Nujum Al Rabie: Interior Design & Fit-Out Company in Dubai

Interior design in Dubai typically ranges from AED 45,000 for a compact apartment refresh to AED 1.5M+ for a full villa turnkey project. Office fit-out sits between AED 180 and AED 450 per square foot. The main variables are square footage, material grade, joinery scope, and community approval requirements. Insist on line-item quotations. Anyone quoting a lump sum without breakdown is protecting margin, not clarity.

Design takes three to four weeks. Approvals and procurement add two to three weeks. On-site fit-out runs four to twelve weeks depending on scope. A three-bedroom apartment finishes in ten to twelve weeks total. A full villa runs sixteen to twenty-four weeks. Restaurant and office fit-outs sit at eight to fourteen weeks. Timelines slip when communities delay NOCs — we manage that submission for you.

Dubai Municipality, and community offices including Emaar, Nakheel, Damac, Meraas, and Sobha. You sign one authorisation letter at project start. We track submissions, respond to queries, and update you weekly. You never visit an authority office.

Yes, and we recommend it. Split contracts create gaps. Designers blame contractors for buildability. Contractors blame designers for late details. Under one contract you get one team, one warranty, one point of contact. If you prefer design-only, we do that too and hand over full construction drawings for your chosen contractor.

Every project includes photorealistic 3D renders of every key space before you sign the fit-out contract. You approve materials, joinery, and lighting from the render, not from a site walk-through where changes suddenly cost extra.

Yes. About a third of our residential work is live-in renovation. Dust barriers, phased zones, evening cleaning, daily WhatsApp updates from the foreman. For heavy scope — full kitchen or bathroom demolition — we flag it early and recommend a short relocation for specific weeks.

Every quotation is line-itemed. Design fee. Joinery with dimensions. MEP scope. Finishing materials with brand and grade. Furniture list with model numbers. Delivery milestones. Nothing marked “provisional.” If site conditions genuinely change scope — a hidden structural issue, for example,  we quote the variation before we execute.

Yes. Active projects across Abu Dhabi (Al Reem Island, Saadiyat, Yas), Sharjah (Al Majaz, Masaar by Arada), and occasional work in the northern emirates. Approval processes vary per emirate — we handle those local requirements directly.

Twelve months’ full workmanship warranty covering joinery, fit-out, and finishes. Manufacturer warranties on appliances run per the brand, usually two to five years. We keep a full snagging log and respond to warranty callouts within 48 hours. No callout fees inside the warranty period.

Yes. With client permission, we arrange visits to completed villas and commercial fit-outs in your community or nearest area. Most clients want to see a villa in Dubai Hills or Al Barari before signing. We can usually arrange a viewing inside a week.

Every change goes through a written variation order: scope, cost, and time impact, before we execute. This protects you from surprise invoices. It also protects us from scope creep. Small design-phase changes are free. Structural or joinery changes after sign-off carry a cost and time impact we show you in writing first.

Three things. We own our joinery workshop: most Dubai companies outsource, which adds weeks. Our quotations are fully line-itemed with no provisional sums. And your project manager stays with you from first consultation through warranty callouts. Same person. Same phone number. Whole project. Simple. Rare in this city.