This case study follows the furnishing of a first rental apartment and how an initially practical problem evolved into a strategic shift in thinking. Faced with high costs, long timelines, and bundled risk from full-service furniture companies, I explored how custom furniture is actually produced. By separating drawings, factory production, and assembly, I reduced costs significantly while improving speed and control. What started as an experiment with a single wardrobe became a repeatable system applied across kitchens and multiple apartments. The case highlights how understanding processes — rather than accepting packaged solutions — creates leverage, flexibility, and long-term savings in real estate investing.
Organising Furniture into Systems
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This case study explores how furnishing a rental apartment became a lesson in systems, margins, and control. By breaking the furniture process into design, production, and assembly, I reduced costs, shortened timelines, and gained long-term flexibility. The case shows how understanding how things are actually built changes how you invest.
