Julie Laughton, Owner

Julie Laughton Design Build, Laguna Beach

In 1991, Julie Laughton left NYC, moved to Laguna Beach, California, and added CKBD (Certified Custom Kitchen and Bath Designer) to her Interior Design License. Shortly after that, she became a licensed General Contractor. She devoted her career to custom home design and remodeling, with a focus on historical homes. With her passion for the Art Deco Era, she fell in love with all the early California homes built from 1910 through 1930's, the Spanish and Mediterranean styles, the Craftsman, and of course the California Bungalows. Laughton has completed over 500 custom kitchen designs and remodels along the way. She has had the pleasure of working on such historical remodels as the Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica, California, built in 1938, the historical Friar's Club in New York City, and an original Wallace Neff home in Pasadena, built in 1928, which was featured in the movie, Monster-in-Law, starring Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez. Always painstakingly meticulous with her design details, Laughton is able to help all her clients achieve their goals for each unique home, whether it involves creating an inviting and functional kitchen, doing a room addition, remodeling the entire home or building a dream home from the ground up.