade is scheduled.
Your floor plan is in your sale agreement. Shall we start from it?
Tell us which of the five Lantern plans is yours, send the floor plan from your sale agreement, and name a figure you’re comfortable with. The call is free, and your estimated fee is put in writing before you commit to anything.
Free · your fee is agreed in writing before we start