Some units can  come with the options of being fully furnished. However, it’s usually best to take the discount instead on these types of sales tactics and either hire an Interior Designer or design to your own tastes.

Beware of  the many decor centers that offer free interior design services when purchasing their home decor accessories, flooring. tiles, bathroom, lighting fixtures and kitchen hardware. They usually have exceptionally high markups on furnishings, hardware, art, etc. I can’t even begin to tell you some of the markups I’ve seen as an interior design manager and purchaser of design accessories. It would shock even the recently deceased to wake up from the dead!  A few of the  less expensive furnishing centers also  offer free design layouts. However, you  tend to get exactly what you pay for….simple as that!

I do suggest that you look at all the options carefully when purchasing a condo in and around the greater Bangkok area.

Please, feel free to add your opinion or go to our website and email us with a question. I’m always glad to help others in need when I have a spare moment to give.

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Best to you all
Deli

Honesty!  This is good for starters. Run through your whole business design process. It would  be  best implemented from the first meeting until the last inspection. Make no exceptions in the way you do business. Why? I have made exceptions (favors) and they almost always end in headaches.  In short: stick to your methods of doing  business regardless of what.

I’m sure that others reading this article and are in business of servicing others, can easily understand that the more you give or adjust from your normal methods of doing business, the more you will usually regret making that choice to begin with.

In Interior Design it’s important to get down to budget before all other elements of the design. Ask simple questions like the market cost of the property versus the clients budget. Does the client have a well-grounded attitude and vision of those things which can be accomplished within their budget? Does the client know when he must sign his or her first contract. Does the client know how many floor plans, product presentation boards or 3D renders , etc, are prepared before they incur  extra costs? Is the customer willing to compromise to find the balance within the full design? Lastly are your dates concreted in your contracts?

Preparing a set of questions that lead to these answers for you and your design staff will make your project easier from the beginning. It will make it easier for the client to know when a payment is due, when another contract is to be signed and so on. Be professional while sticking to your schedules and business rules.

Having a good PR /marketing director and sales crew will make all the difference when it comes time to lay the ground work and complete the project at hand.

Please feel free to share your experience and knowledge with our readers. There is never one way or best way for anything in life…just better for different situations.

Lastly promise less, no matter what and deliver more, no matter what and follow up more than once.

Lastly..be a rock in the way you do business…bend for no one…unless your the one who is wrong to begin with!

Kind Regards

Deli

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I’ve been to Chiang Mai many times over the years. I just enjoy that feeling of getting in my car, treasure hunting and stopping at many places along the way to Chiang Mai and on the way back to Bangkok.

I’ve always found Chiang Mai appealing due to the atmosphere and the untainted friendliness of the people. However, I found a much different Chiang Mai this time and found myself wondering what happened to the old Chiang Mai. Firstly, almost all the crafts were exactly the same as they were as far back as 6 years ago. Secondly, the quality I’ve seen in most places went downhill. Thirdly, I seen a much more weathered personality in the people overall. That happy-go-lucky and charming attitude that the bulk of Chiang Mai people have seemed to carry around appears to have changed drastically. I talk to my wife (who is Thai) on the ride home and her impressions were very similar.

That said, I can only assume why. Maybe it is the colored shirt conflict, the extreme heat lately and from what I seen – very few people on the streets throughout the day and night. Having talked to a few shop owners and asking about the area..many told me that Chiang Mai has had little business over the past year. Again, no matter how long I’ve lived here or will…I know better than to think I know the reasons better than the Thai people do themselves. Of course I’ve run into enough foreigner “EXPERTS” on Thai thinking over the years and to me, there in nothing worst than a non-Thai expert, so i try to stay away from them as much as possible and avoid like sounding like one myself. LOL.

What I did find interesting were the big changes I seen in Lampang. WOW! It has changed for the better. It’s becoming much more develop in terms of doing business in a modern sense, the people are awesome, the food is great and the area is very clean. In short, much more uplifting than Chiang Mai is presently. I also found that the product have changed in Lampang. The designs are better and so is the quality. So a big thumbs up for Lampang!

That’s just my take on it and my wife’s is not far off from my train of thoughts.

It was an interesting journey this time – as it always is. However, it was different from what I expected as I laid out above.

Hope this is useful for those planning on travel to the north.

King Regards
Deli
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Firstly, you should know that there is nothing is easy or straight forward about purchasing a home or condo in Thailand. Laws change often and are far from clear, even to the most educated in this area. Therefore it is highly recommended that you seek the help of a professional lawyer to help you in doing it correctly.

There is a fairly well written article that explains some of the rules a foreigner most adhere to  buy properties here. Please remember that they are just guidelines and in no way concrete. Only a professional lawyer working in this area of Thai law can give you the correct up-to-date information.

Please read this article for a bit more information.

Kind Regards

Deli

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Our company takes a collaborate stance between Western and Thai management styles since many of our customers are foreign investors living in Thailand.

We understand that language, cultural differences and concerns over  quality can quickly add up to a lot of stress.  Hence, our focus is on making each design project a favorable experience for our client. From start to finish we are there to bring visions into reality.

We welcome you to stop by often and enjoy some of the design tips that we and our friends will share with you.
Kind Regards
Interior Passion Design Team