furnishing an apartment

Posted by doc student (1251 days ago)

Hi All,

My wife and I and our two boys are coming to the Beijing area in September. On a recent trip there, a Chinese colleague advised me to come pretty much empty-handed, as it's easier and cheaper to buy things in China than to pack them up and ship them from Canada.

What about furniture, just the basics? We'll need beds, a table & chairs and a few odds and ends right off the bat. Any suggestions as to where to get them? IKEA is, I suspect, more expensive than most places in Beijing ...

Iain

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Posted by BJ3000villas (1245 days ago)

Guess you may rent the house or apartment when you relocate to Beijing, normally the owner will provide the furniture, some landlord even could decorate the house and buy the furniture accordingly. There are quite a lot good furniture shop with better quality comparing IKEA and price are reasonable.
Don’t know whether your boys go to school or not. Our company, 3000villas, is a relocation services company that specializes in assisting families relocated to Beijing. Our office located in Capital Paradise, close to ISB school. We help a lot of expatriate and teachers of ISB make househunting, My email is my3000villas@yahoo.com.cn, If you like to exchange any information such as houses for expatriate, the price, the picture of the house and international schools in Beijing etc. Perhaps you can phone me when you feel convenient. Our services are free; we get the commission from the landlord.