Distinctive Interiors & More

I’m very sorry to report this business. We worked with Laura Gilliam to procure and install granite countertops for our kitchen. She provided quality product and subcontracted a very good fabricator/​installer to get our job done on time. We paid Laura of Distinctive Interiors in full for the services rendered to our satisfaction (job completed 11÷19÷12). However, I learned five months later that her subcontractor that provided both materials and labor was stiffed payment minus $ 1,000 down payment to start work. She still owes $ 8,250 in both materials and labor that she cannot pay. This is bad business and has put us at risk for property liens. Turns out she is an illegal contractor that does not pay her WA state L&I licensing and insurance fees, which has put us at further risk in the case that a worker was injured in our home. I have talked to Laura about this situation. She has acknowledged lack of payment to her subcontractor and has made several odd excuses regarding her inability to pay. I must believe she is financially unstable and using vulnerable subcontractors to provide materials and labor for her own benefit. Now that we know of her illicit tactics, we have had to procure a lawyer to protect us against any possible recourse from her illegal business. Do not get involved with Laura Gilliam of Distinctive Interiors or any future business incarnations she creates (she has had several businesses in the stanwood/​camano area over the past 10 years). She is bad business.