Start of Smart helps businesses source furniture for retail collections, offices, restaurants, hotels and interior projects. Our team coordinates supplier enquiries around your style, dimensions, materials and quantities, then follows the approved order through production and shipping preparation.
Put your furniture schedule to work
A product list is the most useful starting point. For each item, include a reference image, dimensions, quantity and intended use. A room schedule or simple spreadsheet helps connect chairs, tables, sofas, beds, cabinets and other pieces to the spaces they will serve.
For a retail collection, include the quantity by model, colour and size. For a project, add delivery priorities and any matching finishes needed across different items.
Compare the details behind the appearance
We help collect the specifications that make a furniture quotation useful. Depending on the item, these may include frame construction, upholstery, foam, surface finish, hardware and assembly. Finish samples or material references can be coordinated where appropriate.
A restaurant chair brief, for example, can identify the frame finish, seat dimensions, upholstery reference and quantity. Those details give suppliers a shared basis for their offer and provide a reference for the approved order.
Coordinate several suppliers for one project
Your furniture, lighting and interior products may come from different manufacturers. We can help follow the individual orders and bring readiness dates, packing information and collection arrangements into one plan.
Where suitable, consolidation can be discussed before dispatch. Large items, fragile surfaces and flat-pack furniture each have their own packing considerations, which we clarify with the supplier and freight provider.
Agree the checks before production
Inspection can cover the agreed models, quantities, dimensions, appearance, assembly details and packaging. You approve the checklist and the reference materials relevant to your purchase. We document findings and follow up on any points requiring a decision.
If your project has specific performance or destination requirements, share them in the initial brief so the supplier and any relevant specialist can assess them.
Start with your project list
Send product images or drawings, quantities, preferred materials, destination and target schedule. Include the lighting, bathroom products or interior finishes you would like coordinated alongside the furniture.
Read our Foshan furniture sourcing guide, explore building materials sourcing or learn about consolidation and shipping.
Tell us about your order
Send your product references, estimated quantities and destination. Include any specifications or timing you have already agreed. We will review the requirements and propose the next step.