Dubai property concierge and interior design after the purchase.

Led by Michelle Costa Michelle Costa, Interior Designer at Costa Global Capital, evaluating fabric and stone samples

Interior Designer · CGC

"Each property becomes an elegant, fully operational home."

Michelle turns empty units into finished homes and rental-ready assets. The focus is not decoration for decoration’s sake — it is comfort, durability, visual warmth and a presentation that fits the property’s intended use.

Every brief starts with how the property will be used: long-term rental, holiday-let, family home or resale preparation. Layout, furniture, materials and styling are then selected around that goal, with a level of finish that feels premium without becoming impractical.

— Michelle Costa, Interior Designer

Brief Michelle

How Michelle works

From handover to finished property.

After handover, the work becomes practical: snagging, layout, material selection, furnishing, installation and styling. One coordinated team keeps the process clear for owners who are often outside Dubai.

Michelle Costa evaluating a silk fabric drape against the key light
Step 01

Compose the palette

Fabric, stone, wood, leather, brass — every material chosen, tested against light, and arranged before a single piece of furniture is ordered.

Michelle Costa sketching on a floor plan at the drafting table
Step 02

Draw the plan

Floor plans drawn over with actual layouts, furniture footprints, traffic flow, and joinery details. The unit gets designed before it gets dressed.

Michelle Costa directing an off-frame installation
Step 03

Direct the install

Michelle is on site through delivery and styling. Every piece placed by her eye. Day one of ownership = a finished home, not a furniture warehouse with keys.

What's included

One point of contact after completion.

From bare-shell handover through full furnishing, staging, and ongoing concierge. Every vertical led by Michelle, coordinated under one roof, billed transparently.

01
Apartment & villafurnishing.
Full furniture package selection, procurement, delivery, and installation. Branded-residence-grade pieces, sourced through our supplier network across Dubai, Italy, and Asia. Same quality as the developer's show unit, without the developer markup.
02
Interior designconcepts.
Bespoke design layouts tailored to luxury living and rental performance. Material palettes, lighting plans, joinery details. Every choice tested against both lifestyle appeal and yield potential. Beautiful AND bookable.
03
Handover &snagging.
We attend the developer handover with you, document every snag, manage the rectification list to closure. You receive the keys to a unit that's actually finished. Not a punch list disguised as a property.
04
Custom furnituresourcing.
Sofas, dining tables, beds, lighting. Selected, sourced, and installed to your brief. Italian, Scandinavian, or made-to-order from Dubai's top fabricators. We negotiate trade pricing you can't access as an individual buyer.
05
Holiday homesetup.
Turnkey rental preparation for short-let platforms. Linens, towels, kitchenware, smart locks, welcome guides, professional listing photography, platform onboarding. Day one of ownership becomes day one of revenue.
06
Resale & investmentstaging.
Property styling for resale and investment optimization. We dress the unit so it photographs and shows at maximum value. Average price uplift on staged resales in our network: 6 to 11% above pre-staging valuation.
07
Ongoing ownersupport.
Concierge assistance for the life of the asset. Maintenance dispatch, tenant coordination, service charge review, annual property health-checks, replacement furnishing as the unit ages. The team that bought the property stays with the property.

Bare shell to home

Three weeks. Same room.

Bare-shell Dubai Marina apartment at developer handover, raw cement floor, unfinished walls, floor-to-ceiling window with Marina view Same Dubai Marina apartment fully furnished by Costa Global Capital concierge — Italian boucle sofa, oak chevron floor, brass lighting, marble kitchen, sheer linen curtains, golden hour Day 1 . Handover Day 21 . Move in

Drag the handle . Marina apartment, AED 3.8M, 142 m² . Bare-shell developer handover to fully furnished and rental-ready, in 3 weeks, by one team.

Selected work

Built, dressed, delivered.

A short cut from the portfolio. Branded residences, waterfront apartments, and family villas — all finished to the same in-house standard.

Finished luxury Dubai living room with curved camel boucle sofa, walnut bookshelf, Calacatta marble herringbone floor
Marina · Branded residence
The living room
Finished luxury Dubai master bedroom with cream boucle headboard and oak chevron floor
Downtown · Master bedroom
The bedroom
Finished luxury Dubai kitchen with Calacatta marble waterfall island and oiled walnut cabinetry
Creek Harbour · Open-plan
The kitchen
Michelle Costa arranging a material mood board on Calacatta marble

Why we built this

Owning in Dubai should feel organised, not overwhelming.

Through our dedicated concierge division, we assist international investors with every aspect of property ownership — ensuring a smooth and stress-free experience in Dubai and international markets.

One team. One point of contact. From the first viewing to the last replacement chair, ten years later.

— Mario Costa, Founder

Brief the team

Tell us the brief. We will organise the rest.

Send the unit details and your intended use — long-let, holiday-let, family home or resale. We scope the work, coordinate the right specialists and give you a clear plan before anything starts.

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Working with selected Dubai developers