What should you prepare before requesting custom furniture?
Prepare a measured floor plan, an item list, photographs, your delivery postcode and a budget range. For a home in France, a useful brief connects furniture dimensions with building access and local installation. Zorinia coordinates design, sourcing and shipment, and arranges local partner installation on a separate approved quotation.
Start with the room and the delivery route
Record wall lengths, ceiling heights, doors, windows, radiators and service points. Show how the room will be used, not just where furniture might fit. For a fitted wardrobe or kitchen, Zorinia arranges final dimension and site-tolerance checks through personnel or local partners before order approval, subject to project confirmation.
Measure the route from the delivery vehicle to the room: stairs, turns, lift dimensions and door openings. Ask for packaged dimensions as well as finished dimensions. A table or sofa that fits the room may still be impossible to carry through the building without a different handling arrangement.
How should you compare materials?
Request the main materials, panel or timber composition, finish, upholstery and care instructions. A photograph cannot establish whether a surface is solid timber, veneer or a decorative covering. The French consumer authority, DGCCRF, explains the information that furniture identification should contain, including dimensions and materials.
Compare physical samples where available, and record the approved reference in the order. If a certification is claimed, ask for the document covering the actual product rather than accepting a general factory brochure.
What belongs in the quotation?
Separate furniture, optional design work, packaging, transport and the agreed delivery service. Ask who is responsible for import formalities, taxes, handling, assembly and packaging removal. These should be explicit rather than hidden inside a single budget figure. Do not assume a standard freight price applies to your address.
Who approves the final order?
Agree a written approval process for drawings, dimensions, finishes and hardware. Identify the person who verifies measurements and the local partner arranged by Zorinia who will install the products on a separate quotation. Discuss what happens if the site changes after approval. Confirm production and transport milestones only after the scope is defined; this guide does not promise a standard completion period.
Start with the living room collection or the bedroom and wardrobe collection.
Sources and editorial scope
Source: DGCCRF — new furniture labelling and product information. This AI-assisted editorial guide is general planning information, not evidence of a completed French project or a substitute for a site survey. Ask qualified local professionals to confirm site-specific requirements.