Furnish and upgrade your new Property.

Once you have bought your apartment or house..unless you had furniture with the purchase then you need to consider buying some new furniture....or maybe the old furniture is in need of being thrown out and replaced with new. 

Something to remember with old furniture...most of the local re-cycling units in Austria charge to dispose of old furniture particularly if it contains foam.  It s always worth to consider when buying...do you really want the old furniture?  It might seem a good deal to have it included in the price...and this is fine if you are going to use it as it is...but remember it can be a hassle to get rid of!

There are quite a few choices of large department style stores in Salzburg, Innsbruck, Linz, Graz and Vienna.

The popular stores with the Austrians are Kika, Lutz and Mobilix. These tend to be on the outskirts of the large cities.They are department stores with all the furniture you could need for a house or apartment, plus there are bedding, bathrooms, carpet, flooring, lighting, general furnishing items and decorating supplies departments etc.  So all in all...everything you need can be bought under one roof.

One of the nice things about the service aspect of Austria stores...is that they lend you a van to take the stuff away...and all you pay for is a day's insurance cover ( around 15 euros)..not bad eh? All you need is your driving licence. The fuel is also free, but they do ask that you stay within a 50km limit and return the vehicle within a few hours.

There are also, the designer furniture stores should you wish to buy something a bit special.

And... we cannot forget IKEA, as they seem to be a worldwide name and are just as popular here in Austria...we know because their stores seem to be filled all day, every day of the week..barring Sunday of course!  WE ourselves tend to shop at the Ikea store in Salzburg on Thursday or Friday evenings..this is when we have found it to be quietest and you are able to shop in a bit less stressful situation..than dodging hundreds of trolleys crammed with self build furniture!

The largest chain of Furniture stores in Austria seems to be XXXLUTZ. This store provides a good range of furniture..from cheap and take it away to designer styles to special order.

We have colleagues who specialise in furnishing your home..Janes Furnishing solutions...they do everything from the moment of purchase to the delivery and placement of your furniture....ensuring it is all ready for you or your rental guests. No, they do not sell furniture etc...they go shopping for you, to whatever stores you might have a fancy for.  They can get you a quote to completely furnish a property, ready for letting. They can organise a delivery from the UK, and if you are moving to Austria and want to bring your pet..they can do that also.

So, if you do not have the time or do not fancy trudging around various department stores, check out their website.

To help when purchasing in some of our new ski apartment developments, such as Bad Gastein and Schladming there is a Free 1,000 Euro voucher supplied. This means you can start to immediately buy your chosen furniture at one of the stores such as Kika. We have also arranged for a 10% discount on purchases for our buyers.

Upgrading or re-tiling Bathrooms and Toilets.

Holiday makers now expect that apartments have the same feel as Hotel rooms. Renovating bathrooms and toilets can make such a difference to the rentability and obviously the resale value of your property.

To help our clients. We have arranged for an English company, that can supply all tiles and fittings for your new bathroom or kitchen. You can even choose the styles you want in the UK(they have a few showrooms and a great website) then they send out their installation team to Austria. Ahh.... 'but what about the price' it must be more expensive' we hear you ask? 

Well... the company UK Tiles Direct... Guarantee that their price will be cheaper than the equivalent in Austria and you get to discuss everything in your own language. They are able to by at trade prices from all over Europe, so this gets passed onto you. Have a look at their website: http://www.uktilesdirect.co.uk/

Upgrading or re-tiling your kitchen

This area of renovation can be kept to a budget in Austria, by using IKEA or one of the large DIY Store, such as Bau Haus or Bau Max to supply. We have a professional Tiler and  kitchen installer from the UK, who will make your new dream kitchen a reality.  He does not sell kitchens, but he can pick up from IKEA or wherever, you might have ordered from. We hope to soon have a UK Kitchen supplier and will keep our readers posted on this.

Any questions you may have please contact us and we will do our very best to answer.