Artesanias Catalinas

Tourism Service in Las Catalinas, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Artesanias Catalinas sits in Potrero, just before the pedestrian streets of Las Catalinas, as a co-op of local artisans making furniture and accessories from Costa Rican woods. Solid wood designs are paired with imported chairs and upholstery, then finished with accessories for interior rooms and outdoor living. Owners furnishing a condo, house, or rental along this Guanacaste coast can treat the stop as both a furniture source and a full interior package.

Wood furniture for indoor and outdoor rooms

The work centers on furniture from local woods, with existing designs available and the option to have a piece custom designed for a specific room or occasion. Interior furniture and outdoor furniture are both offered, each mixing locally sourced and imported pieces. That mix fits Las Catalinas and Potrero, where living rooms often open to terraces and a table or lounge set has to work in a tropical climate as well as in a finished condo.

Custom pieces help when a Catalinas apartment has a tight stair, a compact bedroom, or a terrace that needs a table of a particular size. Measurements, photos of the space, and a clear note on whether the home is for full-time living, seasonal visits, or short-term rental keep the first conversation useful.

Everything that makes a vacation home livable

Beyond furniture, the studio outfits properties for immediate use as a vacation home or rental. Offerings include accessories, window treatments, dishes, hotel-quality linens, towels, mattresses, unique art, lamps and lighting, artificial plants and floral fabrics, candles, soaps and scents, and specialty finishes. Art and accessory design is a distinct service for both personal vacation homes and rental properties.

That range matters in Las Catalinas, where many condos are listed between owner stays. Beds that can handle turnover, linens that look consistent in photos, and lighting that works after sunset are the details guests notice. Window treatments also earn their place: afternoon sun on west-facing rooms can be intense in the dry months, and shade protects both people and wood.

Construction, installation, and staging

Complete management is available, covering construction, installation, and staging so a client can arrive to a set home. A free estimate is part of the process. More than 35 years of commercial interior design experience is how the team describes its background, including work aimed at properties that need to function as rentals as well as personal retreats.

Owners coordinating from abroad can discuss how construction and installation line up with a closing date or a first guest arrival. Staging after furniture is in place is often the last step before photography, so it helps to know whether art, lamps, and textiles go in during one visit or in phases.

Casa Del Sol, the soccer field, and the road into town

The showroom is at Casa Del Sol shopping center in Potrero, after the soccer field on the way to Las Catalinas. Coming from Playa Potrero toward Las Catalinas, the soccer field is the landmark that Casa Del Sol is next. Las Catalinas is largely walked rather than driven, so a furnishing stop in Potrero fits the same drive from Flamingo, Brasilito, or the road that leads in from Liberia.

A WhatsApp note or a call to +506-8323-8217 before you leave the coastal highway is the simple way to catch someone on site. Email is xyanna@msn.com. Potrero and Las Catalinas sit close together but are not the same village; a taxi or a rental car is the usual way to reach the shopping center.

Matching a studio to a Guanacaste home

Homes from Las Catalinas through Potrero and toward Playa Flamingo run from compact condos to houses with outdoor rooms. Decide first whether you need a few pieces or a turn-key package. A dining table in Costa Rican wood is a different project from mattresses, dishes, window treatments, and staging for a three-bedroom rental.

Useful points to cover include wood and finish for custom furniture, lead time, and whether outdoor pieces are built for sun and salt air. On a full project, clarify who handles construction if lighting or walls need work, who is present for delivery into the pedestrian core of Las Catalinas, and how staging is timed with your photographer or property manager. For rentals, hotel-quality linens, towels, and mattresses are among the first things guests and housekeepers touch.

Guanacaste's dry months bring dust and strong sun; the green season brings humidity. Outdoor lounge furniture, artificial plants, and specialty finishes sit in this catalog, which is relevant if a terrace needs to photograph well without constant plant care. Indoor woods still need shade and airflow. Walk the rooms at the hour you care about—morning light in a bedroom, late sun on a balcony—before you lock in finishes.

Fitting the errand into a day on the coast

A workable rhythm is a beach morning in Las Catalinas or at Playa Potrero, then a midday visit to Casa Del Sol while there is still natural light for wood grain and fabric. Bring a tape measure, floor plans if you have them, and photos of tile, wall color, and outdoor stone. If the home is still under construction, notes on remaining electrical and window openings help a lighting and treatment discussion.

Liberia's airport is the usual arrival point. Many owners drive toward Flamingo and Potrero and try to fold errands into the same afternoon. Custom furniture rarely resolves in one hurried hour. A first visit for measurements and an estimate, then follow-up with dimensions and photos, is a steadier path. If a property manager already works in Las Catalinas, include them so access, stairs, and any community rules for deliveries are clear before pieces are built.

Evenings in Las Catalinas belong to walking and dinner near the beach; Potrero's shopping centers are daytime stops. Handle the furnishing visit before you return a rental car, or arrange a ride that can wait. If the home will be rented, leave a buffer after installation for linens, dishes, and art to be set before listing photos.

A short list to bring to the first conversation

Name the rooms that must be finished first. A lock-off unit, a primary suite, and a main living terrace are common starting points. Note what you already own. For a turn-key rental, the practical set is beds and mattresses, window treatments, lighting, seating, a dining surface, dishes, towels, and enough art and accessories that rooms do not look empty in photos.

Cover lead times for custom wood versus imported chairs and upholstery, whether construction is needed for lighting or window hardware, and whether staging happens after you approve a furniture layout. Keep the discussion tied to the actual address: access, humidity, outdoor exposure, and whether the home will be owner-occupied, rented, or both.

Artesanias Catalinas is built around that mix—artisan wood furniture, imported seating, household goods from linens to lighting, and the option to have construction, installation, and staging handled together. The shop is at Casa Del Sol after the soccer field on the way to Las Catalinas, with phone, WhatsApp, and email for an estimate.

Location

Phone: +506-8323-8217