JAC Interiors

I own a condo in Century City that I rent out. It had been renting out significantly below market, partly because it was dated with late 80's style decor and needed some freshening up. I decided to renovate the unit to bring it up to market...and hopefully above market given the relatively upscale location right next to Century City. I did the math and had a fairly restrictive budget as I wanted the renovation paid off in about 5-6 years. This wasn?t my own home so there was little room for things that didn?t directly pay for themselves. JAC Interiors was recommended to me by a friend who is an architect. I was immediately impressed by their "style" which to me was a combination of modern, eclectic, bohemian, and fresh/colorful. These girls have a confident and bold and clean style that really pops. I did get bids from three other design agencies including design/build firms. Meeting with these different companies, it was clear that all the companies had very different styles. I didn?t want a cookie cutter design from a design build firm that does the same thing for every building. Andrea from JAC came by my condo and it was a breath of fresh air. She had some great ideas and was eager to work with me and make some magic happen, despite my limited budget. They completely understood my situation and accommodated my cost constraints?working with me on a slightly hybridized process from their norm. I was really appreciative of this and their great attitude made everything possible. I met the girls at their office on the Westside. The girls at JAC (I mostly worked with Sonia and Christine but all of them work very closely with each other) gave me two design plans for my unit that were both really fresh and both very different than anything I would have imagined or come up with myself. I chose one plan and went with it. Sonia was intimately involved in the process and I am pretty sure that she put in WAY more time than I was billed for (Thanks Sonia!). The finishes were fantastic and when I later decided to add some more bathroom work to the scope she was right there to provide design informal design guidance. The place turned out awesome. Although I didn?t get to do everything that I wanted because of my limited budget, the overall feel of the condo changed dramatically and when I listed it, it was such a fresh departure from all of the other boring dated rentals, and even the more modern rentals, on the market. In the end, the results speak for themselves. I was previously renting the place (admittedly under market) for about $2200 a month and 3 weeks after listing, I was able to get the place rented out for $3400 a month!!! Probably $500 of that was just getting to market rent but the rest was the fact that the unit was one of the nicest units available in the area design-wise. Can't wait to work with JAC again on my next project and hopefully my own home when I purchase in the next couple years.

The JAC team did a great job on my house in Marina del Rey. I bought the house in 09/13 and although it was built in 2008 it was looking tired and outdated. Prior to purchasing the house I interviewed several different design firms. I chose JAC because I felt they were capable of handing the scope of the project, demonstrated a vision for the final design and expressed enthusiasm in directing the efforts of the general contractor without my direct involvement (I didn't want - or have time - to be the intermediary between the interior designers and gc). I presented JAC a budget and they hit the ground running offering different options for each room with illustrations of what the final design of the rooms would look like. They identified fixtures, tiles, countertops, etc. that met my design goals and scheduled visits with local firms at which I could view the materials. During the course of the nine month project they were consultative in their approach and I never felt uncomfortable expressing where I wanted to go in a different direction (they have a wonderful sense of humor, are fun to work with and are not wed to one approach). Over the course of the project they sent me spreadsheets detailing the progress and where we stood against my original budget - they were slightly under-budget. JAC recently finished the project and I love the result.