Renting furniture is a good solution for expatriates who are looking to stay in Hong Kong for a short time or people waiting for their new furniture to be delivered.
The biggest advantage of renting furniture over buying is flexibility.
'The ability to choose and select what you want, for as long as you want it, for a lot less than it costs to purchase, remains the most compelling reason to lease,' says Christopher Exline, chief executive officer at Home Essentials, an international furniture rental company.
Expatriates also don't have to worry about disposing of their furniture when they leave the city.
Exline says that short-term furniture rental, on a weekly and monthly basis, is the most popular choice among his local clients.
With Home Essentials, clients can choose to keep the furniture at the end of the leasing term if they wish to without having to pay for it if the leasing term has been more than two years. Convenience is also another advantage offered by Home Essentials. Clients can choose all their furniture online and usually receive the items within one to two days.
The company can send clients a storyboard, which gives them a visual image of how the furniture will look in their homes.