Komlos Design Group

I'm sorry that you are not satisfied with the outcome of your project Dawn. You chose to terminate the project with me, without any discussion, and started to work with the contractor directly and started paying him directly for work he had already been paid for since I had been paying him directly. In doing this you were paying him twice for work that may have already been completed. He's a pretty slick operator and I certainly won't ever use him again. He has never done any higher end remodels and is the type that just runs out to Lowe's and Home Depot to get things to finish the project quickly. Your design was using selections that were custom products, some imported from Italy, and most products not available off the shelf from the big box stores. The issues that came up with your home were continually changing due to the exceptional state of disrepair and lack of any maintenance. The fact that one entire end of the house has no substantial foundation since it is built over an abandoned cistern on a river bluff, was cause for 3 different contractors to walk away from even bidding on the remodel. The time frame was expanded due to the fact that you were only available to meet 1 day a month when you were visiting from Chicago. I went out of my way to meet with you on Sundays and Holidays to try to keep things going in a timely manor and texted you with budgets and costs, which we also discussed by phone. We were at the final stage of completion over the Christmas holiday and were waiting for scheduled custom measures of the stone tops and custom glass shower enclosure to be completed after the first of the new year; when you just sent me a letter terminating our contract without even a phone call or any discussion of what the contractor had been paid so far. I believe our contract states that conflicts will be resolved via arbitration if you are so inclined. I wish you well and much luck with completing your future projects on your house.

It was a pleasure to work with these clients. We completely gutted the existing kitchen to expand an unusable pass through into a large breakfast bar area in the family room.The end product was a beautiful new kitchen , with more than double the existing cabinets and counter space, upgraded professional quality appliances, new quartz counters and the addition of much needed recessed ceiling and under-cabinet lighting.