VARA INC

The colors all went well and were reasonably priced. She acted as a general contractor, arranging for the painter, carpet installers and carpenter and took care of all the billing. She ensured that the work was done well. She has done other projects for me over the years and I have always been pleased with the quality of her design and materials and the professionals she chooses. The results are easy to live with and she adheres, as much as possible, to my budget. She has a very good color sense and eye for design -- much better than mine-- but she works with my ideas and choices also.

We worked with Laura Lacovara rather extensively twice, and plan to work with her again in the near future. We first discovered her business on the internet. We chose Laura originally due to her being a member of ASID and the work samples on her website. Laura is very professional, dependable, quite personable, hard-working, and fair-minded. She is also down to earth, compassionate, and honest. I truly missed her when our project ended! Our most recent project with Vara, Inc, involved a redo of our living room including: new furniture arrangement, new carpeting, new upholstered furniture, some reupholstered furniture, painting and special-effect painting, crown molding, artwork, and accessories. Additionally, Laura designed new window treatments, and a special throw pillow for and quot;myand quot; chair. The room turned out beautifully! Laura also did some smaller projects in our foyer, and powder room. Her painter Julie painted the grout on the foyer floor and made the ceramic tile match the new carpet better - plus made the tile look new! She put a granite countertop, new window treatment, and crown molding in our tiny powder room, transforming it. She recovered our dining room chairs, and helped us find a fabulous new kitchen table and chairs - rather pricey, but very sturdy and of high quality. Upstairs we painted and replaced carpeting in several areas. Laura rearranged the furniture in the master bedroom. She merged two smaller closets into one large walk-in closet, which also helped with better furniture placement in the master bedroom. She added a pocket door to access a small sitting room from the master bedroom. The sitting room now has a French door, leading to our small balcony. There are gorgeous floor to ceiling bookshelves topped with crown molding, and a sewing table with a drawer and shelves - all carefully constructed by her wonderful carpenter Andy. We added a hide-in-the-wall ironing board, as well. We love our master suite! All of the projects described (plus a few more) were completed during our most recent venture with Vara, Inc. A wonderful thing about Laura is she allows one to be as hands on (or not!) as one desires. She is willing to reuse and/or repurpose items that are still serviceable, rather than getting rid of everything (unless you want to!). This practice helps one to most efficiently use available funds. Finally, Laura works with you as the project progresses, and allows you to add to the project and make changes as you see the need. She also amazes me at how knowledgeable she is about all aspects of her projects. She thinks nothing of pulling out her drill and hammer, and climbing up a stepladder to do something. Laura is a perfectionist, with an eye for details, and won't be happy until you are!