Buying furniture in Cayman: A guide by the Interior Design team at HÜIS Cayman

Looking for the best place to buy furniture for your Cayman Island home? HÜIS Cayman offers beautifully crafted furniture selections, all expertly curated by our George Town-based interior designers. It’s quite simply some of the best décor the Caymans has to offer. And we deliver!

HÜIS Cayman is the brainchild of Lydia Uzzell, owner and lead interior designer of one of the most revered firms in Grand Cayman: Lydia Uzzell Design. HÜIS lets you shop and order online for home delivery, and even provides options for professional in-home installation. And if you’re the kind of person who likes to look at a finish or feel your way through a fabric before buying, HÜIS also has a brick-and-mortar store in the heart of George Town, where you can browse furniture displays and chat with our team of highly experienced interior designers in person. We live to answer all your questions and meet all your furniture needs.

Stop by anytime during business hours–you’re always welcome!

“Where Do I Begin?”: A Guide to Buying Furniture in the Caymans

You’d think shopping for furniture in a place like Grand Cayman would be as calm and pleasant as a tropical breeze. Yet sometimes furnishing a Cayman home is easier said than done.

Buying furniture can often feel like a daunting process, even when you’re shopping in paradise. Beyond selecting the right pieces to fit your home, taste, and budget, there’s also the shipping costs, transportation, and setup to consider––all of which can get very complicated when you live on an island.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, at HÜIS, we have furniture buying technique down pat.

Read on for some thoughts on how to avoid the many pitfalls of purchasing furniture in the Caymans as well as some pointers on finding the best possible furniture on the islands, courtesy of HÜIS’s renowned team of interior designers.

Life Hacks for Furniture Buyers: Say Hello to the Best Interior Designers in Cayman

The struggle is real. Furniture buyers are constantly faced with a barrage of challenges from measuring to delivery, and even in the best of times, a seamless purchase is never guaranteed.

But HÜIS is here to help.

Here are a few of the most common problems for Cayman buyers and a look at how HÜIS and its team of intrepid designers provide elegant solutions to all of Cayman’s furniture woes…one customer at a time.

“Will this furniture fit in my room?”

It’s a legitimate question.

Buying furniture (particularly if it’s living room or bedroom furniture) involves a lot of important factors, many of which can make or break your interior design aesthetic. Savvy consumers need to take full measurements of floors, walls, and entryways and then create mockups of potential layout footprints, all before making a single purchase. Oh, and then there’s fabric samples, ongoing maintenance, and overall design flow to keep in mind. (Is mid-century style your thing or are you more of a free-spirit Bohemian? Are you after a modern look or something more traditional? These are all answers you’ll have to have at the ready when you set out to buy.)

Yet with HÜIS Cayman on your side, all the confusion surrounding the what, why, and how of your furniture gets taken out of the equation. Our interior design staff is always on hand to provide advice on size, shape, colour, style, fabric, finish, and more, so you’ll never be caught off-guard or stuck with an oversized piece that wrecks your living room look or bedroom Zen. Want more info before you consult with us?

Check out our Essential Steps to Buying Furniture blog for an overview of furniture dos and don’ts and an explanation of why furniture size always matters (we’re not kidding).

Tropical Disasters and the Risks of Island Shopping

Historically, Cayman Island shoppers looking for furniture and accessories have had limited choices.  Most Cayman customers have either had to travel to the US (typically Miami) to make a purchase and have it shipped over or have otherwise been forced to buy online from a ‘big box’ US retailer and hope for the best.

Both of these options are incredibly time consuming and carry a significant amount of risk. Customs can hold up an order. Shipment timelines can be difficult to coordinate. And all this may leave your home feeling incomplete for weeks (maybe even months!).

HÜIS handles all the logistical stress for you so you can focus on finding what’s right for your home. Our Cayman-based interior designers have tons of experience with customs practices, and we know exactly how long your furniture will take to reach you. We can answer all your questions, fill out customs paperwork, and meticulously map your shipping schedule so you’ll receive your orders in one consolidated shipment with minimal wait time.

And thanks to our Grand Cayman storefront location, we also offer a variety of accessories and select furniture pieces you can take home instantly. With our gorgeous lineup of in-store items, you can shop in person right in your own backyard, “try before you buy”, and bring your purchases home with you that very day. An added bonus? You’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you’ve supported a friendly local business over a faceless retail operation.

“My Order is Wrong! Now what??”

Even if you’re the most cautious customer in the world, furniture accidents can still happen. Pieces can arrive damaged, leaving you with the hassle of trying to file an insurance claim (which could take months, and often won’t fully cover the cost of a replacement). You could also receive the wrong item, the wrong quantity, the wrong colour, or the wrong size (yikes). The possibilities are endless, and they’re enough to make any buyer feel a bit skittish.

We get it.

This is why HÜIS offers accident-proof services from inception to finished product. Our designers will be on standby from purchase to installation, and if something goes wrong, we’ll fix it for you. Fabric not what you thought it would be? We’ll help you with an exchange and ensure you get exactly what you’re looking for. Items arrived with nicks, dents, rips, or tears? We’ll handle the replacement process and get you one step closer to your ideal home. After all, when it comes to interior design in the Caymans, nothing less than the perfect island getaway will do.

Whether you live in Grand Cayman year-round or own an island vacation property that you consider your home away from home, our passionate and experienced HÜIS Cayman team is happy to walk you through the process of selecting and buying all furniture you’ll need. We’ll provide guidance every step of the way, and we won’t be satisfied until all your Cayman interior design dreams are fully realised.

We look forward to meeting you and collaborating with you on your next Cayman design project!