D-essentials

We remodeled our 760 square foot apartment using D-Essentials, Inc and Ms Paul Villabonna, and it was hell working with them due to their mismanagement and bad planning. The initial budgeted number that Ms Paula Villabonna gave us was off by 50% when compared to our final cost. We experienced innumerable issues during the remodeling process. By way of example, we experienced four floods into the unit and so did our downstairs neighbor on one occasion. Installation of the floor was not supervised so some areas were badly finished. When the remodeling was almost finished, we reminded Ms Villabonna about the failure to install our Internet/TV cable and all the wall sockets her workers left hanging out from the wall. She intended to finish the remodeling without installing any cable, as a result, they needed to make a hole in the newly finished ceiling in order to install the missing cable, for which we were charged an extra. D-Essentials charged 18% of the total construction cost for "management and coordination,” but they did that very poorly or not at all. Most all of the “coordination” she did was by phone; rarely did she show up on site. We were the ones that had to stay on top. When challenged, she reluctantly made a significant adjustment to her bill. Ms Villabonna claims she has 20 years of experience. Perhaps that is true, but from what we saw none of that seemed to qualify her to be the overall coordinator of our construction work. Our initial idea was to hire her just to draw the plans that were needed to apply for required permits. She told us she was able to do everything and we trusted that she could and would do so professionally. That was our mistake. We are not in the habit of writing bad reviews, but in the case of D-Essentials, Inc. and Ms Villabonna we’ve made an exception in the hope that we can help others to avoid the same mistake we made.

Paula from D-Essentials is an excellent Designer. She has a great sense of decor and very good taste when it comes to choosing furniture for your place. She is currently redesigning my condo and making a brand new kitchen and is doing an excellent job! She really has a great eye for colors and adapts it to whatever look you are wanting for your house.

Im happy to recommend D-Essentials and Paula Villabona as she is one of the hardest worker as well as a great architect and designer. She has an amazing style and her main focus are her clients. She will always fight and look for your best interested. Honesty is key when working on projects and Paula and her team compose of great values that really make you want to work with them time and time again!

D-essentials is doing the interior design work on our project called Melia Costa Hollywood Beach Resort. The project is approximately 635,000 SF. 307 condo-hotel units, hotel lobby, gym, spa, roof top pool activity deck, multiple restaurant spaces. The project is scheduled for completion second quarter 2016. More info at www.costahollywood.com

Paula Villabonna of D-Essentials is a very talented interior designer. Paula and her team are very up to date on current design trends and work well with other professionals.

I recently worked with Paula and her team on a second project. They went above and beyond on the full guy remodel of my beach house in Palm Beach. They even spent a full day measuring up the existing house to create a set of as is floor and electrical plans. It's a 2 hour drive from their office to the job site.

Dessentials is an incredible company. Paula has been real easy to work with and it a talented designer and architect. She has done a gorgeous job on our walk in closets and with a bar. She is very accessible and sincere. I look forward to having more projects for with her.